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@UN Resident Coordinator/ Humanitarian Coordinator 🇺🇳 🇪🇷. Optimistically committed to a better world. #GlobalGoals . RTs not endorsement

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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
7 years
Today the @UN hit a major milestone. For the first time in history, there is full gender parity in the top leadership of the United Nations - SG's @antonioguterres 44-member Senior Management Group. @UN_Women @amgoetz @ICRW @Peace_Women
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Nahla Valji
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Incredible excitement on the streets of #Asmara ! Parade welcome for the return of cycling champion ⁦ @GrmayeBiniam #Eritrea #AfricanPride #HistoryMaker
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Nahla Valji
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Every June 20 Eritrea pays tribute to those who sacrificed for this country’s independence. Sharing the experience of the annual candle light vigil in Asmara last night, and honored to have joined official commemorations this morning. #EritreanMartyrsDay
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Nahla Valji
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Congratulations @GrmayeBiniam from the @UNinEritrea team! Proud day for 🇪🇷Proud day for Africa #HistoryMaker
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UCI
3 months
🤩 History has been made 🤩 Former UCI @WCC_cycling athlete @GrmayeBiniam 🇪🇷 took his first stage win at @LeTour with an impressive sprint 🔥 #TDF2024
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Nahla Valji
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Grateful to Minister Fozia Hashim, Minister of Justice, for the warm welcome and first meeting last week. Discussed the long-standing partnership with the @UNinEritrea , particularly through @UNDPEritrea , and continued collaboration 🇺🇳🇪🇷
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Nahla Valji
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Grateful to Ambassador Zemede, Commissioner of Culture and Sport, for the courtesy meeting and discussion on ⁦ @UNinEritrea ⁩ partnership - and special thanks for the gift of an official Eritrea Jersey from the Paris Olympics ! ⁦ @UNESCO
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Nahla Valji
5 months
Beautiful Massawa - perfect setting for reflection and planning #TeamRetreat @UNinEritrea 🇪🇷
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Nahla Valji
2 months
Spotted in Asmara. ‘Waiting for Biniam Girmay’. #EritreanPride . #GreenJersey ⁦ ⁦ @GrmayeBiniam ⁩ ⁦ @IntermarcheW
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Nahla Valji
8 months
Honored and privileged to be appointed by the @UN Secretary-General as Resident Coordinator & Humanitarian Coordinator for @UNinEritrea . #GlobalGoals
@UN_SDG
UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳
8 months
Congratulations to @NahlaV , appointed by @UN chief @antonioguterres , leading our @UNinEritrea team on the ground to advance the #GlobalGoals and leave no one behind. ⏩
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Nahla Valji
4 months
Happy Independence Day Eritrea! 🇪🇷 Pleased to join my first national day celebrations in Asmara today. @UNinEritrea is proud to be a partner for Eritreans in their pursuit of peace, prosperity and sustainable development for all.
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Nahla Valji
2 months
Welcome to 🇪🇷 @rghelani ! First stop - shopping from the fresh, locally produced, low carbon footprint, organic, diverse and sustainably grown fruits and vegetables at the Asmara market. #FoodSystems #SDGs
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@UNinEritrea
UN Eritrea 🇺🇳
2 months
Welcome to Eritrea @rghelani the UN Climate Crisis Coordinator. Here to witness Eritrea’s efforts in water harvesting, sustainable energy, and more. @UNinEritrea is committed to a sustainable future. Stay tuned for updates from her visit! #Sustainability #SDGs
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
2 months
Visited the 2024 National Eritrean Festival today to take in the rich culture, art, history, and heritage of this country
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Nahla Valji
3 months
Happening now: #Eritrea 🇪🇷 presenting its 2nd Voluntary National Review on the #SDGs at #HLPF2024 . Sharing progress on Goals 4 (Education), 5 (Gender Equality), and 6 (WASH). Achievements include gender parity in education at all levels. Legal framework in place for women’s
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
8 months
Thrilled to arrive in this beautiful country and have my first day in the office. Huge thanks to the @UN team for the warm welcome - and for the great coffee (and coffee ceremony)! Looking forward to working with you all.
@UNinEritrea
UN Eritrea 🇺🇳
8 months
This morning @unineritrea staff gave a warm welcome to our new Resident Coordinator @nahlav to Eritrea 🇪🇷 🇺🇳. Wishing you a happy and successful mission in Asmara. #SDGs
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Nahla Valji
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My first Eritrean wedding 🎉 - traditions differ but the sense of community, celebration, and family joy feel universal !
