AJW Pretoria

Sci fi geek; former writer/editor; recovered political wonk; returned Peace Corps Volunteer; semi permanent expatriate; marauding development practitioner

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Check out this quote: "As journalist Leslie Kean has revealed,1 in…" - "In Plain Sight:…" by Ross Coulthart https://t.co/ardcXDg03u

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From Paul Weisenfelt at RTI and ACVFA https://t.co/wmmJ1wIbI4

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Malaria in the USA again? Local transmission for the first time in 20 years? This is very foreboding news for the future of climate change and other realities.🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻#climatechange #malaria

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This is a very thoughtful and reflective share from Gov Pritzker’s recent commencement speech. I’m impressed; I hadn’t heard him really speak substantively before. https://t.co/8zUd0MRsUr

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Assistant Deputy Chief of Mission and head of US Embassy Palestinian Affairs George Noll announces that the American Corners already in Ramallah, Hebron and East Jerusalem will now be joined by one in Gaza in 2024. A long overdue but significant step forw…https://t.co/3P1ODocIMv

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Thanks @drchrisstout even more risks and rewards these days in Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian Territories https://t.co/G45tCXcsDd

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Glad we’ve just moved forward on renewed BHA support in Gaza Strip. https://t.co/u1lEIsxrl6

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Well done Seb! Sebastien Cazenave BTW check out the new Apple TV show Extrapolations for some worse case scenarios of where this pale blue dot is headed! https://t.co/sWEvkWuIxV

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Again!?!?!? https://t.co/QJlAmcxWRq

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After hearing of some of this in Dubai at the DIHAD in March so alarming to see it has worsened. How can this continue International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC ? https://t.co/t2MAV4D6Dg

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Full time recruitment for Executive Director of the Association of International Development Agencies in the occupied Palestinian Territories https://t.co/vPEKs5rY3u

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I thought of you when I read this quote from "War & Peace: The Story and Struggles of a Humanitarian" by Mukesh Kapila -

"Other sketchy news reports had emerged that Khartoum was using Antonov aircraft to drop fire-bombs on Nuba v…https://t.co/Wzf3AC9md9 https://t.co/VuJwLSxIyV

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I thought of you when I read this quote from "War & Peace: The Story and Struggles of a Humanitarian" by Mukesh Kapila -

"I MET FIRST WITH JAN EGELAND AND TOLD HIM OF MY conversations in London. Jan agreed that the situation was absolutely dire but told…https://t.co/h6hdxzviiE

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The Association of International Development Agencies in Palestine and host agency Oxfam are looking for a dynamic acting executive director. See link:

#internationaldevelopment https://t.co/tdHXKVVf9k

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Extremely valid point flagged by Jed. Progress on Tb and Malaria have been slower than AIDS in some ways, yet the disease burden of the former two remain hugely greater globally. But their victims generally don’t vote in the Western democracies. https://t.co/liXm99R6M8

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Nowhere is this MHPSS and Psychological First Aid support so needed and so critical as Gaza and the broader occupied Palestinian Territories. https://t.co/4qrbQW4fgt

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Too funny https://t.co/cPp2eES0oj

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So many pandemic preparedness warnings remain ignored. https://t.co/nVCfsOnTQI

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I thought of you when I read this quote from "War & Peace: The Story and Struggles of a Humanitarian" by Mukesh Kapila -

"Click. A new image. ‘Dynamited irrigation ditch. Darfur, as you know, is a semi-arid region. With water, the…https://t.co/FkzDAo5sSY https://t.co/Yet3Ae9h3O