Diplomacy can be slow & careful but opportunities (&risks) are in danger of outstripping Int. Geneva's ability to reshape multilateralism for the future. Excited to see how the new UK Ambassador navigates intersection of AI governance, human rights, climate, and trade in #Geneva
“This is about everybody at the table, with one question. How do we make the world work?”
Pleasure to talk to the @CommonsSpeaker about multilateralism and the UN last week.
Do you expect the @UN to plan strategically and act quickly, upholding the mandates given?
Then you must argue for a funding model that allows this to happen. Predicable core funding is key. Scattered project funding weakens the UN and its impact.
“Adverts that portray fossil fuels as normal worsen climate disruption and have no place in a city − or a country − that has complied with Paris [Agreement].” – Femke Sleegers.
Should fossil fuel adverts be banned?
https://t.co/mGzyFkLoeI
Thanks to my co-authors @rebecamoreno & Sofia Kyriazi who were so crazy to not only consider a rough concept draft but actually accept to help me in making it better. Thank you to our first commenter @draganakaurin@ChrisEarney, Shireen Al-Chalabi and to our excellent reviewers
If you want to do something worthwhile with your week (in addition to terribly important jobs, raising children, solving the internet and so on etc etc), read this 👇🏻
"Learning to adapt decision making
process to make it more robust to uncertainty is a vital
skill for decision makers."
Really useful reflections that I'll use for my own course correction(s). Thanks @nesta_uk also for the design & layout 🙏
https://t.co/xAhBZ0OVF3
Anyone seeking asylum should be able to claim in their intended destination or another safe country.
The UK has an opportunity to play a bigger role in protecting the world's most vulnerable rather than contracting its role in doing so.
https://t.co/x9fAAgEwDG
One of the reasons we can even try this is because of all of the work you have already done in creating a path for the rest of us and sharing your knowledge. So thank you