Falkland Islands

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  OBE awarded to Argentine businessman Eurnekian for his involvement in building of 1982 war cemetery

  

  In what was probably his last public appearance, British Ambassador to Buenos Aires Mark Kent Friday bestowed – on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II – the Medal of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekian for his services to the relations between the two countries. cemetery

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Filmus insulted by a passenger in his return trip and for flying first class in American; “UN sent the tickets”

  

  Argentina's Malvinas and Antarctica secretary was rebuked and insulted in his return trip from New York in a first-class American Airlines flight. The passenger recorded the incident on his cell phone which he then twitted and immediately went viral.

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Drones to census Falklands Albatrosses and Rockhopper penguins

  

  The implementation of drones to monitor large seabird colonies can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods while reducing costs, labour, and the risk of human error, a new study has found.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 22:26 UTC

  South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to become Terrestrial Protected Area

  

  The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has unveiled plans to designate Terrestrial Protected Areas covering the entire landmass of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, some 3,800km2.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Game over: C14 resolution ignores Falklands' pleas and again calls for a bilateral dialogue Argentina/UK

  

  The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, C24, addressed on Thursday the annual Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty question, which once again concluded with an appeal to the governments of Argentina and Britain to resume dialogue with the purpose of finding, in the shortest time possible, a peaceful solution to the controversy.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Lord Mayor of Plymouth presented with Falklands' flag during commemorations

  

  Double commemoration in Plymouth's HMS Raleigh at a ceremony recalling the Falkland Islands' Liberation Day. For one, the Islands' flag is flying throughout British Armed Forces Week, recognition of the sailors, Royal Marines and soldiers who sailed from the city 39 years ago to liberate the South Atlantic archipelago.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 15:00 UTC

  Argentina intends to “colonise” the Falklands and use C24 to do it, MLA Mark Pollard at the UN

  

  Falkland Islands’ Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and each delivered a speech which spoke of their personal histories as well as the future of the Falkland Islands as a whole.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 15:00 UTC

  “For Argentina, the only acceptable outcome of any 'negotiation' is taking control of the Falklands”, MLA Roberts at the UN

  

  Falkland Islands’ Deputy Chair of the Legislative assembly, MLA Leona Roberts is part of the commission that stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and delivered a speech that spoke of their personal histories as well as the future of the Falkland Islands as a whole.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 14:45 UTC

  Falkland Islands appeal to the humanity of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization

  

  Today the Falkland Islands made a heartfelt and very human entreaty to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24). Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both stood before members of the committee and each delivered an ardent and sincere speech, which spoke of their personal histories as well as their hopes for the future of their children and the Falkland Islands as a whole.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Solá meets with UN chief Guterres ahead of the C24 conference

  

  Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá requested United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intercede before UK so that the British “consent to resume discussions” over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.