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
1 month
United Nations Country Team in #Eritrea is honored to have the head of the UN Economic Commission for Africa @claverGatete and his delegation with us this week.
@UNinEritrea
UN Eritrea 🇺🇳
1 month
@claverGatete , Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, has arrived in #Eritrea today. His visit to the country will build on & strengthen the deep partnership between Eritrea & the UN, & focus on progress of national development priorities. #ECA
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
6 years
New Ethiopian President focuses on gender equality in her first address - “telling MPs that if they thought she was talking too much about women, she had only just begun” ⁦ @AWLNetwork ⁩ ⁦ @IPUparliament ⁩ ⁦ @ipinst ⁩ ⁦ @WUN5050
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 months
Thank you #Ireland for your longstanding partnership with @uniceferitrea in particular & @UNinEritrea as a whole. Pleasure to meet with Ms. Fiona Quinn (Deputy Director, Development Cooperation) and Ms. Nicola Brassil during their recent trip to Eritrea 🇪🇷.
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Nahla Valji
6 months
New addition to favorite cafes. #EritreanCoffee ❤️ Thanks @DaveCafeAsmara
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
7 months
Honored to have initial meetings with GoSE leadership, including Ministers of Land, Water and Environment, and Finance and National Development, as well as PFDJ Economic Affairs. Discussions focused on our partnership to accelerate national development priorities @UNinEritrea
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
6 months
Thank you to Dolce Vita garment factory for the invitation to visit. Encouraging to see the integrated model - women’s employment (90% of workers), disability inclusion, crèche, solar energy, training and capacity-building (and great clothes!) #Eritrea
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 months
Productive first courtesy call and discussions with Russian Ambassador in #Eritrea H.E. Igor Mozgo. Explored areas of possible partnership on ⁦ @UNinEritrea ⁩ Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework with Government. #SDGs
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 months
Had a great time joining these amazing @UNinEritrea kids for Family Day at the UN compound! Thanks to our committed staff for organizing this and always going the extra mile to contribute to our community and beyond
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 months
Met with our Assistant Rep for ⁦ @FAOEritrea ⁩ Asghedom Teklemariam on his last day. His career has spanned government, international organizations & NGOs & significantly contributed to agricultural development. @UNinEritrea thanks you &wishes you well in your retirement!
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
7 months
Chaired first @UNinEritrea meeting this week. Amazing team here! Opportunity to discuss on year ahead, expectations, opportunities, and centrally how to deepen UN partnership on 🇪🇷 priorities of health and wellbeing, education, food security, clean energy, and more. #SDGs
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
7 months
Honored to have presented my credentials today. Looking forward to continuing the strong partnership between 🇪🇷 and 🇺🇳 for national development priorities and #SDG advancement @UN_SDG @carogazevedo
@UNinEritrea
UN Eritrea 🇺🇳
7 months
@unineritrea new Resident Coordinator, @nahlavalji presented her credentials to H.E. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the State of Eritrea. She thanked the Government and the people of Eritrea for a warm welcome & strategic partnership with the @UN .
