Kate Wilkinson

UK FCDO. Currently British High Commission Lusaka. Formerly FCDO Humanitarian and Syria.

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[Nicholas Woolley @nkwoolley]

Good meeting with Minister Home Affairs. We discussed importance of human rights in policing, which is a core part of the UK-Zambia police training partnership. I expressed hope that opposition parties would be allowed to hold public rallies. Democracy is best path to security.

[Nicholas Woolley @nkwoolley]

Pleased to meet Zambian Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Jack Mwiimbu. Wide-ranging discussion, underscoring importance of democracy & fundamental freedoms as cornerstone of 🇬🇧🇿🇲 partnership.

[Nicholas Woolley @nkwoolley]

Pleased to meet Leader of Opposition Hon. Mundubile & his Patriotic Front colleague Hon. Kapyanga at @Legislaturezm today. Valuable discussion on PF role to provide checks & balances, current challenges, party priorities, & opportunities for bipartisan approach to 🇿🇲 development.

[Kate Wilkinson @Kate_Wilkinson0]

Moved to Lusaka and spent my first few weeks with @UKinZambia:

🐊 Attending #UkusefyaPangwena
💧Visiting Chishimba Falls
🤝 Meeting UKAid partners

[Nick Dyer @NickDyerFCDO]

Back from 3rd visit to Ethiopia since Tigray conflict began+ travelled to Mekelle. Humanitarian situation has deteriorated.6m people- 3m children - now need food, nutrition, health, water + sanitation assistance. We need complete humanitarian access. @UKinEthiopia @WFP_Ethiopia

[UNICEF Ethiopia @UNICEFEthiopia]

Today, @NickDyerFCDO, UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention & Humanitarian Affairs at @FCDOGovUK and @UNICEF visited #IDP camps in Dessie Town and Dessie hospital in #Amhara region to assess the nutritional and health status of women and children impacted by the conflict.

[UK Special Representative for Syria @UKSyriaRep]

Lovely article on one of our brilliant #FCDO #Syria team members (who worked as hard as anyone to make sure UN cross border aid can continue)
Jack Charlton's granddaughter carries on football legend's legacy by helping children in war-torn Syria https://t.co/OLJ5SkelxE

[Kate Wilkinson @Kate_Wilkinson0]

@MaghrebEdAdvice Aha back in our CYED days! Hope to see you for prosecco sooner rather than later 🤞🏻

[Kate Wilkinson @Kate_Wilkinson0]

@AliciaH_1 @FCDOEducation @EdBarney1 @MaghrebEdAdvice Thank you Alicia, very kind of you.Hope you're doing well and looking forward to seeing you soon!

[Kate Wilkinson @Kate_Wilkinson0]

@EdBarney1 @AliciaH_1 @FCDOEducation @MaghrebEdAdvice @EdBarney1 aha thanks Ed, good memory! Hope you're doing well

[Finding Jack Charlton @findingjackfilm]

Today marks one year since the passing of Jack Charlton, one of the true greats of the game and a truly inspiring man. Rest in peace Big Jack, you will not be forgotten.

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

The granddaughter of football legend Jack Charlton, who won the World Cup in 1966, is using football to help kids in war-torn Syria.

Kate Wilkinson has helped the UK support over 240,000 Syrian children to go to school and play sports. More 👇

[Kate Wilkinson @Kate_Wilkinson0]

Great interview @LiamLavery1, I can't wait to see it!

[Liam Lavery @LiamLavery1]

I was interviewed by @jo_lonsdale from @bbcnewcastle yesterday about Jack Charlton, the statue, and Ashington.

Listen to the clip here. 🎙

[Liam Lavery @LiamLavery1]

Have to add, this was a real community effort.

➡️ From donations from individuals around the UK & Ireland

➡️ To donations from Union branches

➡️ To larger donations from local & regional businesses

➡️To help from our local Ashington Town Council

And others of course!

[Liam Lavery @LiamLavery1]

So it’s official!

We’ve raised the money needed and we have commissioned a sculptor.

The statue of the great Jack Charlton will soon be a reality.

Thank you to every single person/organisation who helped make this happen.

I’m over the moon.

https://t.co/5C2z6sceN8

[UK Special Representative for Syria @UKSyriaRep]

Visited Bab al-Hawa border crossing and transshipment hub today. Saw first-hand that UN cross-border aid operations are a vital lifeline to millions of people, bringing food + medical supplies across the border from Turkey to Syria. It’s essential that this gateway remains open.

[Wendy Morton MP @morton_wendy]

Good to be with @MarkCutts at the Turkish hub which helps the @UN despatch 1,000 aid trucks into north-west Syria for the most vulnerable every month.

UK partners @UNFPA and @WHO send vital aid through this route, including medical supplies to help in battle against COVID-19

[Finding Jack Charlton @findingjackfilm]

Today would have been Jack Charlton’s 86th birthday. Player for @LUFC for 23 years, world cup winner with @England in 1966 and manager of the @FAIreland team for a decade during their most successful era ever, he touched so many lives on and off the pitch. Happy birthday Jack!

[Liam Lavery @LiamLavery1]

Only a couple of days left for sculptors to show their formal interest in sculpting the Jack Charlton statue! ⤵️