Robert Piper
@UNPiper
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(Still) incorrigibly idealistic. Now working @UN for 76 million internally displaced persons who deserve better. Formerly #DCO #Palestine #Sahel #Nepal #Kosovo
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On
#UNDay
& every day,
@UN
staff around the 🌍give their all to leave no one behind even under dire circumstances. Much has been achieved. Much more needs to be done. Only together can we push for peace 🕊️ to rescue the
#GlobalGoals
for people & planet.
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I have started my new role as the UN SG’s Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal Displacement. With over 59.1 million people currently living in internal displacement, there has never been a more important moment to redouble our efforts towards solutions.
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Deeply honoured to take my oath of office as the Assistant Secretary General for Development Coordination @ the UN. And to commit myself to the major changes ahead - to revitalize and reposition the UN development system on the road to the Sustainable Development Goals.
@UN_SDG
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A full day in Tigray visiting IDP sites & meeting Government, including HE Regional President Getschew Reda
@reda_getachew
. Many IDPs are on the move heading home but to an uncertain future. Others are unable to return today & contemplating a 4th year in a camp.
@RamizAlakbarov
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Honoured to be appointed as the SG's Special Advisor on solutions for Internally Displaced Persons - a complex issue that demands fresh thinking & a whole lot more focus. I will leave the RC system in the hands of our 130 amazing RCs & phenomenal DCO team
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Back in Afghanistan after a 21 year interval... Our extraordinary UN team here has 'stayed and delivered'. And are now in a race to get aid to the most vulnerable Afghans before the winter sets-in
@unafghanistan
@UN_SDG
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Starting my last few days as head of the UN's Development Coordination Office this week! What an honour to have been given the opportunity to help stand-up our new Resident Coordinator System. Truly my dream-job. Thank you
@antonioguterres
&
@AminaJMohammed
for the trust.
@UN_SDG
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Today, especially, I remember my Dad who died one year ago. i am grateful to him for injecting his idealism & passion for international cooperation in me. & this AM I join our SG & DSG as they brief
#UN
Member States on our reforms of the UN. I’m sure Dad is grinning, somewhere
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We are a LONG way away from equity in access to vaccines for COVID-19. Imagine - to date, some 35 million vaccine doses have been administered. How many in low income countries? 25. Not million. Not thousand. 25 doses have been administered so far in LICs.
@UN_SDG
@covaxxvaccine
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Honoured to be tapped to help move forward the UN’s most ambitious reforms in the development sphere in decades. Much at stake & no time to lose... Thank you
@antonioguterres
@AminaJMohammed
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Updating Member States today
@UN
on our progress towards pathways for real solutions for the world's internally displaced persons. Governments need to lead this effort. We can assemble all our assets in support. But no one can substitute for Government leadership.
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Congratulations to
@WFP
!! What an incredible honour. And recognition of the amazing work of the organization. This year’s response to COVID19 has been yet another example. UN's World Food Programme wins Nobel peace prize | World news | The Guardian
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UN Resident Coordinators across the globe are mourning the loss of a dear colleague, Rebeca Arias-Flores, who gave so much to so many, over 31 years of service to the UN. We are shocked to lose her so suddenly and so unjustly. Our thoughts are with her loved ones. RIP Rebeca
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2019 is shaping-up to be a busy one. But i wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Thank you
@antonioguterres
&
@AminaJMohammed
** Mr. Robert Piper of Australia - Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Development Coordination Office **
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There can be no sense of 'rest' today, as our colleagues wrestle with the unfolding cataclysms in Afghanistan & Haiti. And we watch powerless as even modest progress on the SDGs face inevitable reversals in these countries. Our thoughts are with
@UNHaiti
&
@unafghanistan
@UN_SDG
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At the UN, we are in a hurry to make the world a better place! So whilst this AM was my chance to say farewell & thanks to the RC System, this PM I was already in my first meetings on Internal Displacement solutions - with
@ASteiner
@UNDP
and
@PreetiSinha_
@UNCDF
…
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Very touching farewell today from the Deputy Secretary-General
@AminaJMohammed
and the Development Coordination Office teams world-wide. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you
@UNPiper
for an amazing journey. You’ve been a weight-bearing pillar of the development reform, and never lost sight of the people making difference every day across the UN system. Chapeau! 🇺🇳
📷: A 30-year service award from
@AminaJMohammed
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Its 100 days today since the launch of the new Resident Coordinator System at the UN. A shift to independent, empowered RCs tasked with leading a repositioned UN development system focused on the SDGs and Agenda 2030.
