Climate & other crises are putting more people at higher risk & increasing demand for humanitarian action to support the most vulnerable people. I am pleased to join other global leaders to urge G7 to create permanent fund to deal with future crises. ⁦ theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…

Amazing The New York Times opinion piece from Michelle Yeoh telling it like it is on the "deep existing inequalities" crises expose, and why women's “voices, leadership and participation are key to an inclusive, successful and sustainable [disaster] recovery.” 👏🏽👏🏽 nytimes.com/2023/03/13/opi…

Happy to share the public release of the WorldBank report on #AdaptiveSocialProtection systems in the South Asian context. Co-authored with Samantha Cook, our chapter on why #DRF matters given compounding effects of shocks in the region. bit.ly/40taKdj/

The cost of financial protection for the poor after a shock is usually delivered via existing social protection programs but rarely pre-quantified. The #DRF chapter of the #WB report proposes an approach to evaluate the need for shock responsive support bit.ly/3Gef5Jk

A tangled web: China, MDBs, Preferred creditor treatment and debt relief. See Fitch ratings' view on China’s Stance on Multilateral Debt Relief fitchratings.com/research/sover…

I strongly condemn the prohibition of our Afghan female colleagues from working in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. If this measure is not reversed, it will inevitably undermine our ability to deliver life-saving aid to the people who need it.

For more info on the V20 Accra-Marrakech Agenda: v-20.org/accra-marrakec…

Historic & exciting day that launches the new Global Health Security and Diplomacy Bureau in the Department of State led by Secretary Antony Blinken Samantha Power Secretary Xavier Becerra John Nkengasong, building on silo-breaking success of PEPFAR, applied to address new threats & the next big pandemic

La seguridad alimentaria también es una prioridad para América Latina y el Caribe. Diego Arias, gerente de la práctica de Agricultura y Alimentos de Banco Mundial | América Latina y el Caribe, habla sobre cómo abordar este problema en la región. Encuentra más información aquí: wrld.bg/Ef5k50SRHHb