79 years ago, the UK was part of the founding of the United Nations. The UN's principles and work remain as vital today as they were in 1945. The UK is a steadfast supporter of the UN and will continue to ensure its founding spirit endures for all, including the most vulnerable. #UNDay

From around the world, our embassy staff reflect on what #BlackHistoryMonth means to them.

The 2024 #PoppyAppeal has launched. Find out how you can support the Royal British Legion 👉 britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/p…

Happy #Diwali to everyone celebrating in the UK, India, and around the world. आप सभी को दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ | UK in India🇬🇧🇮🇳

British-backed innovations like vaccines and mosquito nets could help save 13.2 million lives in the next 15 years. We are proud to be at the forefront of the global effort to reach #ZeroMalaria.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. #LestWeForget #RemembranceSunday

The UK will be pushing for ambitious climate goals at COP29. The clean energy transition will create new jobs, economic growth and energy security at home and abroad. #COP29 #COP29Azerbaijan

Enjoying season two of #TheDiplomat on Netflix?   Want to know what it really takes to be an ambassador?   Click the link below to stream the full episode of The Diplomat Diaries ⬇️ youtu.be/WcQuiRZbelU

This is well worth a watch. Like Jane Marriott I was inspired to consider the path of diplomacy by some amazing women who’d shown that we too could engage in matters of hard security, like the indomitable Kate Adie

Congratulations Jo! That’s a fantastic achievement 🤩

16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls begins now. But what actually works? Our What Works II partners in Southern Africa tell us about their pioneering approaches. #16Days

Happy 234th birthday to UK Consulate Boston. On this day in 1790, George Washington signed the exequatur agreeing to the appointment of Thomas Macdonogh as Consul within Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire. He was the first British Consul appointed in the US. 🧵

Winter in old Peking, 1930-40s, by Hedda Morrison.

Essential thread for fellow diplomats and art lovers (My favourite detail has always been the broken lute string)

Merry Christmas from all of us at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 🎄

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Fairly often news about our environment & biodiversity is pretty bleak but here are some fantastic & uplifting updates from the scientific world from this year including a lost city found by accident and a fly's brain mapped: 2024's scientific wins bbc.com/news/articles/…

The Foreign Secretary has appointed Harriet Harman as Special Envoy for Women and Girls to champion gender equality worldwide and help deliver global economic growth.   #InternationalWomensDay2025 #AccelerateAction #IWD2025

Marking 80 years since VE Day #VEDay80 #TowerofLondon

This VE Day and always, we will remember the generation that gave everything to restore freedom to Europe. #VEDay80