#nolookingback
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Today I came to Dhurwele in the Somali Region of Ethiopia where Displaced people are ready to turn the page. I am grateful to the communities for their resilience, to government for their leadership & to humanitarian & development actors for their collaboration.
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Come join us as we harness the unmatchable strength of the UN development system to the promise of the SDGs! We are building a roster of talented senior economists & strategic planners to be deployed to our 131 RC offices around the world.
@AminaJMohammed
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Lots of job openings at the Development Coordination Office, at HQ & many strategic positions in UN RC Offices around the world - Sudan, Malawi, Afghanistan, Syria, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Central African Republic and more. Check it out
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Today the UN flag flies at half-mast around the globe as we mourn the more than 100 UN staff who have died in Gaza over the last 4 weeks. May they Rest In Peace.
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We must learn from the lessons of the pandemic and place human rights at the heart of
#COVID19
recovery efforts.
Join me,
@UNHumanRights
& our 131
@UN
country teams to
#StandUp4HumanRights
and commit to
#RecoverBetter
for the
#GlobalGoals
.
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Signing-off 2day as the UN's coordinator 4 humanitarian & development work in the occupied Palestinian territory. Fascinating, rewarding, but also disquieting few years on our longest-running protection crisis. Too much suffering. Too little will to end it. 2018 is Oslo+25
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1 year is too long
9 years is an outrage
We have to profoundly change our approach to internal displacement.
There is time for emergency response and there is a time for mobilizing development aid and getting behind governments to solve the displacement of their own citizens
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I am in South Sudan this week where 2.2 million IDPs are waiting for solutions. Tough but real exchange in a camp outside Juba where idps asked for better services. The question in my mind is how can we leave people in an idp camp for 10+ years?
@OCHASouthSudan
@UN_SouthSudan
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Lebanon’s agony seems to have no end. Our thoughts are with the citizens of Beirut, the team of
@UN_Lebanon
and our
@rochdi_najat
on her first days in her new job this week...
@UN_SDG
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Entering UN HQ in Geneva never fails to lift my spirits and sense of purpose. I almost feel the presence of those generations of multilateralists that have come before us, urging us to greater success...
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I am in Colombia this week to see how the UN can better support the Government to accelerate its efforts on solutions for Colombia's more than 5 million internally displaced persons. Over 10% of the population are displaced, some since decades. Much to learn.
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Very proud to have dedicated 30 years of my working life to the UN and to the ideals it represents. Happy 75th to my UN family, serving throughout the globe. And to our Member States who have built & nurtured this irreplaceable institution
@UN_SDG
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Buried in these end-of-year decisions is the UN General Assembly's agreement 2 contribute $13.6 million from its resources to help fund the new Resident Coordinator System. A historic-first. A vote of confidence in the UN development system. A gust of wind in the sails of reform.
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Solutions to displacement require an all-of-Government approach. And the Finance Ministry is indispensable. Grateful to Ethiopia's State Minister of Finance, HE Ms. Semereta Sewasew, for our exchange on Solutions.
@MoF_Ethiopia
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Every day UN agencies are helping thousands of Palestinians from all walks of life. Here's a snapshot of our work
@UNSCO_MEPP
@UNRWA
@UNOCHA
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Happy UN Day! As proud today, to serve the blue UN flag, as the day I signed-up 31 years ago. Permanently 'work in progress', as we must be, to keep up with a rapidly changing world
#ourcommonagenda
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Congratulations Giovanie! DCO's Deputy moving-on to a (big!) new challenge in West Africa and the Sahel!
