Ben Mellor
@bjmellor
This is my personal account (and I am not a prolific tweeter) - if you want to talk #UKaid & #GlobalDev then follow me at @FCDO_Ben
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07-04-2010 09:43:16
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Excited about tmrw wrap-up event at the UK in Nepal 🇬🇧🇳🇵 for Girls' Education Challenge #GirlsEducation project in Kailali, #Nepal to stay in school, improve their learning and create an enabling environment for #sustainable change toward #LeaveNoGirlBehind Ben Mellor bit.ly/3vLPjW1
The FOSTER project was truly a part of NEITI's success story. View 10 years of its exceptional and stoic support. #Transparency #accountability #reforms. EITI International Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji Mark Robinson @DFIDNigeria WorldBank
Great to meet virtually with Dr. S. Jaishankar and discuss how 2030 UK-India Roadmap will boost trade, create jobs & reinforce maritime & cyber security cooperation. As Boris Johnson & Narendra Modi set out this week, we are strengthening the friendship between 🇬🇧🇮🇳
Spoke at the Policy Exchange on India & U.K. in the Post Covid World. youtu.be/8xlO_z9YkM8 The Modi-Johnson Summit has redefined the contours of our relationship. Our cooperation derives from values, practices and history.
Just received 🇬🇧 essential medical supplies to help #Nepal in the covid crisis. The Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Dominic Raab UK in Nepal 🇬🇧🇳🇵
Critical cargo--ventilators, PPE, O2 concentrators--donated by the #UK Govt touched down in #KTM on a rainy Friday morning.🛬🌧️📦 Safely stored in the World Food Programme-run #stagingarea, they will be transported soon to #COVID19-hit health facilities in dire need of O2 & medical equipment.
Congratulations to my good friend Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the United Nations General Assembly. The UK 🇬🇧 looks forward to working with you on tackling the world’s biggest challenges, including climate change, #COVID19 recovery, development, global peace & stability
Great to have our Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Director, Ben Mellor visiting #Nepal this week. He’s off to Lumbini Province today then joining Nepal’s Reconstruction Conference later this week. Welcome to this wonderful country Ben Mellor 🙏
Special early morning visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of the #Buddha. It’s an incredibly peaceful place - a must visit ☑️ for tourists planning a trip to 🇳🇵#Nepal. . Great to have Ben Mellor visit here to appreciate a place that’s so dear to Nepalis. 🙏
Great opportunity for Ben Mellor to visit: ✅Jagadamba Spinning Mill, which in partnership with UKaid Skills for Employment Programme - सीप has created a gender-friendly space for staff . ✅Humanitarian Staging Area in 📍Bhairahawa, which helps local governments & communities respond to natural hazards
My talks with PM Boris Johnson were wide-ranging and productive. We took stock of the ground covered in the India-UK friendship and also discussed new areas of cooperation. Sectors such as trade, commerce, defence and clean energy figured prominently in our discussions.
On our trip to India we have agreed deals to deliver: ✅ £1 billion in new investment ✅ 11,000 UK jobs ✅ Growth and prosperity Thanks to Narendra Modi and the Indian people for their warm welcome 🇬🇧🇮🇳
JAAGO Foundation UK in Bangladesh 🇬🇧🇧🇩 Robert C Dickson Thank you JAAGO Foundation and Korvi Rakshand - the work you do is so inspirational. Really energised by looking around the school and also meeting with the Volunteer for Bangladesh volunteers #BanglaOptimist
Today, we bid a fond farewell to our Deputy High Commissioner, Javed Patel, after three years with UK in Bangladesh 🇬🇧🇧🇩. 🤝 Join us in saying thank you to Javed Patel and wishing him every success in the future, as he says thank you to 🇧🇩 in this video. #BritBanglaBondhon