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Nahla Valji
2 months
‘Senior UN official calls for stronger support to climate adaptation efforts in Eritrea’ -ReliefWeb Opportunity to highlight Eritrean efforts on climate adaptation, mitigation& response with ⁦ @rghelani ⁩ visit last week. #SDGs @UNinEritrea
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 months
Pleasure to have a first meeting today with H.E. Amb Li Xiang of China 🇨🇳⁩. Look forward to growing our existing partnership and cooperation between the ⁦ @UNinEritrea ⁩ and ⁦⁦ @ChinaEmbEritrea
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Nahla Valji
6 months
Thrilled to co-sign this document with Government 🇪🇷 on behalf of the @UNinEritrea - a detailed plan and pathway forward for our partnership to accelerate sustainable and equal development #SDGs
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Nahla Valji
6 years
UN mission in Cyprus becomes the first peacekeeping mission to have all top three positions - civilian, military and police - occupied by women. #WPS #SCR1325 #GenderParity CYPRUS: First time in UN history a mission and peace force is led by women
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
6 months
Also on site, a work space for artists - with some incredible pieces showcasing local talent
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Nahla Valji
6 months
Thank you to Dolce Vita garment factory for the invitation to visit. Encouraging to see the integrated model - women’s employment (90% of workers), disability inclusion, crèche, solar energy, training and capacity-building (and great clothes!) #Eritrea
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 months
Pleasure to meet with Ambassador Kondo of @Japan today. Discussed existing partnership with ⁦ @UNinEritrea ⁩ and how we can deepen this in support of country cooperation framework #SDGs
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Nahla Valji
2 months
"Eritrea Shares its Experience on Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals" It was a pleasure to accompany the Eritrean delegation as they presented their 2nd Voluntary National Review report. And to share more on the partnership with the
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
Read the full text of this powerful speech and call to act on gender equality. ⁦ @antonioguterres ⁩ Secretary-General's remarks at the New School: "Women and Power"
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Nahla Valji
7 months
Began courtesy calls on international partners in #Eritrea this week. First meeting - Dean of our diplomatic corps here Ambassador Alserri of #Yemen . Thank you for the warm and generous welcome to the region Excellency. ⁦ @UNinEritrea
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 years
In a Victory for Women in Sudan, Female Genital Mutilation Is Outlawed
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Nahla Valji
5 months
Inspiring and frank discussions. Deputy Secretary-General @AminaJMohammed met today with @UN Resident Coordinators in Africa to exchange on accelerating on the #SDGs , role of the UN Development System, and opportunities of the upcoming Summit of the Future #ARFSD10
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Nahla Valji
6 months
Concluded informative meetings with regional colleagues - appreciative of the insights and partnership of UN entities to inform and strengthen the efforts of @UNinEritrea #SDGs
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Nahla Valji
4 years
Great to see the US will be represented by VP Harris at #CSW65 next week. And that they will be joining the Group of Friends to end violence against women and girls - now more than ever the world needs to treat this as the emergency it is @GlobalSpotlight
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Nahla Valji
7 months
Joined my first #IWD in Eritrea, where it’s a national holiday! Great energy from the UN Team - champions for a more just, equal world. #InvestInWomen
@UNinEritrea
UN Eritrea 🇺🇳
7 months
#happningnow , Happy #IWD2024 #InvestInWomen #hervoiceeritrea @unineritrea country team colorfully celebrates this years #IWD with all staff.
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 years
Excited and honored to be on @apoliticalco 's 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy with so many amazing friends, colleagues, mentors and women I aspire to be like! Including @amgoetz @akilaGJC @AislingSwaine @SaretaAshraph Patti Sellers @JacquiTrue @michelle_morse and more
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Apolitical
4 years
We’re excited to share Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy✨ The list honours & celebrates people of all genders working on gender policy & making the world more equitable through public service, research, philanthropy & advocacy♀️
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Nahla Valji
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Pleased to have marked World Humanitarian Day this week with Government counterparts, UN colleagues and students and staff of the Abraha Bahta School of the Blind. The event exemplified the global theme 'Act for Humanity' alongside the Eritrean theme, 'Humanitarianism as a symbol
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
Opinion: Women are behind the most successful uprisings of 2019. Here’s why
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
‘He does not shy away from terms more commonly found in feminist parlance — “Mansplaining,” “patriarchy” and “male-dominated world,” among them. And in a recent speech, he did not put too fine a point on his views about gender inequality.’ ⁦
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Nahla Valji
4 years
"Today we are launching a report that shows how #COVID -19 could reverse the limited progress that has been made on gender equality and women’s rights –and recommends ways to put women’s leadership and contributions at the heart of resilience and recovery.”
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Nahla Valji
5 years
‘The idea of a “feminist” approach to humanitarian policy and practice is not about labeling. It is about understanding that the additional inequalities and insecurities faced by women and girls in humanitarian settings are not just accidental by-products’
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Nahla Valji
5 years
“[the report] found abundant examples of the close links between gender-based violence and the exploitation of women and girls, and the competition for resources engendered by the impacts of global heating and our destruction of the natural environment.”
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Nahla Valji
5 years
Great to see a packed room for discussion on #WPS and to hear new Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs talk about the need for quotas in peace talks and all decision making on peace and security
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
7 years
In just over a year @antonioguterres has achieved gender parity in his Senior Management Group for the first time in @UN history. Today was first meeting of a 50-50 SMG. Huge first step and strong message to organization - parity a priority and must be achieved at all levels.
@antonioguterres
António Guterres
7 years
When I took office as Secretary-General, I made a personal commitment to women’s empowerment and gender parity at the United Nations. Today, I was happy to chair the first meeting of our 50-50 Senior Management Group.
