Everyone should be able to live a life free of discrimination and persecution 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈     On #IDAHOBIT, the UK reaffirms its commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of LGBT+ people around the world.     #EqualSafeFree #NoOneLeftBehind

Happy #PrideMonth from Miami's #DiplomatsforEquality! 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇫🇷🇳🇱🇩🇪🇲🇽🇨🇦🇯🇵 We stand together to reaffirm our belief that #LGBTQrights = #HumanRights. That everyone, everywhere deserves to live freely, without the threat of violence or discrimination. That GREAT Love Is For Everyone.

🌈Happy #Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈Yesterday, FCDO hosted members of The Commonwealth Equality Network from all over the world🌏 In partnership with Kaleidoscope Trust , we brought together diplomats, officials & LGBT activists to learn from each other about advancing human rights in the Commonwealth.

♿84% of #PwD are not prepared for disasters, 56% can't access risk information in an accessible format. As #COSP17 meets this week we urge for inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of #DRR, so no-one is left behind. ow.ly/zjut50SemW2 #NothingWithoutUs

I have just returned from five packed days in New York for #COSP17, with my colleague OAN and with the tremendous support of the team UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 . In events and invaluable partnership meetings we’ve worked hard to make headway on the realisation of the UNCRPD.

I am so pleased to see #Thailand 🇹🇭 pass equal marriage — the first South East Asian country and 38th in the world to do so. I visited Thailand for the second time last year and it’s brilliant to see this huge step forward for equality. #LoveWins again 🏳️‍🌈

An excellent step towards progress for universal human rights during #Pride Month🏳️‍🌈 as #Namibia 🇳🇦 decriminalises same-sex sexual relationships! This brings the total number of criminalising countries worldwide down⬇️ to 63.

We 💜 #Pride Month! An excellent day yesterday at #PrideLondon walking with Diplomats for Equality. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ It was great to see so many showing support for the human rights of LGBT people & celebrating the freedom to love who you love. 🧡🌈

Delighted to be at the G20 in Brazil on my first foreign visit as Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Development Minister. Our mission? To build genuine partnerships to help create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. Thanks to G20 Brasil for giving me such a warm welcome.

The UK is a big supporter of Lula’s Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. That’s why I announced at #G20Brazil today that the UK is gearing up to join the alliance in November. Genuine partnership based on respect. That’s how we’ll build a world free from hunger.

Reconnecting Britain. Building genuine partnerships. Working together to create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. That’s what this week’s #G20 Development Ministers Meeting in Brazil was all about. 🇬🇧 🇧🇷 🌎

👇 Anneliese Dodds met LGBT+ stakeholders today in her role as Minister for Women and Equalities. This Government is committed to tackling inequality and breaking down barriers for LGBT+ communities, moving forward together in partnership 🏳️‍🌈

A fantastic venue in the Marshall Islands for the 15th Triennial Pacific Women Conference, where we were represented by our Gender and Equalities Advisor, Claire Allan, covering gender equality and human rights in the #Pacific Vicki Treadell #GenderEquality #15Triennial

How does it feel to win a Paralympic gold medal? 🏅 Paralympic gold and bronze medalist, and now technical advisor on disability inclusion at the FCDO, Susie Rodgers MBE 🦈 talks to Foreign Secretary David Lammy about disability inclusion and the moment she realised she’d won gold.

Inspiring to hear from Susie Rodgers MBE 🦈 about her Paralympic journey. Across sport and beyond, we must all work harder to break down barriers. This #Paris2024, wishing everyone ParalympicsGB the best of luck – we are all rooting for you.

The very best of luck to the fantastic ParalympicsGB team and all the athletes competing at #Paralympics2024 in Paris.

It was such an inspiring visit to Yogyakarta. And no better time than in the lead up to the Paralympic Games UK in Indonesia FCDO Inclusive Penny Innes

The Paralympic Games have begun... Our favourite images as ParalympicsGB stars joined the #Paris2024 Opening Ceremony ⤵️ 📸 Credit Getty Images

Partnerships make progress possible. Together with our #InclusiveFutures partners, we’re putting people with #disabilities at the heart of #GlobalDev projects – transforming lives in Africa and Asia. READ: ⬇️ inclusivefutures.org/celebrating-pa…

From #Kenya to #Berlin, we’re driving change on the road to the Global Disability Summit 2025. With our #InclusiveFutures partners and support from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and USAID/DRG, we’ve supported 3M+ people with disabilities. But there’s more to do. Link to: bit.ly/3Tfd3zf