Caroline Ford
@FordCaro
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leaving this place imminently - come find me @fordcaro.bsky.social
Joined February 2012
So many broken hearts💔 Thousands honored Mazen who advocated for rights & justice The regime’s answer? It disappeared, #tortured & killed him & countless more Assad & his thugs counted on impunity, but they will face justice for their atrocity crimes Rest in power dear Mazen
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We’re proud to welcome partners and experts in Ottawa this week for a two-day workshop aimed at understanding how people-centred justice strategies bolster inclusive and democratic governance. https://t.co/YjNgkVTlbC
#A2J #OECD
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A rock band is performing and the singer sees a kid with a banner asking to play guitar with them. The singer asks him: - Do you really know how to play guitar? - Yeah! - What's your favorite band? - Guns N' Roses What happens next is incredible.
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Thanks @And_Harper for a great informative meeting with @IDRC_CRDI President @Julie_Delahanty and @FordCaro and a follow-up meeting with IDRC research chairs to discuss climate change+ ahead of #GRF @Lerrning
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@IDRC_CRDI research chairs meet with @Julie_Delahanty IDRC President and @FordCaro and discuss the network participation in #GRF and research agenda beyond and policy impact @Lerrning @fdchairsnet
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Great to be at second #GRF with @Julie_Delahanty @FordCaro with strong @IDRC_CRDI showing on localization of knowledge production through 12 research chairs initiative in global south universities
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@IDRC_CRDI made it for the second #GRF - with 12 research chairs on forced displacement @fdchairsnet on localization of knowledge production with @Julie_Delahanty @FordCaro
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"If there is a resistance in #Afghanistan, it’s definitely coming from the #women.” Listen to @FereshtaAbbasi from @hrw to find out more about the situation of Afghan women and girls after the Taliban seized power again. 👉 https://t.co/TTQVuwbkPk 👉 https://t.co/q3PpgOn0Tn
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15 June 1215: The Magna Carta is sealed by King John of England. It guarantees feudal rights and privileges, upheld the freedom of the church, and maintain the nation’s laws. It was annulled by #Pope Innocent III, leading to the First Barons' War. #OTD #ad
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Children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions, fear & anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives, they continually cope with frustrations as best they can. It is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. - Maurice Sendak, who was born #OTD in 1928
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0/10 After Russia's destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, Ukrainians face a manmade calamity amidst the other horrors of Russia's invasion. Ukrainians are at work rescuing their fellow citizens from high waters, often braving Russian fire to do it. Here are ten ways to help.
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Donald Trump faces 37 criminal charges, Boris Johnson is forced to resign from Parliament. As Shakespeare puts it in ‘Twelfth Night’, "And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.”
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.@UN faces huge dilemmas in Afghanistan. But UN agencies now find themselves simultaneously making unprincipled concessions to Taliban demands-/banning female workers—& facing further Taliban attacks on their programs. Lesson? Unprincipled acts to placate Taliban get you nothing.
UNICEF said in a statement that “As the lead agency for the education cluster in Afghanistan, UNICEF is deeply concerned by reports that over 500,000 children, including over 300,000 girls, could lose out on quality learning through Community Based Education within a month if
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Food inflation: Lebanon 🇱🇧 352% Venezuela 🇻🇪 158% Argentina 🇦🇷 110% Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 102% Turkey 🇹🇷 53.92% Pakistan 🇵🇰 48% Poland 🇵🇱 24% Czechia 🇨🇿 23.5% Germany 🇩🇪 21.2% Sweden 🇸🇪 19% United Kingdom 🇬🇧 19.1% Netherlands 🇳🇱 17.8% Euro Area 🇪🇺 17.5% Spain 🇪🇸 16.5% France 🇫🇷 14.9%
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The Islamic Republic officials threatened women by announcing that if they take off their hijabs, they will be identified by face recognition cameras and arrested. This is how brave women of Iran responded: #WomanLifeFreedom
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In Ojibwe our word for Leafs is Niibiishag (pronounced Nii-bii-shag). Leafs Nation at Wikwemikong on beautiful Manitoulin Island getting ready for tonight’s game. @MapleLeafs #GoLeafsGo #AambeNiibiishagAambe
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The BBC chairman should not be selected by the government of the day. Not now, not ever.
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I honestly think about this NYC A-Train Sax Battle at least once a month.
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