Mark your calendars for Wednesday 15 March when the #FiveFilmsForFreedom, the worldโs widest-reaching #LGBTQIA+ digital campaign, will be available to watch for free ๐ฝ๏ธ
.@BritishCouncil's #FiveFilmsForFreedom returns to #BFIFlare to share LGBTQIA+ stories with global audiences!
Short films from Cyprus, Guyana, Nigeria, Northern Ireland and South Korea will be available for free online around the world. https://theb.fi/41Y3mbc
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The art of promoting GB cross-country ski team in ski-mad Norway.
And raising funding for small nations to keep cross-country skiing competitive.
#UKandNorway
Congratulations! @ArcticStationUK now open for the season! Wishing @Rachel_Coppock@HelSFindlay a safe & productive science visit. And some serious snow shovelling too by the looks of it! #InternationalWomenDay2023
We are lucky to have many inspiring, empowered women at our Embassy in Oslo.
Among them is RAF officer Maddie, working in a largely male-dominated sector to support increased defence relations with Norway.
#InternationalWomensDay2023#IWD2023#RightsFreedomPotential
Iโm in Sierra Leone to launch our plan to put women and girls at the heart of our international work.
I asked children in Bo - what do you want to be when you grow up?
#IWD2023
The boss in Norway... ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๐ด
Commandant General #RoyalMarines, General Gwyn Jenkins, met commandos deployed in Norway as exercises with #NATO allies ramp up. He also met with King Harald V of Norway and took on some cross country skiing.
Read more: http://ow.ly/NJMO50NbUlg
Every girl
Every woman
Everywhere
Deserves the right to reach their full potential.
From Ukraine to Singapore , female UK ambassadors tell us what equality means to them on #InternationalWomensDay.
Tell us what equality means to you in the comments #IWD2023
have a new home in Norway. Camp Viking will serve as a hub for the Commando Force as they continue to be the tip of the Arctic spear, experts in cold weather warfare. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๐ด
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Training together with #JEF and #NATO allies increases our preparedness and our collective capabilities.
๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง#StrongerTogether#JEFtogether#JointViking23#JW23
Yesterday, we visited @hms_albionย which participates in #JointViking23 as part of the @JEFnations and exercise #JointWarrior23. Thank you for combining your exercise with ours. #JointViking23! #JEFtogether#StrongerTogether
colleagues in an online event to discover the UK offer and the support available to Norwegian companies.
๐ Thursday, 16 March 2023
๐1:00pm - 4:30pm CET
Register๐https://eu.eventscloud.com/ehome/decarbonisationโฆ
As well as general sale tickets, 3,000 tickets will be available from the UK Government for displaced Ukrainians living here in the UK
These will be allocated by ballot and we'll share details of how to apply shortly
Find out more here: https://gov.uk/government/news/displaced-ukrainians-in-line-for-thousands-of-tickets-for-eurovision-song-contestโฆ
Meet the newest member of the team!
After a busy day of operations on #JointViking23 we found something to do with the snow weโd cleared out of the way
Any name suggestions?
are enjoying Norway's northern lights and scenery โ something well worth defending. And defending Norway is exactly what we train on during JV23, starting tomorrow. #StrongerTogether
Can anyone tell us what causes this Space Weather? @ProfBrianCox ?
ALBION has been enjoying the Norwegian Territorial Waters as she gets stuck in to #JointViking23 with other @JEFnations.
Photo by Lieutenant Commander Rob Garner
#StrongerTogether#NorthernLights
Exercise #JointViking23 - the largest ๐ณ๐ด exercise of the year - is now underway and British soldiers are on the ground in Norway to train with Norwegian and allied forces.
#WeAreNATO#JEFTogether#StrongerTogether
From now and until 16 March 20.000 allied and Norwegian soldiers exercise together in #Troms, #Norway. They participate in the exercises #JointViking23 and #JointWarrior23#WeAreNATO#StrongerTogether
The new Science and Technology Framework will bring together every part of government and our private sector partners to transform the economy and people's lives through key actions.
Read the full Framework:
https://gov.uk/government/publications/uk-science-and-technology-frameworkโฆ
Tusen takk til Kronprinsparet for engasjement for รฅ feire og styrke forholdet mellom Storbritannia og Norge. Det har vรฆrt mye energi og entusiasme de siste par dagene.
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is in London, with the Crown Prince Couple.
๐ฌ๐ง The United Kingdom is one of Norwayโs most important partners, and our biggest export market.
โ Business and energy are major topics during the visit, as well as promotion of Norwegian literature and music.
Here's a #RandomActsofWelshness for you ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
While tidying up, we stumbled across this Welsh love spoon! They are gifts of affection given to the person you love and the carved symbols have special meaning. E.g. the horse shoe is luck and x2 hearts a wish for love to be returned.
Dydd Gลตyl Dewi Hapus! Celebrate the legends and culture of the land of dragons on Wales's national day ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ#GลตylDewi#StDavidsDay
โ The 2018 MoU between our ministries on #CCUS provides the foundation and framework for our future cooperation. We are now advancing our partnership by updating the MoU to include closer collaboration on #hydrogen, says
The #UKandNorway enjoy a close trade relationship and share a strong commitment to speed up the #GreenTransition.
This week representatives from some of Norwayโs largest companies are in London as part of a trade delegation spearheaded by HRH Crown Prince Haakon.
We have published the Windsor Framework.
๐ Delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole UK
๐ฌ๐ง Protects Northern Irelandโs place in our Union
โ Safeguards sovereignty for the people of Northern Ireland
https://gov.uk/government/publications/the-windsor-frameworkโฆ
It's been a year since Putin's invasion of Ukraine and every single day brave Ukrainians and Norwegian friends have protested outside the Russian Embassy in Oslo.
They have our unwavering support, and the UK continues to put pressure on Russia to end the war #StandWithUkraine๐บ๐ฆ
From around the world, we continue to #StandWithUkraine๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ
Hear colleagues from British diplomatic missions all across the world perform the beautiful Ukrainian national anthem.
Today ๐ณ๐ดMFA raised the yellow-and-blue flag of Ukraine๐บ๐ฆ
A symbol of solidarity from the people of Norway with the people of #Ukraine
We will continue our strong & long-term efforts to assist Ukraine.
We #StandWithUkraine and its people.
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On the first anniversary of Russiaโs illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the UK and its allies remain steadfast in their support for Ukraine. There is no loss of momentum from the UK and its allies in 2023. #StandWithUkraine๐บ๐ฆ
Ukraine continues its courageous fight for freedom a year on from Russiaโs full-scale invasion.
Join us today at 11 to pay tribute to the people of Ukraine with one minute's silence.
#StandWithUkraine
Nataliia and Nataliia โ two Ukrainian refugees now living in Poland.
We spoke to them about the war, the help they have received and how they feel about losing their home โ
We're hosting the first edition of Alumni UK Live - our free online festival for international UK graduates.
Find out more here: https://britishcouncil.org/alumni-live#AlumniUK
is preparing for its upcoming deployment to Norway to train with #NATO allies.
What are the ship's main tasks? Hear Captain Marcus Hember elaborate ๐
Fantastic news that Prof Dame Angela McLean has been appointed the UK Government's new Chief Scientific Adviser - the first woman to hold the role! ๐#UKInnovation
Huge congratulations to Dame Angela on her appointment as the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser
I look forward to working closely with her to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of the science and technology revolution.
https://gov.uk/government/news/new-government-chief-scientific-adviser-appointedโฆ