Louise Walker
@louisefcdo
Head of Private Sector and Capital Markets Department
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03-03-2015 12:02:30
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PhD funding opportunity: School of Social and Political Sciences PhD Scholarships at University of Glasgow. For international and UK students. Deadline 15 March. Contact me if interested in PhD supervision ([email protected]). gla.ac.uk/colleges/socia…
Packed house for the launch of the Gender Bonds Toolkit by @FSDAfrica and UN Women Africa - profound thanks to all our partners on this FSDNetwork Gates Foundation - especially authors @ParallelleFin British International Investment MFA Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Thanks to Tewoldeberhan Daniel and the UNICEF team who went to Khartoum for a critical mission to assess the situation and follow up on our response efforts- so much more to be done urgently as malnutrition rates rise.
Ongoing fighting & SAF aid restrictions could tip Sudan into famine. I spoke to ERR volunteers across the country, the iNGO coordinator Anthony Neal & William Carter who all paint a bleak picture of deep, widespread hunger worsening through Ramadan. news.sky.com/story/sudan-co…
Interesting analysis on climate finance - including relationship to development finance Ian Mitchell
A pinnacle of #LCAW for me was Friday's launch of the iBoxx LSF USD African Sovereigns Index with The Liquidity & Sustainability Facility (LSF) and S&P Dow Jones Indices supported by MOBILIST Global and Prosper Africa. Helping mobilise the trillions needed for #SDGs and #climate.
Restoring the UK's reputation as a world leader on climate is a priority. Today I met PIDG British International Investment MOBILIST Global to discuss the UK-supported CLEAR Fund to mobilise climate finance in Africa. Proud to support UK innovation to drive global growth and climate action.
We are honoured to announce that The Children's Drawings, featuring children's experiences of genocide, mass atrocities, war, trauma & loss in #Sudan, will be exhibited in UK Parliament next week, sponsored by Joe Powell MP. Please encourage your MP to attend. #KeepEyesOnSudan