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Sep 10, 2020, 9 tweets

STARTING NOW: We’re excited to be joined at the #TortoiseG7bnSummit by our keynote speaker, former US ambassador to the UN, @SamanthaJPower.

Our question for this session: what role can global organisations play in 2020?
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@SamanthaJPower "“Overall I would say it’s D, D- for political co-operation on the Covid crisis” – @DMiliband, at the #TortoiseG7BnSummit

Join us live now: torto.se/2DJR7sj

"Political polarisation is just a killer of all semblance of unity in a crisis" – @SamanthaJPower

Live now at the #TortoiseG7bnSummit

"Taiwan, Finland, Iceland, the effectiveness of female leaders is striking." – @SamanthaJPower, former US Ambassador to the UN

"The WHO isn’t built to thrive with Trump, Xi, and Johnson." – @SamanthaJPower, former US Ambassador to the UN

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"Even against the backdrop of these skewings of popular will, we still have to play politics against this backdrop." – @SamanthaJPower live now at the #TortoiseG7bnSummit

"The major underlying divide that's surfacing in Covid are those who recognise that our fates are connected to the fates of people who live elsewhere, and those who don't." – @SamanthaJPower, Former US Ambassador to the UN

#TortoiseG7bnSummit

@SamanthaJPower "People make fun of Trump on the wall. But it’s a metaphor for the world view that you can separate yourself from others." – @SamanthaJPower, Former US Ambassador to the UN live at the #TortoiseG7bnSummit

“The kind of leadership young people want is an empathetic, strategic and people-centred” — Rafiat Atanda, one of our attendees at the #TortoiseG7bnSummit

Join us live and tell us what you think: torto.se/G7bnSummit

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