Amee Misra

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@NavrozDubash @PrincetonSPIA @PrincetonEnviro Wonderful news, Navroz. Many congratulations!

Very pleased to be starting an exciting new position this week at @PrincetonSPIA and @PrincetonEnviro. I very much look forward to engaging with and learning from new colleagues and new students. And to carrying forward and deepening ongoing conversations and collaborations.

@EmergingRoy Excellent piece. Many thanks for sharing.

My latest article in the Business standard. I analyse “under the hood” worrying trends in the Indian economy underlying sound short term macroeconomic outcomes. business-standard.com/amp/opinion/co…

Some days back when I asked an environment expert if the National Capital Region will turn into a desert in future, he smiled and said, it already is one- a region where air, water, and ambient temperature are private goods which only the rich can afford. Remembered his words when I saw that Delhi touched 52.3 degree Celsius today. #heatwave

Just wrapped up our annual meeting of @UNDP economists across Asia-Pacific. These last four days were insightful, inspirational and fun. Highlights were presentations by: - Ravi Kanbur on the future of inequality - David Skilling on global regime change and developing country growth models - Homi Kharas on developing big bets in an age of uncertainty - Stefan Dercon development bargains in practice - Rohini Pande on gender equality in the labor force. Asia-Pacific is often portrayed as a global success story. It has been on average and over a long period of time. But deep disparities remain: 200 million people remain in extreme monetary poverty, 500 million still face multiple deprivations in health, education and living standards, 800 million women are out out of the labor force, and 1.3 billion people are out of the formal sector. And we worry about disruptions in the global and regional development landscape that may perturb the pace of progress. The region is highly exposed to existential threats relating to climate change. It is struggling with how established drivers of growth and job creation are being challenged by intense demographic and technological change and new patterns in globalization. And on top of this, the region is being affected by a shrinking space for pro-development reform against a backdrop of democratic backsliding, rising inequality and growing polarization. So the central theme was how we can enhance development impact in this evolving context. And the conclusion - at a 10,000 foot level - was: To make a greater difference as economists, at UNDP and anywhere else, we need to be more future oriented, adopt a sharper strategic focus, and pay far more attention to the politics of change. Points that were reflected beautifully in the concluding presentation by Rohini Pande on boosting female labor force participation in a region marked by persistent discriminatory social norms and in an era characterized by a changing future of work, a dramatic decline in fertility and an intensification of climate change. Stay tuned for posts later next week on the key take-aways from these external sessions.

@sara_sachin Thank you spoke to someone who advised on next steps. Will reach out if we still need help. Grateful for your response.

@ameemisra Please call at Emergency Number of the Embassy. Check the EOl Madrid website.

@IndiainSpain visiting Barcelona and passport got stolen. Grateful for your support please @DineshKPatnaik @MEAIndia

We are hosting a stellar panel to discuss insights from UNDP’s Regional Human Development Report This is in Delhi and only in-person. If you’d like to join, please register on the link below.

There are separate forms for blood donation and platelet donation - specifically ask for them at the blood bank. If you donate, I’ll be grateful for a confirmation here. Please RT the first tweet in the thread.

Should not have given blood in the last 1 month. Should not have had alcohol in last 48 hrs. Should not have had dengue or malaria in the last 1 year. No cough or cold. No antibiotics, or cough/cold medication. Min weight 55 kgs.

Urgently need blood donation at Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar. Patient Name - Dr. Praveen Kumar Pande Patient ID (I.P. No.) - 448026 Need both Blood donation and platelet donations. For blood donation - any blood group will work. For Platelets - ONLY O+ blood group.

In Ananya’s review of Hidden Figures, she discovers rich history and innovative storytelling in this 2016 Academy Award-nominated film. kidspiritonline.com/magazine/now-a… #kidspirit #teenwriter #history #hiddenfigures

@stwtrv Wonderful!

Well done Ananya!

@richaanirudh यदि कभी समय मिले तो कृपया इन पर भी एक फ़ीचर कीजिएगा । ऐसे उदाहरण देश की राजनीति में विरले ही मिलेंगे ।

Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured As the @UN's agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating more than 2000 inpatients in northern Gaza. The forced evacuation of patients and health workers will further worsen the current humanitarian and public health catastrophe. The lives of many critically ill and fragile patients hang in the balance: those in intensive care or who rely on life support; patients undergoing hemodialysis; newborns in incubators; women with complications of pregnancy, and others all face imminent deterioration of their condition or death if they are forced to move and are cut off from life-saving medical attention while being evacuated. Health facilities in northern Gaza continue to receive an influx of injured patients and are struggling to operate beyond maximum capacity. Some patients are being treated in corridors and outdoors in surrounding streets due to a lack of hospital beds. Forcing more than 2000 patients to relocate to southern Gaza, where health facilities are already running at maximum capacity and unable to absorb a dramatic rise in the number patients, could be tantamount to a death sentence. Hospital directors and health workers are now facing an agonizing choice: abandon critically ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their own lives at risk while remaining on site to treat patients, or endanger their patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity to receive them. Overwhelmingly, caregivers have chosen to stay behind and honor their oaths as health professionals to “do no harm,” rather than risk moving their critically ill patients during evacuations. Health workers should never have to make such impossible choices. Additionally, tens of thousands of displaced people in northern Gaza are seeking refuge in open spaces in or around hospitals, treating them as havens from violence as well as to protect the facilities from potential attacks. Their lives, too, are at risk when health facilities are bombed. There are verified reports of deaths of health care workers and destruction of health facilities, which denies civilians the basic human right of life-saving health care and is prohibited under International Humanitarian Law. WHO calls for Israel to immediately reverse evacuation orders to hospitals in northern Gaza, and calls for the protection of health facilities, health workers, patients, and civilians. WHO also reiterates its calls for the immediate and safe delivery of medical supplies, fuel, clean water, food, and other humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing, where life-saving assistance, including WHO health supplies that arrived earlier today, is currently awaiting entry.

Congratulations @AmitProthi and team on the launch of the Global Infrastructure Resilience Report. We at @UNDP_India are proud to partner with @cdri_world on this timely, valuable publication. Good data is key to making good decisions!

Towards a #ClimateResilient future🌏. @cdri_world, supported by @UNDP, released its flagship publication🔖 in Delhi today. The report, unveiled by Min @KirenRijiju, @NITIAayog VC @suman_bery & Principal Sect @PMOIndia PK Mishra, provides data & insights on building resilience.

Do folks know a good English-Hindi translator, with experience in the development sector? @sonamitra @YaminiYaminina @PMenonIFPRI @idr_online

@sonamitra Slap? Slap.

How do you drive this fact into hyper active male professionals that prioritising family, self-care and saying no sometimes is NOT a sign of weakness??!! What do you do when you have such men as family?