@UN_SDG
.
@antonioguterres
a nommé Giovanie Biha, du
#Burundi
🇧🇮, Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général de l'ONU🇺🇳 pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Sahel (
@UN_UNOWAS
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I am in Ethiopia this week to take stock of our efforts to move some of Ethiopia's more than 4 million internally displaced persons onto solutions pathways. My thanks to the dynamic leaders at the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
@EthioHRC
for their advice and analysis.
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. no pressure ... 😎
Almost 50 yrs ago Robert Jackson developed the 1st systematic UN reform proposal “The Jackson Report”. This week another Australian,
@UN_Piper
was appointed by the SG to lead the Transition Team to the new UN Development System, fit for 21 century. Best wishes Robert!
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Fantastic €100 million, 5-year pledge to the UN's Joint SDG Fund from Spain! Great to see Spain coming back with roar on the SDGs, after their MDG triumph.
@UN_SDG
@JosepBorrellF
@JPLaiglesia
@GabrielFerrero1
@LisaKurbiel
España regresará a la comunidad de donantes. Contribuiremos con 100 millones € al fondo conjunto de la
#Agenda2030
y 100 millones al fondo de lucha contra el sida, la malaria y la tuberculosis. Invertir en
#sanidad
es vital para que las personas puedan prosperar.
#GoalKeepers19
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I have been in Beirut this week to learn about the situation here & to support our team lead by the indominitable
@rochdi_najat
. The depth & speed of Lebanon’s economic freefall is literally the worst on record. And the impact on Lebanon’s regular citizens? Catastrophic.
@UN_SDG
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More Sunday morning recommendations (thank you
@RKalapurakal
). Brilliant interview with our boss. The big picture, with hope & realism in just the right measure: The Economist Asks: António Guterres – Does the United Nations still work?
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We really need to break this cycle of crisis keeping people in really appalling conditions
And being caught in an extended transition is possibly the worse place to be in
We need to focus much better on solutions
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Full disclosure from the UN’s leadership. We promised new heights in transparency and we have delivered ...
I replenish my energy with nature and some days with chocolate.
On
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
I plan to do both.
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UN
#Volunteers
are one of the jewels in the crown of the
@UN
#development
&
#humanitarian
systems. To support their involvement in the implementation of the
#2030Agenda
, a dedicated learning offering, the UNV Primer, is being launched!
23 May🕑13:00 CEST▶️
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Fantastic to see
@PaulaGaviriaB
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons - today in Geneva, to swap notes and plan our collaboration over the months to come. I can't imagine a better champion for IDPs.
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Over 3 M Nigerians 🇳🇬 have been uprooted from their homes by recurring conflicts and disasters
Today I am starting a visit to listen to displaced people and work with the new Government to advance solutions that are safe, dignified & that work
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So pleased to be able to welcome and congratulate in person, the brand-new UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs here in Bogota
@PaulaGaviriaB
! Along with our extraordinary UN Resident Coordinator
@VillarMireia
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So proud of our extraordinary team at
@WHO
who are on the front line of the COVID-19 response and working 24/7 to save lives and support Governments at this critical moment.
@UN_SDG
Now is the time for solidarity to stop the virus & not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of the World Health Organization or any other humanitarian organization in the fight against the virus -
@antonioguterres
. Statement:
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Check-out this new
@UN_SDG
COVID19 data resource... We think its a bit of a game-changer for better coordinated socio-economic recovery efforts.
Around the 🌍 & in full emergency mode,
@UN
country teams continue to support government responses to the
#COVID19
crisis
A new online
#DataPortal
provides more info on what we're doing on the ground to protect lives & livelihoods against the pandemic
💻
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The simplest test of what a solution looks like, is to ask an IDP: are you home or not? And if they say "I am home" you know somehow, that the most important issues and needs have been addressed.
