tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-04-07T11:43:41+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-launches-call-for-evidence-to-break-down-barriers-to-opportunity-at-work 2025-04-07T11:43:41+01:00

A new call for evidence [launched today] will enable business, trade unions and civil society to shape action helping everyone, no matter their background, to thrive under the government's Plan for Change.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-high-commission-accra-hosts-ambassador-for-a-day-awards 2025-04-04T13:07:29+01:00

6 young Ghanaian girls have been selected to shadow the High Commissioners of UK, Italy, Barbados and selected female CEOs for a day.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-announces-race-equality-engagement-group-to-break-down-barriers-to-racial-equality 2025-03-18T10:37:42+00:00

The views of ethnic minority people are being placed at the heart of government decision making following the establishment of the Race Equality Engagement Group (REEG).

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/leader-for-a-day-2025-british-embassy-montevideo 2025-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

The British Embassy in Montevideo celebrated the fifth edition of its International Women's Day activity.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/women-key-to-unlocking-growth-says-minister-for-women-and-equalities 2025-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

Women are key to unlocking growth says Minister for Women and Equalities, as groundbreaking figures highlight women’s untapped potential.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-businesses-lead-the-way-with-record-numbers-of-female-leaders 2025-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

FTSE Women Leaders Review and UK Government publish latest report on women in leadership roles at FTSE350 companies.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/un-human-rights-council-58-annual-high-level-mainstreaming-panel 2025-02-24T18:13:16+00:00

Annual High-Level Mainstreaming Panel. As delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley, at the 58th HRC session in Geneva.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/enter-our-competition-to-be-ambassador-for-a-day-in-armenia-2025 2025-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

The British Embassy in Yerevan invites female citizens in Armenia aged 18 to 22 to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ambassador-for-a-day-competition-in-north-macedonia-2025 2025-02-05T08:28:34+00:00

The British Embassy in Skopje invites female students in North Macedonia aged 18 to 22 to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-ambassador-to-georgia-for-a-day-competition-2025 2025-01-10T09:20:54+00:00

The British Embassy in Tbilisi invites female students in Georgia aged 16 to 19 to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/enter-our-competition-to-be-an-ambassador-for-a-day-2025 2024-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

The British Embassy in Lisbon invites female secondary school students in Portugal to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/diversity-in-the-media-reflections-from-the-uk-and-belgium 2024-11-25T08:10:00+00:00

British and Belgian journalists share personal insights into the positive and negative impact of their identities on their professional careers.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chair-of-equality-and-human-rights-commission-term-extended-to-november-2025 2024-11-13T00:00:00+00:00

The government has extended the terms of the EHRC chair and deputy chair to November 2025, while launching a recruitment campaign for a new chair.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ambassador-for-a-day-2024-british-embassy-manila 2024-11-07T06:09:46+00:00

The British Embassy Manila invites female students in the Philippines, aged between 14 to 17 years old, to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-protections-from-sexual-harassment-come-into-force 2024-10-26T00:00:00+01:00

Employers now have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment and create a safe working environment.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/office-for-equality-and-opportunity-to-break-down-barriers-to-opportunity 2024-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

People of all backgrounds will benefit from the government’s commitments to breaking down barriers, boosting opportunity and ensuring that equality is at the heart of every mission.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/un-human-rights-council-57-uk-statement-on-racism 2024-10-04T00:00:00+01:00

UK Statement for Item 9 General Debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related forms of intolerance. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/un-human-rights-council-57-upr-adoption-of-chile 2024-09-30T14:27:36+01:00

UK Statement for the Universal Periodic Review Adoption of Chile as delivered at the 57th Human Rights Council in Geneva.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/call-for-bids-peru-promoting-lgbt-rights-in-the-workplace 2024-09-04T17:18:34+01:00

Call for bids for a research project to build an evidence-based on LGBT+ rights.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/celebrating-bravery-of-lgbtqi-activists-joint-statement-by-foreign-missions-in-russia-for-pride-month-2024 2024-06-28T13:10:23+01:00

Joint statement by the embassies of a number of Western countries in the Russian Federation on the occasion of Pride Month