ZoeWatts

Democratic scrutiny, research and parliamentary work. Assistant Director for Scrutiny & Investigations at @LondonAssembly. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[CRPH Myanmar @CrphMyanmar]

Three Years After Stolen Poll, Remembering Myanmar’s Persecuted Lawmakers 👇

1️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ elected national and regional parliamentarians in Myanmar have been detained. 8️⃣3️⃣ remain in prisons. (Latest data by the CRPH)

https://t.co/JEAxz0hWRj

[ZoeWatts @ZoeOWatts]

We're hiring! Only a few days left to apply to be a Transport / Environment Senior Policy Adviser, a role leading the research work on two of the London Assembly's big committees. Get in touch if you have any Qs about the job https://t.co/MaDaOa81Vu

[Henry Dyer @Direthoughts]

Committee chair Baroness Stowell: "I don't want to offend the robot, but it does not occupy the same status as a human".

[Naomi Gingold @naomigingold]

It’s about lost friends, reconnecting w them, the journey w friends. In short clip of Zeya Thaw at end: He’s talking abt how this time there’s no one leader. The movement is being led by each & everyone who’s involved. And he’s giving props to the younger generation. #Myanmar

[Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) @WFD_Democracy]

🗣️ Calling all MPs, parliamentary staff, researchers, staff of supreme audit institutions... and anyone involved in the management and oversight of public debt.

We've just released our free online course on public debt management. Book your place now at https://t.co/CThf7nYdUE

[Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) @WFD_Democracy]

📢Job opening: WFD is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to coordinate the implementation of a new programme supporting democratic resilience in Kenya.

Find more information on the position and apply ⤵️
https://t.co/pUMYgC3OEN

📅Application closing date: 2 January 2022

[ZoeWatts @ZoeOWatts]

This could be a really exciting initiative. Digital engagement is a vital tool to overcome longstanding barriers to citizen participation.

[EPD - European Partnership for Democracy @EPDeu]

🔴LIVE🔴

Our event launching the African #CivicTech Fund is beginning now!

With an introduction from EPD's @KenLCG

⬇️ Follow the thread

[ZoeWatts @ZoeOWatts]

The accounts and statistics in this new report on sexism and violence against women working in Parliaments across Africa still has the power to shock. Worth a read 👇 - it's good to see some constructive practical recommendations and examples of progress on this included, too.

[IPUparliament @IPUparliament]

80% of women MPs in African parliaments have experienced psychological violence
42% have received death or rape threats, or threats of abduction directed at them or their loved ones
#16days #orangetheworld #VAW
Read the new #IPU/ APU report on #Africa🌍
➡️https://t.co/XGmPqyJQrb

[Sophia Fernandes @sophy_eff]

🚨Are you an experienced programme manager? A whiz at overseeing budgets? Know how to work with donors and partners? Passionate about women and girls and LGBT+ rights? We are hiring! @shannonmoc @VictoriaHasson @MatthewHedges @FranklinDVrieze @devin_wfd @WFD_Research

[Presiding Officer @POScotParl]

Looking forward to co-hosting @scotparl and @nordenen #COP26 event this afternoon at 4pm with @annette_lind on what more parliaments can do to hold governments to account on the climate and represent the views of young people. Watch live: https://t.co/I0ylfs90E8

[Institute for Government @instituteforgov]

MPs will hold an emergency debate on parliamentary standards later today.

Here's what you need to know about emergency debates and how they work https://t.co/GIi9dPD2t2

[ZoeWatts @ZoeOWatts]

@WFD_Environment @WFD_Kenya @WFD_Uganda @WFD_Nigeria & WFD DRC have already doing great work on parli scrutiny of environmental commitments pre-COP26 - lots more to do!

[ZoeWatts @ZoeOWatts]

Great timing: good to see parliamentary scrutiny of environmental legislation underway in the UK. In the aftermath of COP26, strong parliamentary accountability will be vital to ensuring each govt's COP commitments are carried out effectively & inclusively. @WFD_Environment

[House of Lords @UKHouseofLords]

#HouseofLords suggests changes to #EnvironmentBill including, to reduce the impact of raw sewage in rivers, protect pollinators and improve soil and air quality.

Look out for its return from @HouseofCommons this week.

📄 Learn more about Lords changes https://t.co/rSMEvKkdGG

[ZoeWatts @ZoeOWatts]

We focus a lot on declining trust and/or building trust in our institutions/politicians, but demonstrating and judging 'trustworthiness' is the real aim, she argues.

[ZoeWatts @ZoeOWatts]

With lots of talk in the UK today about damage to trust in politicians, it reminded me of one of my favourite short talks on trust and trustworthiness, by Baroness Onora O'Neill - well worth the ten minutes: https://t.co/5QeE3NACKu

[Samira Sawlani @samirasawlani]

Ugandan environmental activist @vanessa_vash on Africa’s role in curbing emissions&how she fought back after being cropped out of the picture:
“There was something deeper: how we who are on the frontlines of the climate crisis are not on the front pages”
https://t.co/BPR8MuAzH9

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

"I hope ... to ensure the experiences, challenges and solutions on the African continent are highlighted and amplified."

🇺🇬 @vanessa_vash, a leading voice on the impacts of climate change, tells @Denis_BBC what she wants world leaders to prioritise at #COP26.

📹: @Miriam_OD1

[Zainab Usman @MssZeeUsman]

Day 1: #COP26 discussions will be so crucial to Africa. The continent is disproportionately affected by climate change impacts (floods, temperature increase, storms, deforestation etc)

African countries, in my view, will also be heavily impacted by climate action elsewhere 🧵 1/