Michelle Spearing

Advisor on aid programming in FCAS, gender equality and peacebuilding - amongst other things

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

@AislingSwaine @IrishTimes @LSEGenderTweet @LSE_WPS @dfatirl @DFAPeaceSupport Great to read this Aisling ....and very hopeful for Ireland's tenure on the UNSC

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

As #Covid19 cases grow in #Yemen #Somalia, #Syria and other #FCAS, attention is needed to the disproportionate impact on #women and the critical roles they need to play in both #covidresponse and #peacebuilding. Social Development…https://t.co/YRGSmy4dy1 https://t.co/weAvbYagOG

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

Delighted to see our work on @WhatWorksVAWG reach publication @AislingSwaine @MurphyMaur @GWUGlobalWomen @careintuk @OPMglobal @LSE_WPS

[GWI @GWUGlobalWomen]

GWI was recently published! Our latest article offers key contributions to guide researchers and policymakers in addressing #VAWG in post-conflict contexts. https://t.co/2GmopPS81o

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

Pleased to contribute analysis on IDA’s Crisis Response Window as part of this effort showing how #ida19 can better support crisis financing in low-income countries #disastermanagement #dfid #worldbank https://t.co/WcJLiM53oG

[HEART @HEART_RES]

Read our assignment report from @OPMglobal and @IDS_UK on private sector development (PSD) in countries progressing to peace and prosperity, focusing on the implications of regional context, fear of instability and higher stakes: https://t.co/ohSxZoIa9z

[Paul Harrison, MBA, FRGS @ProtectWild]

As the #UNBiodiversityConference gets rolling in #Egypt, amid growing awareness of a crisis for wildlife worldwide, @HelenClarkNZ 's op ed today on the importance of building successful, sustainable #wildlife economies is an important read, with a clear proposal for action.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

My op ed in @Independent today on the importance of building #wildlife economies at scale to ensure long term protection of species & habitats & support poverty eradication & development. Economic incentives can help turn tide on poaching & trafficking: https://t.co/5mu46nuoYa

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

@MagdaleneLagu @DFID_UK Congratulations! Very well deserved.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

#Ethiopia 🇪🇹 becomes 2nd #African country after #Rwanda 🇷🇼 to have #genderparity in its Cabinet. Few other countries have achieved this: they include #Canada 🇨🇦& #Colombia 🇨🇴; Spain 🇪🇸 has 61% #LeadingTheWay! @unwomenasia @unwomennz https://t.co/G84dsYs3Q1

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Many commitments made at London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade this week. #IvoryAlliance launched to campaign for domestic #ivorybans: pleased to join it & advocate for bans on domestic trade of #ivory #EndWildlifeCrime 🦏🐘🐅 @DFID_UK @foreignoffice @DefraGovUK @Fee_Gordon

[Paul Harrison, MBA, FRGS @ProtectWild]

.@HelenClarkNZ chairing all women panel at #Endwildlifecrime conference to raise issues of not only how #women have to deal with poaching and trafficking, but crucially, what the leadership of women can do to solve the problem. Clarion call.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

#London Conference on Illegal #Wildlife Trade is underway: all attending are determined to #EndWildlifeTrade: a pernicious trade which thrives in conditions of corruption & poverty, denies countries #sustainabledevelopment opportunities, & threatens to make iconic species extinct

[Oxford Policy Management @OPMglobal]

This International #DayOfTheGirl, our Sope Otulana discusses what we've heard from girls in #Mozambique about how best to support them in meeting their potential and driving economic progress and stability in their families, communities, and countries: https://t.co/Jw6iZxg3gH

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

@katiepetersodi @ODIdev @unisdr Good work Katie

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

Pleased to launch this @WhatWorksVAWG report today and congrats to my co-authors @AislingSwaine @MurphyMaur

[What Works @WhatWorksVAWG]

#VAWG & conflict can have many common drivers: lessons from Nepal, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan: @WhatWorksVAWG new Long Report available now #Evidence https://t.co/jkOt94wh3F @GWUGlobalWomen @careintuk & @theIRC

[What Works @WhatWorksVAWG]

New policy brief led by @GWUGlobalWomen @careintuk & @theIRC study bridges the gap between #VAWG and post-conflict state-building / peace-building policies and processes #Evidence more info here @WhatWorksVAWG https://t.co/Z50DaJyHef

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

Great to launch this today with @WhatWorksVAWG colleagues & #DFID. Now inspired to help ensure policy makers and practitioners apply it to underpin holistic approaches to #VAWG state-building and #Peacebuilding

[Emily Esplen @EmilyEsplen]

Great to be at the launch of this fantastic new analytical framework adapted from the ecological model to address the intersections of #VAWG & state-building & peace-building #VAWGPeacebuilding ⁦@WhatWorksVAWG⁩ https://t.co/GHt2AQQiN8

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

24 hours @GorongosaPark Mozambique 🇲🇿: remarkable story of recovery after devastation of civil war. Permanent peace in country will be good for #sustainabletourism #humandevelopment #wildlife protection. @ProtectWild

[Michelle Spearing @shelleyspearing]

@Morris_RPD @Saferworld Good luck Rob.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Worrying: #Obama ban on importation of #elephant 🐘hunting trophies is being reversed. Bad signal. Elephant populations are under huge pressure. @EPIAfrica @StopIvory @ConservationOrg @ProtectWild @Fee_Gordon https://t.co/XGhoRkDMoQ