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Leaving UAE having met so many amazing women there, in Qatar and in Saudi Arabia, women who have so much more opportunity in their lives than previous generations ever did 🇸🇦🇶🇦🇦🇪 @FCDOGovUK 🇬🇧 Special Envoy for Women and Girls
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At #UNGA80 Foreign Sec @YvetteCooperMP called on world leaders to step up progress on women’s rights.
@GOVUK will stand firm against rising misogyny and work to end violence against women and girls.
gov.uk/government/speeches/w…
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Last week the UK and Nepal joined the UN’s Feminist Foreign Policy + group.
We will use this group to deepen our collaboration with partners around the world on meaningfully integrating gender equality into our foreign policy and diplomacy.
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“We celebrate the new generation of women in diplomacy who are determined to work alongside male colleagues on equal terms and make a difference in the world.”
Inspiring words from UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls, @HarrietHarman, here in Geneva for #WomenInDiplomacy Day
ALT Baroness Harman speaking at UN
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Yesterday I met my friend and Special Envoy for Women and Girls @HarrietHarman. As a life-long trailblazer for women's rights, she will work with me to help ensure women and girls are at the heart of our priorities, from growth and security to climate and development.
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We will never put women and girls' rights up for negotiation.
There can be no going backwards – only forwards.
“Three decades after the world came together in Beijing, we agreed a Political Declaration to advance the rights of all women and girls.”
@Lord_Collins at #CSW69
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The Foreign Secretary has appointed @HarrietHarman as Special Envoy for Women and Girls to champion gender equality worldwide and help deliver global economic growth.
#InternationalWomensDay2025 #AccelerateAction #IWD2025
ALT Harriet Harman appointed UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls
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The 69th @UN Commission on the Status of Women starts next week.
30 years on, the UK remains committed to the Beijing Declaration on gender equality.
Defending women and girls’ rights is a UK priority.
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An HIV test from home @10DowningStreet
Sir Keir Starmer has become the first Prime Minister and G7 leader to take a public HIV test, as part of National HIV Testing Week which starts today.
You can order a free, quick and easy HIV test now at startswithme.org.uk
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The UK’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality @AliciaH_1 made her first visit to Saudi Arabia earlier this week. In this video she shares her reflections and observations on the progress being made in the Kingdom. 🇬🇧🤝🇸🇦
#genderequity #studyukalumniawards
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I met with @IraqiGovt Planning Minister and @IraqiPMO Advisor on Women’s Affairs to strengthen our development partnership.
Our focus is to promote the rights of women and girls in Iraq and support Iraq’s resilience through collaboration on climate change and economic reform.
ALT Anneliese Dodds with the Iraqi Planning Minister and Advisor on Women’s Affairs.
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Today marks 25 years since the ban on LGBT people serving in the Armed Forces was lifted.
This Government is committed to addressing historic wrongs and supporting veterans. We honour and celebrate the service of all LGBT personnel, past and present.
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The UK is committed to ensuring everyone can live their lives with dignity and respect.
I attended the Equal Rights Coalition in Berlin with like-minded global partners and civil society to work together in advancing and protecting LGBT+ rights.
Hear more about it here 👇🏻
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More than 2,700 Yazidis remain missing and countless families still endure life in IDP camps ten years after the acts of genocide committed by ISIS.
We will help the Iraqi government hold ISIS (Daesh) to account and help survivors access mental health and psychosocial support through the Yazidi Survivors Law.
This is the story of Nasrin, Awaz and Shireen.
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The UK is providing £5million to support women leaders across Iraq through our Nisaa wa al Salam project. Led by @womenforwomenUK + @GAPS_Network, this multi-year funding will support 70+ grassroots, women-led organisations.
@ukinerbil
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The Duchess of Edinburgh has joined survivors of the Yazidi Genocide at “The Women Who Beat ISIS”, a travelling photo exhibition by Farida Global which tells the stories of survivors of the Yazidi genocide.
Click below to read more.
#16Days
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🌎At #COP29 we urge world leaders to support addressing GBV through climate action.
📰 Check out our new report on this vital issue!
Read it here: ww2preventvawg.org/evidence-…
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بمناسبة #يوم_المرأة_الإماراتية، نمدّ أطيب تمنياتنا لجميع أصدقائنا وشركائنا في #الإمارات، ونحتفي بالنساء الرائعات اللاتي يصنعن مستقبل الإمارات بأثرهن الملحوظ.🇦🇪
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The shooting of Arezoo Badri by Iranian police for non-compliance with mandatory hijab shows the brutal reality of life for women and girls in Iran.
We continue to stand with them and call out the Iranian regime for its unacceptable behaviour.