Cleo Blackman

Director of Operations at the Centre for Disaster Protection. Views my own.

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

Newsnight tonight. Important discussion.

[Sima Kotecha @sima_kotecha]

EXCLUSIVE - Unstructured, chaotic & unforgivable: foreign office official tells @BBCNewsnight how ministers were more worried about media & MPs than saving lives in #Afghanistan during evacuation. Currently still in post .. with decades of international experience 1030pm @BBCTwo

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

Compelling argument from Ato Sufian Ahmed on why the way the funds disasters needs an upgrade - to stop international finance sitting dormant in bank accounts while schools close and refugees struggle to feed their families.

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

How natural disasters benefit rich people but make the poor poorer – an illustrated story of global relevance worth a read on international disaster risk reduction day! https://t.co/q6eTcM7Mn2

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

We are hiring for two senior leadership positions at the Centre for Disaster Protection. Happy to chat to anyone interested in the roles and please share with anyone who might fit the bill! https://t.co/x5xYElrxiD

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

Eloquently summarises what UK govt must now do urgently to protect vulnerable Afghans who served the UK.

[Peace For Asia @peaceforasia]

Visit - https://t.co/SYmfAcOp44
A group of UK Diplomatic and Development Officials who served the British Government in Afghanistan since 2002 call for urgent improvements.

#Afghanistan #AfghanistanBurning #peaceforasia #UK #RefugeesWelcome #Refugees #Taliban #Afghanwar

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

We are now 60 ex-UK government civil servants who worked in Afghanistan advocating for our former colleagues. You can also donate to support those resettling in the UK here: https://t.co/o1a7QqHd4l

[Roberta Blackman-Woods @rblackmanwoods]

30+ former FCO/DFID officials who worked in Afghanistan have called for more to be done even now to help Afghan aid workers, by expanding ARAP, simplify procedures + increasing staff resourcing. As a former Afghanistan APPG Chair I urge @10DowningStreet & @DominicRaab to support.

[Douglas Alexander @D_G_Alexander]

+30 former FCO/DFID officials who worked in Afghanistan have called at this late hour for more to be done to help Afghan aid workers, by expanding ARAP, simplify procedures + increasing staff resourcing. As a former @DFID_UK SoS I urge @10DowningStreet & @DominicRaab to support.

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

I added my name to this because I recognise my former colleagues are moving mountains to support vulnerable and at risk civilians who worked with us in Afghanistan - but more support is needed on what happens post evacuation.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

I fully support this call- the UK government must accept its obligation towards the civilians at high risk - who worked tirelessly alongside the UK on the ground - and invest more resources in supporting their safe passage

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

@MischaFoxell @imogenfoxell Quite literally the best gift ever! So talented @imogenfoxell and so thoughtful @MischaFoxell 😍

[Generation Global @Gen_Global_]

For 10 years, we've created opportunities for teaching and learning skills of dialogue. In response to the #COVID19 education crisis, we launched the Ultimate Dialogue Adventure, an online pathway for students to stay connected to learning ➡️https://t.co/h0wGswXNt1

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

We are in the midst of a learning crisis
that could soon turn into a catastrophe! Read the
@SaveFutureNow White Paper to see what the
world can do to change this and #SaveOurFuture with seven actions.

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

For 2020's Day of the Girl, my team at @InstituteGC reflected on what we've learned about the importance of identity in social inclusion work. We've come along way but so much more to do especially for those facing intersectional challenges. https://t.co/toMAShi36o

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

Check out @WarChildUK's Crowdfunder, raising crucial funds to protect vulnerable children facing Coronavirus in war zones. Make a donation and get an exclusive item or experience in return. #KeepThemSafe https://t.co/3bNdgIp5wc

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

Thinking of Lebanon and feeling grateful for my lot today. Donate to the Lebanese Red Cross if you can. 300k estimated made homeless.

[Generation Global @Gen_Global_]

ICYMI @cleoblackman responds to @OECD's "Schooling disrupted, schooling rethought" report with commentary on school re-openings, curriculum questions, teacher development and whether #COVID19 is a wake-up call for the education sector 👇
https://t.co/qTAD19TOoP

[Generation Global @Gen_Global_]

We have launched new briefing notes to help teachers understand narratives of hate. Knowing the themes that underpin Anti-Semitism and Anti-Muslim Hate means that teachers are better prepared to recognise them and can feel confident to challenge them.

https://t.co/snZkPD8ag1

[Dr Emma El-Badawy @emman_elbadawy]

In Feb last year we launched our 'Shia Islamism in Focus' programme. Today we're publishing our latest analysis by @KasraAarabi on #IRGC internal ideological training manuals. We know the IRGC is a source of instability in the region, but what is its overarching objective?

[Dr Emma El-Badawy @emman_elbadawy]

As we launch our research on Iran's Revolutionary Guard by @KasraAarabi, Executive Chairman of @InstituteGC and Former UK PM Tony Blair lays out a way forward for policy towards #Iran @CFR_org in New York: a 5-point plan towards a joined-up transatlantic strategy

[Cleo Blackman @cleoblackman]

Our views on why it is possible to act differently to tackle extremism as we enter a new decade @InstituteGC

[Tony Blair Institute for Global Change @InstituteGC]

In their essays, the Institute’s @MubarazAhmed, @cleoblackman & @drusamahasan examine the challenges in addressing online extremism, how to prove impact of prevention programmes and whether deradicalisation is possible, respectively. https://t.co/tyjg9qI4ys