Futures, foresight, multilateralism and diplomacy, Head of the UN Futures Lab 🇺🇳. NYC/GVA David Hasselhoff once told me I was funny.
New York City/Geneva
Joined April 2011
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Diplomacy can be slow & careful but opportunities (&risks) are in danger of outstripping Int. Geneva's ability to reshape multilateralism for the future. Excited to see how the new UK Ambassador navigates intersection of AI governance, human rights, climate, and trade in #Geneva
“This is about everybody at the table, with one question. How do we make the world work?”
Pleasure to talk to the @CommonsSpeaker about multilateralism and the UN last week.
Cannot repeat this enough
Do you expect the @UN to plan strategically and act quickly, upholding the mandates given?
Then you must argue for a funding model that allows this to happen. Predicable core funding is key. Scattered project funding weakens the UN and its impact.
Yes.
“Adverts that portray fossil fuels as normal worsen climate disruption and have no place in a city − or a country − that has complied with Paris [Agreement].” – Femke Sleegers.
Should fossil fuel adverts be banned?
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Thanks to my co-authors @rebecamoreno & Sofia Kyriazi who were so crazy to not only consider a rough concept draft but actually accept to help me in making it better. Thank you to our first commenter @draganakaurin @ChrisEarney, Shireen Al-Chalabi and to our excellent reviewers
If you want to do something worthwhile with your week (in addition to terribly important jobs, raising children, solving the internet and so on etc etc), read this 👇🏻
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"Learning to adapt decision making
process to make it more robust to uncertainty is a vital
skill for decision makers."
Really useful reflections that I'll use for my own course correction(s). Thanks @nesta_uk also for the design & layout 🙏
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Anyone seeking asylum should be able to claim in their intended destination or another safe country.
The UK has an opportunity to play a bigger role in protecting the world's most vulnerable rather than contracting its role in doing so.
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One of the reasons we can even try this is because of all of the work you have already done in creating a path for the rest of us and sharing your knowledge. So thank you
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A very dear friend and an absolute gentlemen with just the biggest, biggest heart.
All in @St_Michaels_Ekn were saddened to learn of the untimely death of our past pupil Shane O'Brien. Shane was a MacRory Cup winner in 2002. We extend our sympathy to the O'Brien family. May he rest in Peace
"Accurate information saves lives...we can stop the spread of the infodemic - that can help stop the spread of the pandemic".
Being part of this alliance has been central to our work this year, helping @UN & partners in the #COVID19 response. Below for more 👇
#HappeningNow! @WHO press briefing on #COVID19 misinformation in #Africa & the official launch of the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance #AIRA.
Dr @MoetiTshidi is joined by @MelissaFleming, @LMAfrican, @guyberger, @laktarr001, @UNICEFAfrica & @IFRCAfrica.youtube.com/watch?v=6uh6ksri…
This was the first issue raised in a prep meeting and a number of speakers pulled out of the event. I wholeheartedly agree with @arbiebaguios.
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“The community is the single most important part of the response. They r the solution, and they require from us the best information available to fight this pandemic,” @DrMikeRyan on #UNGA side event on infodemic management.
Continue wathing live: bit.ly/2EoXWQi
Can't wait to see where this goes, congratulations
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You know those articles that capture everything you’ve been having conversations about plus more which make you go, “huh.” This is one of them. Worth a read, esp for the didn’t-we-do-well-pat-on-the-back brigade
A welcome reality check by @cariboudigital on #globaldev orgs "going digital" in response to COVID medium.com/caribou-digital/c… My fav bit: "hierarchies in orgs created around the central head offices have just been transferred to video call"
