Noah Ponton

human rights. democracy. civil society. @HumanityUnited 🌏 RTs≠endorsements; opinions mine | he/him 🏳️‍🌈

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

My recent article w/ @jdakwar urging the Biden administration to translate U.S. international human rights obligations into domestic policies. One idea is for the U.S. to consider establishing a National Human Rights Institution.

[The Hill @thehill]

"How Biden can formalize his promises to safeguard human rights" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/EyW277pORe

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

The media's relentless coverage was fueled by clickbait algorithms and commentators like you, who sought the limelight with glibness + vitriol. Not a moment for reflection all around, but for people like you to reflect on what you have done to this man and his family.
Shameful.

[Arush Lal, PhD @Arush_Lal]

🚨Five years since COVID-19, global health diplomacy is at a crossroads.

How do we balance pandemic preparedness reforms with health systems that actually improve access to care?

Our latest study in @GHJournal dives into this urgent question.

🔗 https://t.co/3fy1kovpOK

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[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

#USA 🇺🇸: The new US administration must recommit to human rights at home & abroad:
UN experts concerned about the new #US administration’s recent actions that undermine #HumanRights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic & international levels.

https://t.co/MaBmoIayE4

[BWI Global Union @BWIglobal]

BWI condemns the sentencing of the "Hong Kong 47" under the draconian National Security Law (NSL). We demand their release and call on the global community to hold Hong Kong and China accountable for this assault on democracy. ✊

🔗 Full statement: https://t.co/utD9faB3Ux

[Arush Lal, PhD @Arush_Lal]

What a privilege it is to believe that politics shouldn’t be personal.

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[Adil Haque @AdHaque110]

"The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence."

– OCHA, Oxfam, WHO, WFP, UNICEF, and 10 other leading humanitarian agencies

Every State in the world has a legal and moral obligation to stop this.

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

🚩 11 organisations including @fairsqprojects and @ALQST_En have raised deep concerns at AS&H Clifford Chance's flawed human rights assessment of the #Saudi2034bid.

The global firm risks being linked to abuses which result from the tournament.

https://t.co/fayVWVxY5C

[Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn]

I always wondered how the 'independent human rights assessment' of Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid would give it the clean-ish bill of health required.

Here is how FIFA and the Saudi partner of @Clifford_Chance did it. 🧵

https://t.co/o59sOrOXBF

[LSE Global Health @LSEGlobalHealth]

📢 New research published by our very own @Arush_Lal, @clarewenham & @justinparkhurst in International Affairs this week: (Re)constructing global health security and universal health coverage.

Read it here: https://t.co/crUzY5AOLI

@LSEHealthPolicy

[Arush Lal, PhD @Arush_Lal]

🚨NEW PUBLICATION @IAJournal_CH🚨

With @ClareWenham & @JustinParkhurst, we examine how GHS & UHC have been (re)constructed.

We argue these norms are not static, but rather:

💡Continuously-evolving
💡Closely-interlinked
💡Increasingly-integrated

🔗https://t.co/UHRD4vqFPQ

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[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

💡Fun fact - there were serious considerations of locating the UN in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. However, b/c of the Rockefeller family's personal diplomacy they ended up on selecting NYC. #UNGA79

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The UN General Assembly, which starts on Tuesday, brings scores of world leaders to Manhattan’s East Side each year. It's more of a headache than an honor for many New Yorkers who live or work in the neighborhood. https://t.co/zVRPOEueEU

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

@NowrojeeOSF's new piece reminds us that Gen Z social movements across Asia + Africa are holding institutions to account. In doing so, they are putting democracy + human rights at the forefront.
https://t.co/nYgJFZGQsi

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

Beyond disappointing to see this decision by the UNC Board of Governors.

[The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill @UNC]

The UNC Board of Governors has elected Lee H. Roberts as #UNC’s 13th chancellor. The entire #UNC community is invited to an event celebrating Roberts' appointment at 2 p.m. today via livestream.

Learn more: https://t.co/99SH1bi7mM

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

@CaraAnnS @AllAboveAll Congratulations, Cara! 🎉

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

Describing VP Harris as a "DEI hire" is nothing short of a disgusting racist and sexist smear against someone who has over 20 years of experience in elected public office.
Meanwhile Trump and Vance have a COMBINED 5 years in elected office.

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

Rep. Tim Burchett, a conservative Republican from Tennessee, attacks VP Kamala Harris as a "DEI hire."

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

@GavinNewsom said back to work everyone! 💪

“This president has delivered.  We need to deliver for him at this moment.”

[MS NOW @MSNOWNews]

Alex Wagner presses Gov. Gavin Newsom on questions about whether Biden should step down.

Newsom: “You don’t turn your back because of one performance. What kind of party does that?”

“This president has delivered. We need to deliver for him at this moment.”

[David Harding @DM_Harding]

Qatar could reverse a major labour reform, introduced just 2 years before the World Cup, for the most vulnerable workers

[Arush Lal, PhD @Arush_Lal]

🎉 My first PhD paper has been accepted for publication in @IAJournal_CH!

In a forthcoming piece with @justinparkhurst & @clarewenham, we trace how global health security and universal health coverage evolved together — from distinct policy sectors to synergistic norm regimes.

[Noah Ponton @NoahPonton]

🚨Happening now! Report launch on labor rights concerns related to Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid.

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

TOMORROW: Join us for the launch of Broken Promises: Forced Labour in Saudi Arabia and the Fast-Tracked World Cup Bid. Speaking will be our very own @Mustafa_Qadri, @shikhaphone, Martha Waithira, as well as @LinaAlhathloul & @AmbetBWI. Register now.

https://t.co/9YDvFswAT5

[Volker Türk @volker_turk]

Pains me to open #HRC56 w/ the cruelty of war

Data gathered by my Office shows: in 2023 civilian deaths in conflict soared by 72%; the proportion of women killed doubled, children tripled

Leaders can't keep pushing the limits of war & trampling rights

We must restore peace now