mark gnadt

Alaskan in Switzerland, dad, pro communicator. Tweets here are my own.

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

Excited to be the new head of comms for @IDMC_Geneva. Journos, pls feel free to reach me here or via https://t.co/x4IEFrAvDz

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

➡️OUT NOW: 2023 Global Report on Internal Displacement

71.1 million people were living in #internaldisplacement worldwide at the end of 2022, the highest figure ever recorded.

-62,5m due to conflict & violence
-8,7m due to disasters

Read #GRID2023 here: https://t.co/n7Fkyi51lZ

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

NEW REPORT: 35.8 million women and girls were living in #internaldisplacement at the end of 2022. Our latest report shows how #gender shapes a person’s displacement experience, the risks they face & their ability to access support: https://t.co/xxWg53k9DD

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

Join @NRC_Egeland @UNPiper @PaulaGaviriaB @NordbyTrygve @Sumbulrizvi7 @wakaelin and H.E. Mr. Luke Daunivalu at the IDMC Internal Displacement Conference 2 Oct - in Geneva or online. Learn more: https://t.co/2LGjGe93tI

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

There have been over 2 million internal displacements in Sudan in the first ten weeks after conflict erupted on 15 April 2023, nearly the same number as the previous 10 years combined.

Read more in our expert analysis: https://t.co/klrykFub5j

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

Save the date - Our 4th interdisciplinary conference on #internaldisplacement will be 2 October in Geneva and online. It will examine how 25 yrs of progress can inform action today for solutions to internal displacement. Hope to see you at #IDPcon23

https://t.co/2LGjGe9Bjg

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

"One of the myths that we have been able to bust thanks to data and global analysis is that #disasterdisplacement is not just an issue that hits the Global South, it also affects high-income countries" - @AlexandraBilak today @GFMDprocess hosted by @AFD_en and @DDisplacement

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

Research indicates that as few as 1 in 3 girls in countries affected by crises will have completed secondary education by 2030.

#Internaldisplacement can have a huge impact on children’s access to quality and consistent education. Read more👇 https://t.co/tZmROS1clW

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

"Our children eat [leaves] and go to bed with nothing else in their stomachs"

Our latest blog explains how devastating conflict, displacement and #foodinsecurity have overlapped in #BurkinaFaso. Read now: https://t.co/quk1MDKJvg

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

@bbarbot @IDMC_Geneva Thx Bill!

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

Excited to be the new head of comms for @IDMC_Geneva. Journos, pls feel free to reach me here or via https://t.co/x4IEFrAvDz

[IDMC @IDMC_Geneva]

➡️OUT NOW: 2023 Global Report on Internal Displacement

71.1 million people were living in #internaldisplacement worldwide at the end of 2022, the highest figure ever recorded.

-62,5m due to conflict & violence
-8,7m due to disasters

Read #GRID2023 here: https://t.co/n7Fkyi51lZ

[Alexandra Bilak @AlexandraBilak]

In #Antananarivo #Madagascar this week meeting w/ govt & UN partners to discuss support to people #displaced by drought, food insecurity & cyclones. Internal #disaster displacement = issue of increasing importance that will require integrated data & policy efforts. @IDMC_Geneva

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

@guardian Would the real #GOP please stand up, please stand up

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

@kaj33 @nytimes Headline made me furious, then curious. Message made me think. Well done @kaj33

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

@alaskarobotics Oil was the least slimy thing about veco

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

Young people always find new ways to give me hope

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

Marching in the rain w thousands of people in #Geneva for #BlackLivesMatter felt good. Proud of the turnout in this international town and the global outcry for justice.

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

"This is a not an either/or. This is a both/and. To bring about real change, we both have to highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable. But we also have to translate that into practical solutions and laws.”

—@BarackObama on taking action and creating change

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

@SenDanSullivan Shocking? Where have you been the last 60 years? You’re a US Senator. Take a real stand against racism and the demagogues who encourage it.

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

#BlackLivesMatter stay strong for justice and true equality America

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

Leave it to the Swiss to find a #COVID__19 tracing app that respects privacy. Open source, Bluetooth not gps, local data, voluntary actions, auto deletion. Curious to see how it goes
#SwissCovid
https://t.co/Noj4rfo8zC

[mark gnadt @markgnadt]

@kylehopkinsAK @adndotcom @propublica Congrats on well-deserved recognition for this important work. Glad to see the changes it has put in place and hope they continue