Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 21 May 2024.

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#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

“Ending racism, discrimination, xenophobia & intolerance is our shared responsibility.” At an individual, corporate and national level. #FightRacism

The direct air capture industry, which involves sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, has received a massive boost from a newly opened facility in Iceland that more than quadruples existing global capabilities. newscientist.com/article/243021…

For Lt. Mireille Uwera 🇷🇼 , achieving a more peaceful future is a collective responsibility.

Currently serving with the peacekeeping mission MINUSCA, she is responsible for escorting officials.

Hear her message for this year's #PKDay ⬇️ Permanent Mission of Rwanda to The United Nations

👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ Health care workers
🚑 Ambulances
🏥 Hospitals

All are protected under the rules of war.

They are not a target.

As the first female British High Commissioner to India I was deeply honoured to join Philip Barton in adding my picture to the wall in Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office where we celebrate our first female diplomats. So proud to be up there with such inspiring role models and some great friends.

The author was Marcus Cheke, Vice Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps at the time. He was very much a representative of the old guard - public school and Trinity College Cambridge. He went on to serve as Minister at The Holy See and as a gentleman usher to the Queen.

#PeaceBegins with women’s participation in peace efforts.
In United Nations Peacekeeping contexts, missions continuously support the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women in decision-making. #PKDay

Test your knowledge on #WomenPeaceSecurity 👉 bit.ly/PBWH

#OnThisDay in 1991, Dr Helen Sharman OBE became Britain’s first astronaut when she launched to the Mir space station as a research cosmonaut. 🚀🇬🇧

Helen was also:

👩‍🚀 The first Western European woman in space
🛰️ The first woman to visit the Mir space station

The 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) is currently underway.
Supporting SIDS to build resilience & prosperity is a 🇬🇧 priority, not least in the #Pacific .
We look forward to the outcome & translating this into our work in the region.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 18 May 2024.

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#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Inside Tuvalu’s strengthened ties 🇦🇺 🇹🇻 amid climate change threat. A powerful piece in The Sydney Morning Herald⁩ ⁦The Age⁩ on Tuvalu’s 🇹🇻difficult choices ahead ⁦Tuvalu Mission UN⁩ smh.com.au/world/oceania/…

You know it's a good one when it lights up the sky blue.

The results are out‼️

The #energy sector leads the way in private infrastructure investment (PPI) in 2023, with #RenewableEnergy comprising 97% of electricity generation projects, compared to 93% in the previous 5-year period.

Get more insights: wrld.bg/zVGB50RIo43

Centralising waste collection not only protects Fiji’s fragile ecosystems, it also makes recycling more financially viable and gives visitors to Fiji an opportunity to take control of the waste they generate. Fabulous campaign from Tourism Fiji. #ReduceReuseRecycle ♻️🏝️🇫🇯

We are going #Green !
One more step towards greening @UKinFiji's operations to showcase the UK's commitment to clean growth. High Commissioner Dr Brian Jones has introduced an electric car with all-new 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 SUV.
🇬🇧 #ForceforGood

'Built. by. Solomon. Islanders.'

The UK 🇬🇧 is an indispensable @IAEAorg partner.
Important to have substantive exchange with Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron on the Agency's work for the safety and security of ZNPP, global nonproliferation efforts, #AUKUS , and peaceful uses of nuclear technology.

'When we look at sustainability... we look at it in its widest sense. We have been sustainable for 125 plus years.'
For our #SustainableScotch series, we spoke to the team from Gordon & MacPhail about what sustainability meant for CairnDistillery 🥃
🔗 scotch-whisky.co/SustainableSco…

The UN Security Council calls for immediate, independent, thorough, comprehensive, transparent and impartial investigations into mass graves discovered at the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza.

There needs to be accountability for violations of international law.