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Super-important conversation with
@UNmigration
chiefs of mission this morning. IOM is playing a critical role in our displacement response. Together we are building a new solutions-instrument that is Government-lead and Development-financed. Thank you
@daniels_ugochi
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My heart goes out to the elderly in this COVID19 crisis. Many must be feeling great fear, and great isolation. It is the cruelest of qualities of this pandemic, that turning to your loved ones for support may represent a very real hazard. At precisely the time you need them most
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UN Deputy Secretary General
@AminaJMohammed
updates Member States on latest progress on UN reforms in the development field. Some last design pieces outstanding around regional architecture & support to SIDS.
@UN_SDG
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Inspiring start to our annual meeting of Resident Coordinators, world-wide. An amazing cadre of senior UN officials, leading UN operations across 162 countries and territories. Such a privilege to work with this team on a daily basis.
Our chair,
@AminaJMohammed
, kicked off a virtual global meeting w/ 130 Resident Coordinators leading
@UN
teams serving 162 countries to tackle the pandemic, boost vaccination & fast track the
#GlobalGoals
#ForPeopleForPlanet
. All hands on deck to do even more in 2022. Together🇺🇳.
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With my focus naturally on displaced persons themselves, I rarely recognize enough our UN staff & those of our partners who deliver support to IDPs in some of the most difficult & confronting places in the world. I simply could not do what i do without their support & dedication
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Exciting, breaking news from the
#AUSummit
! Our UN Resident Coordinator in South Africa
@nardosbthomas
has been appointed the next CEO of
@NEPAD_Agency
! A huge honour and achievement. Congratulations Nardos!
@UN_SDG
At today’s
#AUSummit
, my dear sister Nardos Bekele
@nardosbthomas
was appointed as the next AUDA-NEPAD CEO. She went through a very rigorous and transparent process and she will bring a wealth of experience and competence to the Agency. Bravo dear sister!
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Happy New Year! May 2021 be a new chapter for our fragile planet & its exhausted inhabitants. May we draw the necessary lessons from the recent & distant past, & correct our trajectory for the benefit of this & future generations. More action. Less words.
#dutyofcare
@UN_SDG
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The UN is serious about its new Disability Inclusion Strategy. We met this AM 2 take stock with UN leaders from across Globe. This isnt about ‘charity’ - we go no where on SDG10 without addressing inclusion. And as an employer we are missing-out on some extraordinary individuals.
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A giant has left the room. RIP Desmond Tutu. Few people in my lifetime have personified humanity, tolerance and love as much as Archbishop Tutu. ❤️
The Elders are deeply saddened at the passing of our founding Chair and dear friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Leah and their family.
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Heads of over 30 UN agencies meeting with the Deputy SG & Chair of the
@UN_SDG
,
@AminaJMohammed
this morning. Big agenda around keeping the UN reforms on track, upgrading our
#SIDS
suppport, staying on-track on the SDG Decade of Action, tracking the Funding Compact & much more.
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From NY Times Editorial Board...”the world is changing. Foreign aid must change with it”. This debate needs to be had. The UN Sec-Gen called for a “New Deal” in international affairs in the wake of COVID & Aid must be an integral part of it
@UN_SDG
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The role of the
@JointSDGFund
in the
@UN
reform lies in its focus on strengthening
@UN
Resident Coordinators & country teams to deliver as one to accelerate the
#SDGs
and
#LeaveNoOneBehind
.
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Deeply troubling picture of COVID19 vaccine inequality.56 countries - representing 20% of the world's population - yet to get to even 10% coverage. Most in Africa. Just so, so wrong. From every angle - from ethics to self-interest - this is really dumb public policy.
@UN_SDG
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An incredible moment in my 32 years serving the United Nations. Surely its all down-hill from here?! Thank you Nelson and Michelle and your marvelous teams for 4 years of professionalism and excellent collaboration.
“With our gratitude for the leadership in making the reform [of the
@UN
development system
@UN_SDG
] a reality.”
