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
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 🇺🇳🇪🇷
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
@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
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
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 🇪🇷.
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
.
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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"
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
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
Concluded informative meetings with regional colleagues - appreciative of the insights and partnership of UN entities to inform and strengthen the efforts of
@UNinEritrea
#SDGs
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
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♀️
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
‘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.’
"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.”
‘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’
“[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.”
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
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.
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.
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
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
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!
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
@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.‘
“...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. ”
@UNDPAfrica
Representative in
@UNinEritrea
@PaLaminBeyai
shares insights from the new Human Development Report. Noting progress but equally growing polarization and divisions globally
@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”
Congratulations
@jacqui_oneill
- great news for
#WPS
- Prime Minister names first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security | Prime Minister of Canada
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
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.
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
"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
‘…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…’
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
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
'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
'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.'
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.
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.
"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
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
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
‘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
@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.’
'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.'
'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
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
📅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
"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
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
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
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
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.
#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
:
@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
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