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Nahla Valji
7 years
Today @antonioguterres met with his female heads and deputy heads of peacekeeping missions - now at 30% - highest number in @UN history and on track to parity by 2021. @MbarangaUN @JessicaFaieta @UNPeacekeeping
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Nahla Valji
6 years
New analysis of gender parity strategy for the UN one year on - notes unprecedented action has led @antonioguterres to halve the gender gap at the senior level, putting @UN well ahead of the target of 2021 - and likely to reach it next year @StephDujarric
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Nahla Valji
6 months
Kicking off regional briefings in Nairobi /Addis to learn more on the UN system’s wider offer to country teams including ⁦ @UNinEritrea ⁩. Great to meet with ⁦ @UNESCO ⁩ and hear about expertise on culture, heritage, education, and climate to support #SDG achievement
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Nahla Valji
6 months
Great to meet with my new colleagues and work family at DCO Africa. Productive discussions and useful insights on tapping into the full system and partnerships of the UN in support of @UNinEritrea . Thank you to the team!
@matzschmale
Matthias Schmale
6 months
Insightful discussion today between UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator @nahlav & UN Development Coordination Office for Africa led by Yacoub El-Hilo about how best to support acceleration of #SDG achievements in Eritrea
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
“As we approach the beginning of the 2020s, more and more progressive movements around the world are being led by young people, many of them girls and women.” ⁦ @jayathmadw ⁩ ⁦ @SDGaction ⁩ ⁦ @UN_Women ⁩ ⁦ @Atayeshe
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Nahla Valji
5 years
Great to see another gender parity cabinet - this time in Austria. Hoping 2020 is the year where this becomes the norm, and not the occasional headline! Austria swears in first female-majority Cabinet
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
How Coronavirus Is Affecting Victims of Domestic Violence | Time ⁦ @GlobalSpotlight
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Nahla Valji
7 years
Thrilled that our book ‘Oxford Handbook on Gender and Conflict’ is in print and online this week - and that it’s been cited by Just Security as a recommended holiday read (presumably for those taking a long holiday!) #WPS @NiAolainF @amgoetz @VOosterveld
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Nahla Valji
6 years
Full house this morning ⁦ @UN ⁩ for meeting of Group of Friends of Gender Parity - receiving an update on the SGs parity strategy. This GoF is now 149 Member States. Their support is crucial to achieving the goal of a more inclusive and effective UN ⁦⁦ @ColombiaONU
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Nahla Valji
5 years
Launch of ⁦ @GlobalSpotlight ⁩ Mexico. Day began at Presidential Palace with @UN and EU joining the President’s morning press conference - launching partnership and highlighting highest political support to end femicide and all forms of violence against women and girls
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Nahla Valji
6 months
Thank you @UNV_ESARO for the meeting. Great to hear more on this resource for UN teams in relation to countries’ development priorities
@UNV_ESARO
UNV East and Southern Africa
6 months
In Eritrea🇪🇷, the @UN is partnering with the government on health, education, food security among other priorities. @nahlav , Resident Coordinator @UNinEritrea met with @ndunguciiru , Regional Manager @UNV_ESARO on engaging #volunteers in development priorities in the country.
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Nahla Valji
6 years
So great to see - two incredible and courageous champions. #WPS
@NobelPrize
The Nobel Prize
6 years
BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
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Nahla Valji
5 years
‘The writer @CCriadoPerez calls this ‘default man thinking’: the unquestioned assumption that men are standard, and women are an aberration.’
@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
@antonioguterres ⁩ ‘A hidden layer of inequality is built into the institutions and structures that govern all our lives - but are based on the needs of just half the population.‘
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Nahla Valji
4 years
“...girls were asked about changes in their life since the coronavirus lockdown. A huge majority – 89% – reported increased pressure to do housework or agricultural labour at the cost of school work, and 11 marriages had taken place out of 152 girls. ”
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Nahla Valji
5 years
@AminaJMohammed ⁩ in conversation with Yale Program senior African women leaders “we need women’s leadership and decision-making at all levels - global, regional, national. The world has the right to our capacities”
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Nahla Valji
5 years
Congratulations ⁦ @jacqui_oneill ⁩ - great news for #WPS - Prime Minister names first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security | Prime Minister of Canada
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Nahla Valji
1 year
Great few days in Ottawa this week to share the incredible results from @GlobalSpotlight and encourage new partnerships. Particularly lovely to see some old friends and familiar faces @jacqui_oneill @MGrant_Canada @SenJaffer @BethOttawa @ChantaleWalker
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Nahla Valji
4 years
Building on his call for a global ceasefire, @antonioguterres says that violence does not just happen on the battlefields. We are seeing an increase in violence against women and girls amidst the pandemic. Addressing it must be part of our #COVID19 response. @GlobalSpotlight
@antonioguterres
António Guterres
4 years
Peace is not just the absence of war. Many women under lockdown for #COVID19 face violence where they should be safest: in their own homes. Today I appeal for peace in homes around the world. I urge all governments to put women’s safety first as they respond to the pandemic.
