Andras Derzsi-Horvath

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[Philipp Rotmann @PhilippRotmann]

Excited to recruit two new colleagues for @GPPi to work w/ @bressansar @tobiaschneider @ja_friedrich @MelissaLi_ on managing crises/fragility/peace, starting from Feb or March 2022. German is not required.

Please spread the word!

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[GPPi @GPPi]

Global leaders have vowed to prioritize crisis prevention – but is their money where their mouth is?

In a new study, GPPi's @PhilippRotmann, @MelissaLi_ & @sofie_lilli dissect the data to see who spends what, where & when.

Where do the 💰 trails lead? https://t.co/sq1HC1F9QN

[Anna Júlia Donáth @donath_anna]

Viktor Orban is basically saying that if he & his family cannot steal the EU funds, then Hungary cannot have it either. That is what the veto threat is all about. #MFF

[Michael Mosselmans @michaelmoss44]

Preview of @charter4change annual report released for #GrandBargain shows C4C signatories spent $1.2b in 2019 of which $277m (23%) direct to local partners - up from 18% in 2016 - 20% in 2017 - 21% in 2018. Slow but steady progress. Other highlights here: https://t.co/NW3UAVTc5l

[Rachel Scott @RachelJ_Scott]

My former colleagues at #OECD have put out their latest donor profiles, including results of a survey on what #COVID19 means for aid programming. Definitely worth a read, its rather sobering overall: https://t.co/YQdAraY89e

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

A plug: it reminds me of a small beloved project with @abinder1 and @KaiKodden at @GPPi, which touches on the same ethical debate but is so old that the executive summary has an explanatory sentence about "the internet."

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

We save some lives over others without making the reasons for our choices explicit.

[The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian]

“We should not sacrifice the most vulnerable for the greater good, even if it means we save fewer lives.” https://t.co/LvAQt0yIZo

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

Half a Trillion Euros: Merkel and Macron Find the Strength for Europe https://t.co/RG9jJcqtvg via @derspiegel

[Hungarian Helsinki Committee @hhc_helsinki]

Great news: Overnight, authorities released everyone -- about 300 people, many families with small kids -- unlawfully detained in the transit zones and transferred them to open or semi-open facilities!

This follows the @EUCourtPress ruling a week ago:
https://t.co/gVEztuqlOE

[Alexander Matheou @AJMatheou]

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is revising its COVID19 Appeals. It is gearing up for the marathon not the sprint. Here are seven ways we can help the global response. @ifrc @ICRC @BritishRedCross https://t.co/p97jYv6LpE

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

Why can't the U.S. and E.U. build effective partner forces that don't need to be monitored to comply with international humanitarian law? https://t.co/jCQwLNO7zk

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

I challenged myself to read War and Peace in self-isolation. Im halfway through what is a truly enjoyable story over 1200 featherlight pages.

In the same period, my 8-year-old nephew read 1800 pages of Harry Potter. #alreadyaheadofus

https://t.co/8QMHB9gRP1

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

Check this blog series if you ever did fieldwork in the global south.

https://t.co/2EvO7NVOpk

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

On my list of who should publish a contact tracing app, a specialized health organization with public oversight comes on top. But can WHO pull it off?
https://t.co/2Fbtdg2lL7

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

One of the best things on the internet: Ukrainian folklore.

https://t.co/98sho65YFv

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

Great news: .org is not sold.
https://t.co/JA4AylCOvu

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

That said, the UN made a bold offer to service supply chains, move goods & staff if public transport is down.

So it isn't only about #COVID19 response, but continuity of other programs too.

They now repackaged this part of the appeal. Hope it sells. /5

https://t.co/OKRCVOsQfq

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

These are the top 10 donors of the UN's $2 billion #COVID19 emergency appeal. Notice something strange in the ranks?

So far, donors committed to pay 30% of the initial ask. In comparison, a typical UN appeal in 2019 was funded at about 60%, according to @UNOCHA.

[Andras Derzsi-Horvath @horvaath]

And when you take a closer look at the #UN's appeal, it is disheartening that only 5% is directly targeting NGOs at a time when #COVID19 is inadvertently fast-tracking the localization of aid. /4

https://t.co/UZuXzZTZve