Kudos to our Global Advisory Council member Binalakshmi Nepram for leading this important initiative, and very proud that Peace Direct has had a supporting role!

Calling all #activists ! This is the most important snapshot of the state of #civilsociety in the world right now. It should be essential reading for all of us, as it affects all of us. Please share widely!

🎈 ICYMI: Paid writing opportunity for local and diaspora peacebuilders and journalists ✍️

Peace Insight are looking for new content about local peacebuilding in contexts affected by mass atrocities.

Submit your pitch by March 24👇
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At the Postcode Lottery dinner, celebrating all the wonderful work they fund. And what a venue! Now, who can name the tune? Played by a youth orchestra funded by the Postcode Lottery.

Working to make your org's funding more inclusive and impactful? So are we!
Three tips to kickstart your journey:

⌚Make regular time to challenge the status quo
👂Listen to partners, and listen again
🔦 Experiment with flexible funding

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'The right to peace is the 'mother' of all human rights,' said Volker Türk in his global update to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

The United NationsHumanrights chief called to re-establish 'a sense of the interconnectedness & shared destiny of all humanity.'

#HRC55

At least 10 children have reportedly died from dehydration and malnutrition at a northern Gaza hospital in recent days.

'The lives of thousands more babies and children depend on urgent action being taken now,' says UNICEF official Adele Khodr.
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Why are development conferences dominated with Global North perspectives despite calls for more inclusive ways of convening? Join Peace Direct in a conversations on flipping the script 5-6 March, & better inclusion for dev't conferences platform4dialogue.org/en/a/better-in…

#ShiftThePower

Couldn't agree more. The shambolic scenes and posturing were an absolute embarrassment. And all the while, we watch and wait for the next grim milestone to be reached. Soon the figure will be 30,000 killed.

Today, UK MPs face a crucial vote on supporting a ceasefire in Gaza. With 60+ other NGOs, we call on all UK MPs to vote for an immediate and permanent #CeasefireNOW
Read more:
civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-uk-…

🌐Are you part of the Majority World/Global South? Your voice is needed.

Register to join our Platform4Dialogue consultation on better inclusion for development conferences.

🖋️Sign up by 1st March: ow.ly/Wgw850QEWVX

Peace Direct Movement for Community-led Development (MCLD) CIVICUS

Fabulous initiative from CIVICUS challenging #donors to do better. Donors, follow the thread and see how many of these principles you can commit to, and practice!

My latest blog, this one focusing on why #INGO strategies need to change. There are so few INGOs that I am aware of who are looking at transitioning out of their existing roles or even exploring what this might look like. Surely that is a problem we should be talking about?

There is nowhere left for Gazans to go.

An assault on Rafah will risk mass casualties for 1.3 million people sheltering there.

Rishi Sunak must act to stop the Israeli offensive, end all military support for Israel, and call for an immediate ceasefire.

#RafahUnderAttack

Thanks for interviewing me! And humbled to be sandwiched inbetween john a. powell and Mary Robinson!

The wonderful Lida Minasayen speaking about the #peacestartshere campaign at the #SCIPeaceConf in Belfast. Note the slide. Fund more local peacebuilding efforts! This is manifesto number 2 of the global campaign. Donors, take note!

Lovely morning over Belfast! Looking forward to day 2 of the #SCIPeaceConf ! For anyone at the conference, please join us for a breakfast briefing at 8.30 today to hear about our recently launched #peacestartshere campaign!

Fascinating and inspiring first day at the #SCIPeaceConf in Belfast. So glad that our friends, Lida and Kaltumi, had the chance to talk about the importance of supporting locally led peacebuilding. Many donors acknowledging the need to be better & more flexible. Trust is key.