@AminaJMohammed
thanks
@UNPiper
& gives him a copy of the repositioning resolution hand-signed by
@antonioguterres
.
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What an incredible story from New Zealand’s parliament from a grateful refugee, now MP. Everyone wins. NZ is so much richer for this voice in its governance too.
@Refugees
New Zealand's first African MP gave a powerful and emotional maiden speech in Parliament as he recounted his escape from Eritrea.
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Way too much suffering on our planet today, to feel a right to 'celebrate' Christmas & slow down. From Gaza to Sudan, Ukraine to Congo, too many innocent civilians are in the midst of unfathomable violence. Our world has never felt so fragile. So polarized. And so unjust.
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Winding-up a great visit to Haiti working with the
@UNHaiti
team to build an integrated strategy to support Haiti’s complex transition. One UN team, working seamlessly under
@BINUH_UN
@UN_Lemarquis
@UNPeacebuilding
@UN_SDG
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So sad to learn today of the passing of Sunil Saigal who extended a big-brotherly hand to me when i showed-up in Bangkok 33 yrs ago, a spanking-new & clueless JPO. He was supposed to enjoy a well-earned retirement after a last tour in Sierra Leone. RIP dear Sunil. So very unfair
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Congratulations Lise - currently RC/HC in Yemen! “Lise Grande Named New President and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace” | United States Institute of Peace
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Very excited to convene 9 UN Country Teams who are first to access our new Internal Displacement Solutions Fund. A new instrument to accompany Governments to lead & implement solutions strategies at scale. Thank you
@SwissMFA
@NorwayMFA
@BMZ_Bund
for getting us off the ground!
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Welcome to your new role Elizabeth! A key partner to the
@UN_SDG
Elizabeth Spehar of Canada took office today as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, following her appointment by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
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I am in Niger to support efforts to deliver solutions to internally displaced persons here. Much to learn from our teams. Government's strong leadership of this task has created unprecedented momentum. A key test now? To ensure that leadership is mirrored at the local level too.
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Happy New Year from an astonishingly beautiful Sydney harbour! May 2019 be a year of progress, creativity and above all, peace.
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Fantastic turn-out for our very first meeting of our new Member States 'Group of Friends' on Solutions to Internal Displacement. Special thanks to our co-chairs
@CanadaGeneva
and
@MisionColUNOG
. Lots of work to do ahead of us!
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There have been a few moments in my working life when I thought we might be at a turning-point towards a new multilateralism. The fall of the Berlin Wall was one. So was 9-11. But neither delivered. & so far COVID19 looks like a wash. Let's seize this one?
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Haiti's agony appears to have no end. Our thoughts are with Haitians tonight as they confront another catastrophe.
@UN_Lemarquis
@UN_SDG
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Privileged to join the SG & DSG this AM as the SG presented his annual report on the UN development system reform effort. Member States' feedback very motivating. No one is declaring victory, but all the evidence indicates we are absolutely on the right track
@UN_SDG
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An extraordinary coalition assembled this morning - Kenya Gov, Silicon Valley, US academia, & UN system - to support kenya’s development through innovation & partnership. UN leadership a key ingredient. Well-done
@sidchat1
Thank you
@RockefellerFdn
@UN_SDG
#UNGAxRF
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Bravo
@UNYouthEnvoy
! Long overdue & great news
Today marks a historic moment as the UN General Assembly unanimously adopts Resolution A/76/L85 to establish a new UN Youth Office, integrating the existing work of my office 👏
This is a groundbreaking milestone to advance the
@UN
’s work with & for youth everywhere 🇺🇳
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We are looking 4 senior managers for key posts in the revamped UN Development Coordination Office incl. regional Directors for a number of regions & an expert in leadership & learning to support our new cohort of RCs & UN Country Teams.
#notbusinessasusual
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Solutions to internal displacement require us to draw on all the assets of the UN. Grateful to USG for Peace Operations
@Lacroix_UN
for the collaboration in mission settings like South Sudan and Central African Republic.
@UNPeacekeeping
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