Melinda Bohannon
@melindabohannon.bsky.social
Director General Humanitarian and Development @FCDO
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For a dose of good news to conclude the year, we’ve identified six uplifting stories on what went right in global development this year.
6 good news stories from 2024
A look at what went right in global development this year.
www.devex.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:48 PM
For a dose of good news to conclude the year, we’ve identified six uplifting stories on what went right in global development this year.
Really great to spend time with you all, sharing and debating the opportunities and challenges ahead. #fcdo #internationaldevelopment
A pleasure to take part in the 2nd annual 🇨🇦🇬🇧 #Development Dialogue with @melindabohannon.bsky.social, and Global Affairs Canada's Leslie Norton & Catherine Jobin. Read more on Canada's approach to international assistance 👉 www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/... #GAC #FCDO @canadadev.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Really great to spend time with you all, sharing and debating the opportunities and challenges ahead. #fcdo #internationaldevelopment
Meeting this group of supporters and activists on disability was one of the most moving and memorable visits I’ve made. Fantastic work and part of a wider FCDO pledge on disability. @ukinpakistan
December 12, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Meeting this group of supporters and activists on disability was one of the most moving and memorable visits I’ve made. Fantastic work and part of a wider FCDO pledge on disability. @ukinpakistan
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+CLIMATE FINANCE TARGET AGREED AT COP29+
Several draft texts swirled around last night, and a day of fraught negotiations resulted in this:
💰 Core goal of "at least" $300bn/year for developing countries
💰Developed countries "take the lead". Developing can contribute voluntarily
Several draft texts swirled around last night, and a day of fraught negotiations resulted in this:
💰 Core goal of "at least" $300bn/year for developing countries
💰Developed countries "take the lead". Developing can contribute voluntarily
November 24, 2024 at 2:55 AM
+CLIMATE FINANCE TARGET AGREED AT COP29+
Several draft texts swirled around last night, and a day of fraught negotiations resulted in this:
💰 Core goal of "at least" $300bn/year for developing countries
💰Developed countries "take the lead". Developing can contribute voluntarily
Several draft texts swirled around last night, and a day of fraught negotiations resulted in this:
💰 Core goal of "at least" $300bn/year for developing countries
💰Developed countries "take the lead". Developing can contribute voluntarily
The FCDO have announced a £310million new investment for the WHO, investing in global health security for all.
November 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM
The FCDO have announced a £310million new investment for the WHO, investing in global health security for all.
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UK imposes asset freezes and travel bans on three kleptocrats
UK imposes asset freezes and travel bans on three kleptocrats
Foreign secretary David Lammy says he is ending London’s role as a money laundering capital
David Lammy, the foreign secretary, claimed he was bringing the “golden age of money laundering” to an end as he announced UK financial sanctions against three…
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November 21, 2024 at 7:43 PM
UK imposes asset freezes and travel bans on three kleptocrats
The Prime Minister announces UK will join #BrazilG20 Global Alliance against Poverty and Hunger👇
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PM remarks at the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty: 18 November 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's remarks at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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November 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM
The Prime Minister announces UK will join #BrazilG20 Global Alliance against Poverty and Hunger👇
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Thinking hard about what being a good development actor entails in a ‘post-aid’ world. Any key readings or pointers anyone? @odi.global
November 17, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Thinking hard about what being a good development actor entails in a ‘post-aid’ world. Any key readings or pointers anyone? @odi.global
First post. What happens now?! (Yes, it’s a rhetorical question)
November 16, 2024 at 1:59 PM
First post. What happens now?! (Yes, it’s a rhetorical question)