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[Saferworld @Saferworld]

With the UK #IntegratedReview Refresh out today, new analysis reveals how the UK is no longer a global leader in investing in conflict prevention & peacebuilding.

Find out more about the decline of UK peacebuilding in our analysis w
@mercycorps_uk here: https://t.co/Bwkdv9aJgz

[Lewis Brooks @LewiBrooks]

The 2021 Integrated Review committed to focusing more on the drivers of conflict but meanwhile the UK's standing as an investor in this area was crashing. Will #IR23 turn this around?

[The Old Market @TOMvenue]

On sale now 🚨 Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome 📅 Wed 7 Dec

Horror literature’s greatest living author returns from the darkness with a rare public appearance to mark the release of his long-lost multi-volume horror epic 💀📖

→ Tickets available now at https://t.co/oKea02xQgY

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

NEW: With 99% of gender-related #aid failing to reach women’s rights orgs directly, funding is a critical issue. Is it time to find new ways of funding?

@delinagoxho @jessa_summers are joined by @AnnaTazita @GenderJusticeC @SDHGF111 in this new @war_pod: https://t.co/IWAdAurwS9

[Khirad Kargasov @khirad82]

This year peace and peacebuilding are needed more than ever! For me, PEACE means a lack of fear and respect for identity. What does PEACE ☮️means to you!

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

🧵For #InternationalDayofPeace, we asked our partners in #Somalia and #SouthSudan what the day means to them and how they are celebrating it.

Read their reflections here: https://t.co/rM30aLyRXl

#EndRacism #BuildPeace #PeaceDay2022

[Hamilcar @sirhamilcar]

Windrush

[Don't Pay. @dontpayuk]

This is the state of Britain. 😢 (screen shot sent to us by someone who is pledging to strike on Oct 1st). #dontpayuk

[Joe Guinan @joecguinan]

“It is worse than a crime, it is a mistake.” —Talleyrand

A few thoughts on Starmer’s positioning of @uklabour on the cost of living crisis and the wave of industrial action. 🧵👇🏼

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

We're looking for a videographer/photographer to document peoples' experiences of the siege in Taiz #Yemen & its humanitarian impacts.

Download the TOR & apply before 31 July: https://t.co/98l9fglocw

(Applicants from Yemen and the region strongly preferred)

[Alastair Carr @AlastairCarr]

In the last 20 yrs, the idea of "conflict sensitivity" has undeniably helped the aid sector work better in societies affected by armed conflict. But is it still fit for purpose or is it becoming yet another box-ticking exercise? 🧵

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

Who is #Wagner? How does the rise of of private military contractors affect #peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected areas?

In this new @war_pod, @Abigail_Watson7 & @delinagoxho are joined by @helene__olsen @andreas_krieg @adam_sandor to discuss: https://t.co/4tmZRsgjCE

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

Can peace agreements address conflict AND crime?

In our new report @WaughLouisa and @zebyousuf look afresh at a peacebuilding approach to organised crime from experiences in #Colombia, #Kosovo and #Mali.

Download here: https://t.co/FRrxL7ZrVu

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

NEW: Can peace agreements address conflict AND crime?

In our new report @WaughLouisa and @zebyousuf look afresh at a peacebuilding approach to organised crime from experiences in #Colombia, #Kosovo and #Mali.

Download here: https://t.co/FRrxL7ZZL2

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

NEW: Violent conflict puts people in harm’s way and destroys economic development.

@LarryAttree & @Abigail_Watson7 examine how we can bring countries closer to peace and what lessons we can learn from #Kenya, #Colombia, #Iraq & #NorthernIreland: https://t.co/M1BhpFZH0E

[Progressive International @ProgIntl]

Two years ago today, we launched the @ProgIntl. Since then, we have grown to include parties, unions, movements that represent millions of people around the world. Tomorrow, we invite you to celebrate our anniversary at the Summit at the End of the World: https://t.co/3N9C68hrhJ.

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

NEW: What should we have learnt from 20 years of responses to conflicts involving proscribed groups?

Shortcuts to security will not work.

Read our latest @FCDOGovUK funded research by @LarryAttree & @jordan_street07 showing how policymakers should adapt: https://t.co/9HqkE89Zdz

[andy oc @_andyoc]

@LiteracyPirates Looking great!!

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

Exciting opportunity to join @Saferworld!

We are hiring a Country Manager to lead our #Uganda programme.

Find out more and apply here before 12 May 2022: https://t.co/3cxGuuUXcR

[Saferworld @Saferworld]

Our report with @LibyanJustice looks at how international engagement in #Libya has side-lined human rights and peacebuilding concerns & a failed to respond to Libyans’ aspirations for #peace #justice & #accountability. Read more here: https://t.co/YGUMV4bTWy