Jessie McDonald
@Jessie__Mac
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Production editor @guardian covering global development and projects on human rights, biodiversity, oceans and farming. Costa del Croydon. She/her
London, England
Joined November 2011
'Ukraine warns Russian war-planes preparing to drop five-tonne bombs on Azovstal plant in Mariupol ... The underground complex is being used as a shelter by hundreds of civilians including children. They were about to be wiped out, the officials said.'
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Ukrainian president announces assault but declares: ‘We will fight. We will not give up anything Ukrainian’
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For my first @guardian feature I reported on the older Ukrainian long-distance runners still running as war rages around them. It was a huge privilege to speak with all of them – they are heroes in a time of pure horror. https://t.co/bMbIaJaY3j
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A group of older male runners head out in Kyiv every day even as Russian bombs fall around them
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By 2 Jan the average Briton was already responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than someone from the DRC would produce in an entire year ... the calendar graphics in this piece are sobering https://t.co/W6qHVeo9KE
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Average Briton produces more carbon in two days than Congolese person does in entire year, study finds
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Nature being brutal again
The bad news is killer whales brutally devoured a blue whale including swimming inside its mouth to eat its nutritionally dense tongue. The good news is this may actual be marine behaviour returning to normal as global populations of large whales recover. https://t.co/wMsz7nzX4y
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be more John https://t.co/UeeGFBQU0U gorgeous story by @phoeb0
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“The only difference we will make is if we have interventions that clearly target women and girls. If we don’t make them resilient to these disasters, it will not help.” Dr. @AshaMohammed_ , Sec Gen, Kenya Red Cross. #SocialEconomic impacts of #COVID19 cc @IFRCAfrica @ifrc
Speaking with @Jessie__Mac & focusing on the education of girls she stated; "It feels like a zero-sum game. You put efforts in one area to bring girls back to school after COVID closures and then there’s another disaster." Dr. @AshaMohammed_ 2/2 Read more of this in @guardian
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'In a crisis, it is always women who pay the highest price.' My write-up of the @IFRC report on the unsurprising but stark secondary impacts of Covid
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In 82% of countries surveyed, women were disproportionately hit, from loss of income to caring duties, report shows
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In our latest Global Dispatch newsletter @lizzy_davies reports from the Gambia, where the capital is sinking and fields are becoming saturated with saltwater: https://t.co/hwktCsUuNP. And you can sign up to get the next one here:
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The 90s moves are flawless
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An exceptional read by @thedalstonyears on how wellness became tinged with rightwing conspiracy theories
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Top tip for pet separation anxiety: @Nigella_Lawson is as soothing for pets as humans. My pooch Luna particularly enjoys blissing out to the At My Table series
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It was such an honour to interview Zahra Mirzaei who along with the AMA has done groundbreaking work around women's birth rights in Afghanistan. Now these rights are under threat and many midwives are living in fear for their safety under the Taliban.
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Update on worsening #TigrayFamine as aid staff expelled, by @georginaquach
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Seven senior officials responsible for ‘delivering lifesaving aid’ told to leave amid de facto blockade of food, medicine and fuel
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Wuhan the 'sponge city', Citizenship for bees in San José @phoeb0 giving us reasons to be optimistic this Friday afternoon https://t.co/x9hhNfF4sT
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Around the world, architects, activists and communities are finding ways to bring wildlife into urban areas
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The sudden darker evenings have me feeling nervous walking home from the tube again. Just like every year. Thinking of Sabina Nessa who was just walking home
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'We must oppose the practice of the northern aid industry to consistently place themselves as the managers, implementers, intermediaries and monitors of aid' @themrise
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As I walk around Kabul, the streets are empty of women
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A few days ago the capital was full of women going about their business. Now, the few that remain walk fast and full of fear
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'I don’t know when Frank and I will talk again. But we remain exposed to each other’s whims and disdains. One way or another, we’ll have to figure out what to do with each other’s company'. A tender and riveting read by anthropologist @anandspandian
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