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  • Visiting Falkland Islander asserts Islanders’ right of self determination

    Barry Elsby, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Falkland Islands concluded a two day visit to Guatemala, aimed at defending the Islanders right of self-determination, and highlighting the economic opportunities …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • United Kingdom supports lynching prevention project in Quiché

    The Myrna Mack Foundation, in association with the British Embassy, have launched a lynching prevention protocol.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Ambassador visits Sexual Violence Prevention Project in Sololá

    The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Sarah Dickson, visited Sololá today and took part in the project “Guatemala Never Again”, a UK financed initiative that seeks to empower sexual violence victims in Guatemala’s rural areas…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sarah Dickson named Humanitarian Ambassador in Guatemala

    British Ambassador Sarah Dickson was awarded the prize of “Humanitarian Ambassador of the year".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Guatemala celebrates 450 years of Shakespeare

    The work of British playwright, William Shakespeare, arrives to Guatemala with a presentation of Hamlet, on 14 August in Antigua Guatemala.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Applications for 2015/2016 Chevening Scholarships are now open for Honduras

    Applications for 2015/2016 Chevening Scholarships are now open, and will close on 15 November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Applications for 2015/2016 Chevening Scholarships are now open for Guatemala

    Applications for 2015/2016 Chevening Scholarships are now open, and will close on 15 November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Map Reveals Worldwide Impacts of Climate Change

    A new map, launched at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office today, shows the impact climate change could have on the whole planet by the end of the century, if carbon emissions continue to increase.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hugo Swire reaffirms relationships with Latin America

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire visited Costa Rica, Guatemala & Colombia this week to expand and deepen UK’s relationships in the region.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister visits Guatemala City’s street kids and engages with the Government on child protection issues

    The UK Minister of State for Latin America, Hugo Swire, met with the Guatemalan State Attorney today to learn about a new initiative aimed at strengthening Guatemala’s child protection system

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister of State endorses project to prevent sexual violence in Guatemala

    The Minister of State for Latin America at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire MP, visited the project “Guatemala Never Again”, an initiative funded by the UK aimed at empowering victims of sexual violence in G…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister of State visits Guatemala’s largest fruit exporter to the UK in Chimaltenango

    The Minister of State for Latin America at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire MP, visited Planesa today in Chimaltenango (northern Guatemala).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister of State for Latin America travels to Guatemala

    Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister of State for Latin America, the Rt. Hon Hugo Swire MP, arrives in Guatemala next Tuesday.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK invests US$200,000 in Guatemala’s preparedness for humanitarian emergencies

    The Government of the United Kingdom, through its Department for International Development (DFID) is investing US$202,200 in a six-month plan to strengthen Guatemala’s capacity to respond to humanitarian emergencies.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Countdown to stop sexual violence

    UK and Guatemala working together to tackle rape in conflict

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Projects funded by the UK FCO’s Global Prosperity Fund

    The British Embassy in Guatemala City, covering Guatemala and Honduras invites all interested parties to submit proposals for projects funded by the UK FCO’s Global Prosperity Fund for the Financial Year 2014-2015

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK encourages Guatemala to keep tackling discrimination against LGTB community

    The International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, observed on 17 May.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British companies meet with Guatemalan delegation in London

    More than ten British company representatives met this week with a Guatemalan Ministerial delegation which is in the UK to explore investment and trade opportunities with the aim of further strengthening the economic and pol…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Oportunidad para ser Embajador de la Juventud

    Iniciativa de Prevención de la Violencia Sexual

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK encourages Guatemala to keep investigating journalists’ attacks

    The 3rd of May marks the 21st anniversary of World Press Freedom Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government