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		<title>Different Memories, Shared Futures: Why Inclusive Remembrance Matters for Serbia and the Region</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/edwardferguson/2026/02/26/different-memories-shared-futures-why-inclusive-remembrance-matters-for-serbia-and-the-region/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Ferguson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How societies remember their past says as much about their present as it does about their history. In Serbia, as across the Western Balkans, the legacy of the 1990s remains deeply embedded in public life &#8211; shaping political discourse, education, media narratives and the way younger generations understand both themselves and their neighbours.  Memory is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Continuing to grow the global alliance for women and girls</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/baroness-harman/2025/12/22/continuing-to-grow-the-global-alliance-for-women-and-girls/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baroness Harman KC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This blog shares what I’ve been doing since October in my role as UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls to grow the global coalition – both women and male allies – who are committed to women’s equality: equality in political decision-making, equal opportunities in the economy, and ending male violence against women and girls. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MAKING LIFE SAFER, FOR EVERYONE</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/edwardferguson/2025/12/17/making-life-safer-for-everyone/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Ferguson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, I spoke at the Equality Commissioner’s annual conference about the importance of gender equality.  I said that, as a father, I want to live in a world where my two daughters have exactly the same chance to shine as my son.  Where their potential is recognised and nurtured, and where they can find [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why We Need Data, Courage, and Community</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnorthmacedonia/2025/12/09/why-we-need-data-courage-and-community/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in North Macedonia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[British Embassy Skopje offers its blog platform for guest posts. The views expressed in the guest posts are those of the authors and are not the position of the UK Government. “The smallest act in the most limited circumstances bears the seed of boundless action.” &#8211; Hannah Arendt Every November, during the 16 Days of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In cybersecurity, there are no limits – only new voices ready to lead</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/ukinnorthmacedonia/2025/12/02/in-cybersecurity-there-are-no-limits-only-new-voices-ready-to-lead/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UK in North Macedonia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[British Embassy Skopje offers its blog platform for guest posts. The views expressed in the guest posts are those of the authors and are not the position of the UK Government. Being part of the newly established Cybersecurity Sector in the Ministry of Digital Transformation in North Macedonia has been both a responsibility and a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lost and Found (but mostly lost)</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/boblast/2025/10/14/lost-and-found-but-mostly-lost/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Last]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are certain skills you expect to need when working in multilateral diplomacy. Like negotiating. Public speaking. And building relationships with people from wildly different cultures, backgrounds, and coffee preferences. And then there are the surprise skills. Anyone who survived the last Human Rights Council session now carries a qualification in obstacle course orienteering, a diploma [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls: September visits to Sarajevo and New York</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/baroness-harman/2025/10/13/uk-special-envoy-for-women-and-girls-september-visits-to-sarajevo-and-new-york/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baroness Harman KC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In September, I went on 2 international visits as UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls. The first to Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 to 10 September) to attend the Berlin Process Gender Equality Forum, and the second to New York (21 to 23 September) to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Women [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/boblast/2025/07/17/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Last]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s a nice line. But I’m not having it. The big drawback with diplomatic life is the goodbyes. And at the UN they never end. No sooner have you got used to having someone around and, just occasionally, grown a little fond of them, than they clear off without a thought for the middle-aged emotional [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>International Day of Women in Diplomacy: UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls visit to Geneva</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/baroness-harman/2025/07/15/international-day-of-women-in-diplomacy-uk-special-envoy-for-women-and-girls-visit-to-geneva/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baroness Harman KC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On 24 June 2025, I travelled to Geneva to mark International Day of Women in Diplomacy, celebrating the important role women have played &#8211; and will continue playing &#8211; in building peace, fostering international co-operation and addressing global challenges. Diplomacy used to be a men-only profession, a profession that excluded women and missed out on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The UN Commission on the Status of Women: My first visit as UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/baroness-harman/2025/05/01/the-un-commission-on-the-status-of-women-my-first-visit-as-uk-special-envoy-for-women-and-girls/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baroness Harman KC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 08:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/?p=49905</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On 8 March 2025, to mark International Women’s Day, I was proud to be appointed as the UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls by the Foreign Secretary. In this role, I will work alongside the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for International Development, to ensure women and girls are at the heart of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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