Sustainable Development and Brazil 16 November 2009
Opinion article from Hilary Benn, Secretary of State of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, published at O Globo newspaper on 16 November 2009.
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Recent news and events
Service marks passing of First World War generation 11 November 2009
Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah joined the Queen, heads of the Armed Forces and members of the public at the service on Remembrance Day.
75th Anniversary of the British Council 06 November 2009
British Organisation for education and cultural relations celebrates 75 years of exchange between the UK and the world.
Launch of British Hajj delegation 2009 28 October 2009
The FCO hosted a reception to mark the launch of the British Hajj delegation, which travels to Mecca as part of our support for British nationals abroad.
International Development Secretary talks about the threats of climate change to poor countries in web chat 27 October 2009
Douglas Alexander said that a global deal is essential to the fight against poverty, because poorer countries will be hit hardest by climate change.
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UK foreign policy: latest press releases
- Change of Ambassador to Mozambique (20/11/2009)
- Change of Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (19/11/2009)
- New Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (02/11/2009)
- Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway (20/10/2009)
- Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya (15/10/2009)
