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Unlike in the US and AUS, our Special Forces cannot be scrutinised in UK Parliament. Today at Defence Committee, I asked the Defence Secretary John Healey if he thinks we have enough Parliamentary oversight of UK Special Forces 👇

Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights's full briefing incl. recs to relax the 'no comment policy' here: ceasefire.org/wp-content/upl…. Great resources by colleagues: Saferworld - saferworld-global.org/resources/publ… APPG on Modern Conflict Human Rights Centre - appgmodernconflict.org/publications/a… Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) - aoav.org.uk/category/briti…

What role do community-led initiatives play in addressing gender-based & online violence? Find out in our upcoming webinar 'Addressing #GBV & online violence: community-led initiatives in Somalia and Yemen'. 📅 Mon, 9 Dec at 13:00 UTC. Register👉🏼 bit.ly/3Da4dxd #16Days

Sandi Toksvig’s, tv presenter & comedian, beautiful podcast interview on her travels to #Sudan & how she fell in love with “coffee with medicine” prepared by our infamous tea ladies. I miss my home. We all do.

#ICYMI: In this episode, we discussed the future of the UK's Integrated Security Fund and explore what's next for #UK security and #conflict policy around the world. W/Lewis Brooks and Dr. Gaurav Saini co-founder of CSDR. Listen now 👉 bit.ly/41sxv4h #CSSF

Cutting ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% by 2027 is deeply shortsighted and doesn’t make anyone safer. The deep irony is that development money can prevent wars & is used to patch up the consequences of them, cutting this support is counterproductive and I urge the government to rethink.

The House of Commons Library has published a really useful guide by Louisa BrookeHolland to the in-process UK National Security Strategy, including a list of known departmental reviews that might feed into it. Thanks to Lewis Brooks for sharing this. researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-…

‘Beyond the Jargon’ - What is conflict sensitivity? Imagine delivering food aid to a community facing drought. Seems simple, right? Not quite. Before distributing aid, ask: ❓Who controls access? A powerful group might seize the supplies, leaving others without.

How can the UK Government provide innovative and genuine leadership on issues of gender justice to move the Women, Peace and Security agenda forwards? Listen to Saferworld's Lewis Brooks and Shelagh Daley on the Mind the GAPS podcast from Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) open.spotify.com/episode/3iQVbM…

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With extreme poverty increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected states and regions, Nic Hailey, Executive director at International Alert, argued that international development needs to focus much more on conflict prevention.

The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) advocates pivoting the armed forces to ‘warfighting readiness'—but does it address the broader implications for global #peace and #security? Lewis Brooks & Charlie Linney analyse the risks. #UKDefence saferworld-global.org/resources/news…

Saferworld agrees! The UK should be stepping up its support to #conflictprevention, reduction and resolution. Read more here: bit.ly/442UzGr #InvestInPeace