Bjørg Sandkjær
@BjorgSandkjaer
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Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 🇺🇳
New York, USA
Joined June 2015
RT @eclac_un: 📢Join us for the last day of the 5th Regional Seminar on Social Development! @BjorgSandkjaer, Assistant Secretary-General for….
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RT @eclac_un: Authorities from numerous countries participated in the high-level panel “The Latin American and Caribbean Pact for Inclusive….
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Thanks @Arvinn and colleagues for the warm welcome! I look forward to working together to advance sustainable development 🇺🇳.
Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming @BjorgSandkjaer, the new Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination at @UNDESA!. Congratulations to 🇳🇴's former Deputy Minister of Int. Development on her appointment. We look forward to joining our efforts to advance the
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RT @ASteiner: Discrimination has no place in sustainable development. On #ZeroDiscriminationDay, we reaffirm our commitment to ending discr….
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RT @NorwayMFA: Ambitious national energy compacts presented at #AfricanEnergySummit Norway supports #Mission300 to ensure increased access….
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RT @NorAmbTZ: The #AfricaEnergySummit has kicked off in 🇹🇿with Norway represented by Deputy Minister @BjorgSandkjaer. Quoting @akin_adesina….
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RT @NorAmbTZ: 🇳🇴State Secretary @BjorgSandkjaer met partners in Uganda, reaffirming Norway’s commitment to Gender Equality, Human Rights, R….
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RT @NorwayAU: 🇳🇴 Deputy Minister Bjørg Sandkjær addresses the #CAADPKampala2025 Summit on behalf of the Development Partners Coordination G….
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I Uganda på afrikansk toppmøte om ny plan for landbruksutvikling: Jeg holdt innlegg på vegne av utviklingspartnerne. Vi er klare til å støtte forsterket innsats for matsikkerhet og kamp mot sult på det afrikanske kontinentet! @NorwayMFA @NorwayAU @NorAmbTZ.
Ms. @BjorgSandkjaer: Despite impressive gains in food production and agricultural growth, challenges persist in achieving the ambitious goals of poverty reduction, food security and inclusive growth as laid out in the CAADP framework. #CAADPKampala25 #NBSUpdates
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Norge støtter afrikansk innsats for selvforsyning og matsikkerhet. Jeg er på AU-møte med afrikanske landbruksministre, og du kan følge diskusjonene i lenka 👇.
New decade, new horizons: The Extraordinary Summit of the African Union on the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) #CAADPKampala25 is open. Follow the live sessions on @ubctvuganda via the link 👉
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RT @AnneBeathe_: Israel’s shooting at @WFP convoy on its way to deliver humanitarian aid to starving people in #Gaza is totally unacceptabl….
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RT @NorwayMFA: . @EspenBarthEide og @AnneBeathe_ enig med norske humanitære organisasjoner om behov for umiddelbar & stabiliserende innsats….
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Collaboration works!.
🇳🇴 support for global health helps prevent disease outbreaks. Only 9 days from Marburg outbreak in Rwanda to start vaccination trial. No new cases since Oct 30. The success is due to collaboration between Rwandan authorities, @CEPIvaccines @WHO @Sabinvaccine and other partners.
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RT @AnneBeathe_: "Global Humanitarian Overview 2025" reveals a surge in humanitarian needs, with an estimated 305M people requiring aid in….
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RT @f_pickup: Delighted to join @UNDP & @NorwayMFA in Oslo 🇳🇴 for our strategic dialogue to review results & joint priorities around gover….
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RT @UNDPNorway: 🌍 Through partnerships like the GEF Small Grants Programme and support from Norway🇳🇴, initiatives like Oracabessa 🇯🇲 showca….
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RT @GhadaFathiWaly: I had a good meeting with Norway’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs @BjorgSandkjaer. We discussed safeguarding clim….
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