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Nahla Valji
6 years
Powerful statement at opening of #EDD18 from PM of Norway ‘There is a special place on the garbage heap of history for discrimination against women and girls. It belongs there along with slavery and racism’ @HKlemetsdal @LailaBokhari @UN_Women
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Nahla Valji
4 years
Coronavirus pandemic exacerbates inequalities for women, UN warns
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Nahla Valji
6 years
"I also welcome our joint advocacy for women’s leadership in peace processes and political agreements. Groups such as FemWise &the @AWLNetwork are making invaluable contributions and are important initiatives for joint UN-AU collaboration." @antonioguterres remarks @_AfricanUnion
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Nahla Valji
2 years
‘…we cannot expect 2025 to be any different if the bulk of our interventions continue to be trainings, sensitization, guidance, capacity building…networks, & holding one event after another to talk about women’s participation, rather than mandating it…’
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
18 year old @TashaWangMwansa bringing down the house at #WD2019 . Amazing, inspiring, leader of today not tomorrow.
@UNYouthAffairs
UN Youth Office
5 years
There is a youth revolution unfolding before our eyes. 💫 This morning, I spoke about the power of young people to achieve progress and institute change for a gender equal world at the Youth Pre-Conference @WomenDeliver . #WD2019
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Nahla Valji
5 years
You will be missed - your leadership on women peace and security, sexual violence in conflict, and in initiating and encouraging other states to adopt a feminist foreign policy has been inspirational and left its mark
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Nahla Valji
4 years
'What we need is not more training for women, but to train those in power on how to build inclusive institutions. We need to move beyond fixing women and instead fix our systems.' @SDGoals @SDG2030 #CSW65
@nahlav
Nahla Valji
4 years
'Too often, when addressing the challenge of exclusion, it is suggested that we focus on training, capacity building, empowerment for women. But women already have the skills, the expertise and the capacity.'
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Nahla Valji
4 years
Huge congratulations @almmura - even bigger congrats to Harvard for getting you there! And great to hear your focus...the insights on women peace and security are more needed than ever.
@almmura
Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
Thrilled to announce my selection as a @Harvard @Radcliffe .Institute Fellow. Excited to learn from & work with this incredible community. During my fellowship, I will explore women as agents of peace, women’s leadership & our changing understanding of security.
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Nahla Valji
7 years
Packed room @un for briefing to @WUN5050 on SG gender parity strategy. Group of Friends now 126 states @ColombiaONU
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@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
Amazing start to #UNGA Sunday morning- ⁦ @AminaJMohammed ⁩ and ⁦ @AUBinetaDiop ⁩ cochair senior women leaders of ⁦ @UN ⁩ and AU to drive implementation of the shared agendas - 2030 and 2063 for sustainable development and peace #WPS @SDG2030 ⁩ ⁦ @SDGaction
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@AminaJMohammed speaking to @NelsonMandela Foundation trustee and former Robben Island prisoner Tokyo Sexwale on tour of the island. #NMAL2017
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Nahla Valji
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@antonioguterres ⁩ - #CSW63 could equally be called the Commission on the Status of Power. Gender inequality is fundamentally an issue of power.
