Wonderful to meet United Nations SG António Guterres y'day, to share key reflections & recommendations from the VII Advisory Group of his United NationsPeacebuilding Fund.

Hugely honoured to chair this formidable group. The need to #InvestInPeace & make it a common good is especially critical today.

#HappeningNow 7th Advisory Group of United Nations Peacebuilding Fund commences their 4th meeting at a critical time for the PBF .. and peacebuilding in the world

Wonderful as ever to catch up with UN Development's Achim Steiner this week.

Looking forward to continuing the conversation about how UNDP and ODI can collaborate and find solutions to some of today's most pressing global development challenges.

It was an honour to speak at #G7 #Climate Ministerial in Turin this week. We urged scaling up of #finance for climate resilient devt & tabled proposals for the new climate finance #goal at #COP29 . Thanks to Sarah Colenbrander & Michael Jacobs for their stellar work for the event!

Forced returns from Pakistan to Afghanistan
Refugee deportations from UK to Rwanda
Palestinians in Gaza denied a right to see asylum
Refugees incarcerated in Libya
Reading Twitter/X these days is like watching the international refugee protection regime crumble before your eyes.

The biggest MDBs together hold nearly $900bn in 'callable capital' – a unique kind of financial guarantee.

During the #SpringMeetings , Treasury Department's Margaret Kuhlow told Sara Pantuliano why it's critical for shareholders to grasp how it can boost MDBs' lending capacity & impact.

Excellent opening panel at #FaithAndDevelopment conference in London, moderated by Sara Pantuliano, on reaching a common understanding about the interface between religion and efforts to end poverty Christian Aid Islamic Relief Worldwide

Can #famine in #Gaza & #Sudan be stopped?

Alex de Waal joins me on ODI's new #ThinkChangePodcast along w/ Omima Omer Jabal, Hamish Young & Nuha Yousif speaking from the frontlines, to examine the politics of #hunger in these 2 crises.

Listen👉: odi.org/en/insights/th…🎙️

Hugely proud of the ODI team for delivering a fantastic series of packed-out #SpringMeetings events yesterday.

Brilliant speakers debated critical issues facing MDBs @ ODI Day, crowned by a wonderful reception for our Fellowship Scheme. Inspiring start to ODI life in Washington!

The Spring Meeting of World Bank has just started. Delighted to moderate a key session with Sara Pantuliano on progress made and priorities ahead for #MDB ’s operations efficiency and effectiveness. #WBGMeetings

What a bumper day ODI have in store here in Washington, D.C. where the #SpringMeetings continue!

Looking forward to thinking ahead on urgent development finance challenges with a brilliant line-up of speakers.

All events will be livestreamed: buff.ly/3TWtM9U

Another exciting appointment at ODI... Thrilled that former IKEA Foundation CEO Per Heggenes has become Chair of the ODI Global Advisory Board!

Per's acumen, vast experience & strategic leadership will be crucial to help steer the course of our new strategic consulting arm ⤵️

🌟 Welcome Liesbet Steer, new Board Chair for ODI North America! With a rich background at ODI, she brings vast experience and a deep commitment to advancing evidence-based #policymaking . Her leadership will be instrumental to help drive impactful change. #ThinkChange

Really excited about the new Board for ODI North America, and the work ODI NA will do under Andrew Herscowitz vibrant leadership in Washington DC! What a fantastic group of colleagues to help drive more impactful change in evidence-based policymaking. #ThinkChange

The devastating Israeli airstrikes that killed World Central Kitchen personnel yesterday bring the number of aid workers killed in this conflict to 196 – including more than 175 members of our own United Nations staff.

This is unconscionable.

Spot on.

🚨 Global public #debt levels are at a record high.

A IDA - World Bank replenishment would offer critical support to countries hit hardest by the #polycrisis .

Ahead of the #SpringMeetings , ODI's new #ThinkChangePodcast examines why this is so urgent: buff.ly/4cHPCGy

🚨New documentation that the RSF are burning villages across Darfur, yet another similarity to the janjaweed tactics of 20yrs ago in a further attempt to prevent a return of African tribes. news.sky.com/story/war-in-s…

The level of suffering in #Sudan is unfathomable. Thank you Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP for raising awareness with genuine humanity.

Breaking: CIJ_ICJ orders full #humanitarian access in #Gaza , arguing “prolonged & widespread deprivation of food…Palestinians have been subjected to… means they’re no longer facing only a risk of famine but… #famine is setting in”. h/t Katemackintosh
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