When I hear men worshipping guns and talking about how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to Naaman in the Bible. Do you remember Naaman? He was a great military leader, and he also had leprosy. 1/

If you want to know what happened on #SDRs at #AnnualMeetings, Sara Harcourt has it all here 👇

Us in Devex on the #AnnualMeetings and my top 10 reflections here: x.com/amydodd80/stat…

The Cameron return puts the foreign, commonwealth and development office in the hands of a pairing that gave the conservatives a serious development presence for the first time You could disagree about approach, but Cameron and Mitchell really cared about it. It is showing again

Now in Dubai at #COP28 with Global Citizen Impact ! Follow me here for what will be 2 very long and decisive weeks... A few thoughts on top! 🧵

African countries are key borrowers from multilateral development banks. Can we ensure they have a say in reform? On May 29, join us, Center for Global Development, @PEPnetwork, REPOA, & Policy Center for the New South for a conference on MDB reform & Africa's priorities. RSVP virtually ⬇ bit.ly/3VarNkj

#G7 Finance meeting ends in Stresa with the final Communiqué adopted g7italy.it/wp-content/upl… While we wait for the G7 Summit on 13-15 June, what are we left with? A "fritto misto" (mixed bag) on #climate and #development: 🧵

⏰ LIVE ➡ Experts from Center for Global Development, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), PEP - Partnership for Economic Policy, REPOA, & Policy Center for the New South are convening for a workshop on prioritizing African countries in the multilateral development bank reform agenda 🌍 Tune in! 🔴⬇ bit.ly/3VarNkj

Great round up and analysis of what happened - or maybe more what didn’t happen - at this year’s #G7 👇

Why we are *really all in it together… and what we can do about it #MakesTotalSense #IDA globalgoals.org/makestotalsens…

🚨 Alors que Emmanuel Macron promettait de préserver le Fonds de solidarité pour le développement (FSD) en juin dernier, celui-ci vient d'être supprimé par le gouvernement, au bénéfice d'une subvention. Jean-Noël Barrot Antoine Armand n'abandonnez pas ce mécanisme si crucial ! (1/2)

France is about to release its 2025 budget, which will include a terrible surprise change: the 2 solidarity taxes (on ✈️ & 💸transactions) won't be 'solidaire' any longer! After 2 decades of leadership on innovative development & climate funding, France doing a total u turn?