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"Women’s leadership and equal representation makes institutions and policy decisions more effective and decreases inequalities in outcomes. This has never been more important." @antonioguterres opening remarks at Sustainable Development Goals Moment
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Happy to be in Ottawa for the Canadian led conference on the #ElsieInitiative to increase the number of women uniformed personnel in peace operations. New thinking, new ideas and innovative initiatives needed in this area #WomenPeaceSecurity
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Excited to be joining these amazing women to highlight the work of @wphfund and women leaders on #internationalwomensday2021 - more women in leadership means more peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies for all
@wphfund
Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund
4 years
🔵SAVE THE DATE🔵 Join us w/ @WhoopiGoldberg @KristenBell @LeymahRGbowee @nahlav & @hiltonfound on #InternationalWomensDay for the launch of @wphfund 's new global campaign to support #1000WomenLeaders working to build a more peaceful & resilient🌎 ➡️RSVP
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‘Over the course of this decade, there has been a paradigm shift in the understanding of this crime, its impact on international peace and security, the response required to prevent and end it, and the full range of services required by survivors.’ #WPS
@nahlav
Nahla Valji
5 years
@antonioguterres statement to Security Council ‘Where women are part of peacekeeping missions, we know that reporting and protection from sexual violence increases. Where women are at the peace table, there is greater likelihood of accountability for these crime.’
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'Too often, when addressing the challenge of exclusion, it is suggested that we focus on training, capacity building, empowerment for women. But women already have the skills, the expertise and the capacity.'
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Nahla Valji
4 years
'Women’s equal participation is the game-changer we need. Decades of evidence show that women’s participation enhances economic results, prompts greater investment in social protection, leads to more sustainable peace and advances climate action.' #CSW65
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Nahla Valji
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If you're in New York next Thursday join us for a global event for Spotlight Initiative: eliminating violence against women and girls - in line with the Sustainable Development Goals @SDG2030 @EU_Commission @EUatUN
@GlobalSpotlight
Spotlight Initiative
5 years
📅SAVE THE DATE for @GlobalSpotlight high-level event on eliminating violence against women and girls! Thur. 26 Sept, 16:30-18:30 @UN ECOSOC Chamber Register before 20 Sept. 👉 #UNGA
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"I will not let up until we have reached gender parity at all levels at the UN-and full equality for women and girls around the world. That means continuing to push back against the pushback against women’s rights." @antonioguterres Address to the #UNGA
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Nahla Valji
5 years
Minister of Foreign Affairs for South Africa says its time the international community refused to support peace and security processes that don’t put women at center. @sarahWPS @ipinst
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Nahla Valji
5 years
Great to see a packed room for discussion on #WPS and to hear new Sweden Minister of Foreign Affairs talk about the need for quotas in peace talks and all decision making on peace and security
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Nahla Valji
4 years
Check out this amazing @UN_Women timeline - 20 years of Women, Peace and Security milestones. A walk through how far we have come - and how much more remains to be done. @ngowgwps @LeymahRGbowee @FrancescaDonner @amgoetz
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Nahla Valji
7 years
Packed room. @antonioguterres @AminaJMohammed and entire senior leadership team of executive office are meeting with civil society on margins of #CSW2018 - join us on Facebook live or @UNWebTV if you can’t join in person
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Nahla Valji
6 years
Day 1 of joint high level UN-AU mission on #WPS and development. Delegation covered Wau and Malikal. @AminaJMohammed met with UNMISS and UNCT teams, women in POC site, visited school and met with Governor of Wau. Tomorrow meetings with Government and women CSOs in Juba.
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Nahla Valji
4 years
#Covid19 has worsened social and economic inequalities, especially for women, and increased violence in the home. How can we build back better? Join me, @alisha__g , and @francescadonner on Thursday 4/23 at 4pm ET. RSVP with @NYTLive :
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Nahla Valji
4 years
The Biden-Harris White House Plans to “Restore America as a Champion for Women and Girls” | Glamour
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Nahla Valji
3 years
@AminaJMohammed ⁩ briefed the Security Council today on her recent #WPS trip to Somalia, emphasizing the need for women’s full political participation and highlighting that inclusion and equality are foundational to sustainable peace. ⁦ @irishmissionun
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Nahla Valji
7 years
Parity in @antonioguterres new advisory board on mediation -announced on same day as his #genderparity strategy #WPS #SCR1325 @Peace_Women
@UNDPPA
UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
7 years
. @antonioguterres names High-Level Advisory-Board on Mediation, part of peace-diplomacy surge. Bios of members here:
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Nahla Valji
4 years
Excited to be joining the @Summit shortly to talk about the transformative impact of women’s leadership and participation and the amazing work of @wphfund
@wphfund
Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund
4 years
The Young World Leaders @Summit Launches This Weekend With Talks By Simon Sinek, @wphfund Global Advocate @KristenBell , Senior Gender Advisor to @UN SG @nahlav & @AkhayaWomen 's Htar Htar - a WPHF Partner from #Myanmar via @forbes
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