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Karolina Hedström

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Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Uganda. Views my own.

Kampala, Uganda
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
2 years
#EUinYemen announces new Call for Proposals on Youth and Climate Change. Details available at: https://t.co/fNAk2yo3I2 (Ref: 179238)
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@UNDP
UN Development
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3️⃣vessels 1️⃣objective 🚢Over a million barrels of oil After months of hard work, the @UN-led operation has successfully transferred the oil from the decaying #FSOSafer, preventing a major environmental and humanitarian disaster in the Red Sea. See how: https://t.co/RCdOdvd9rD
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
The 🇪🇺 EU welcomes the UN’s announcement of an agreement to purchase a vessel to receive the 1.1 million barrels from the Safer oil tanker. An important milestone to avert a major disaster in the Red Sea. The EU remains committed to supporting the salvage operation. ©: UNRCO
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@UNDP
UN Development
3 years
Today we signed an agreement to purchase a vessel as part of the @UN-coordinated operation to remove +1 million barrels of oil from the decaying #FSOSafer tanker off #Yemen's coast, which threatens a humanitarian & environmental disaster. https://t.co/VvzT8m6SGo #StopRedSeaSpill
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@EKHedstrom
Karolina Hedström
3 years
What a treat to meet representatives of all EU-supported development projects in Yemen at the same time! Impressive work and amazing people, we’re proud of each one of our partnerships.
@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
#EUinYemen held a joint meeting with all its partners implementing development programmes in #Yemen. Lively exchanges on the best practices and synergies among EU-supported projects and ways to support a stable and peaceful #Yemen.
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
The EU 🇪🇺 and its Member States pledged on Monday US$ 470 million for #Yemen, the largest sum. Unfortunately, total pledges were far below what the UN had requested (US$ 4.3 bn). #Yemen needs more help. #YemenCantWait
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
What are the challenges and opportunities for localisation of humanitarian, peace, and development interventions in Yemen? This topic was discussed in today’s workshop “Enabling Environment for Localisation in Yemen” in Amman, supported by @EUinYemen.
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@EU_UNGeneva
EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters
3 years
The EU's commitment to Yemen & all people in need is as strong as ever. Today @JanezLenarcic announced a pledge by @EU_Commission of €193 million for #Yemen. Together with pledges of EU Member States, #TeamEurope provides nearly €385 million in humanitarian aid. #YemenCantWait
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@FAOYemen
FAO in Yemen
3 years
Today, @EUinYemen visited the Food Security Technical Secretariat in #Aden FSTS is one of @FAOYemen partners under @EU_Partnerships funded Strengthening Evidence-Based Decision Making in #Yemen thru Improved Food Security, Nutrition & Livelihoods Information & Analysis project
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
EU 🇪🇺 renews and expands its partnership with @Silatech to support economic empowerment of more than 40,000 young women and men in #Yemen EU and Silatech signs new EURO 10 million agreement for the youth entrepreneurship project. Full statement: 👇🏻 https://t.co/5uUFyrtlLj
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@aden_insider
Aden Insider
3 years
Nice to see the diplomatic missions roaming #Aden, in this picture ambassadors of the @EUinYemen visiting historic monuments in the historic city of Crater in Aden maintained by the @UNESCO_GCCYemen through a fund provided by the @EUinYemen.
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
A very interesting visit to #Aden Creative Hub, one of three creative hubs funded by the EU and Goethe Institut in #Yemen. The Ambassadors met young artists to discuss the promotion of culture and saw a podcast production class in action.
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@UNDPYemen
UNDP Yemen
3 years
Congratulations for first Steering Committee meeting in #Aden for the @EUinYemen & @SwedeninJO-funded @ERRYJP. The successful project is a collaboration between the #EU, #Sweden, @WFPYemen, @UNDP, @FAOYemen, @ilo, authorities, Yemeni government & various partners across Yemen.
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
EU Ambassadors met @ERRYJP3 beneficiaries from Aden, Abyan and Lahij. The exhibition showed investments in solar energy, dairy processing, tailoring, honey production and other livelihoods. Supported by @EUinYemen and @SwedeninJO.
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@EUinYemen
EUinYemen
3 years
A good visit to heritage sites in #Aden where EU 🇪🇺 and @UNESCO_GCCYemen renovated cultural heritage sites, generating hundreds of jobs for young people. Preserving culture heritage and creating jobs are at the heart of the EU-funded Cash for Work Project.
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@FAOYemen
FAO in Yemen
3 years
.@EUinYemen visited the #ERRYJP women dairy processing unit in #Lahj implemented thru @FAOYemen which is part of #EU & @SwedeninJO funded programme @ERRYJP3 aims to support #Yemeni #women to increase sustainable #livestock production in crisis-affected communities.
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@BaytAlFann
Bayt Al Fann
3 years
From France to Azerbaijan, to Germany to Bosnia, Europe has some of the finest mosques. The presence of Islam in Europe is not a new phenomenon, with Muslims residing in the continent as early as the 8th century. Here are 24 beautifully unique mosques across Europe A thread…
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@EKHedstrom
Karolina Hedström
3 years
Thank you @FAOYemen and partners for the cooperation on food security under the Pro-Act I project supported by @EUinYemen @EU_Partnerships, and for the opportunity to speak to beneficiaries in this beautiful part of Yemen.
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@SFDYemen
SFD-Yemen
3 years
As partnership w/ @EUinYemen increases to support more humanitarian development and #SocialProtection, their mission to #Yemen led by Head of Cooperation @EKHedstrom listened how Amran #VCCs & #VSLAs have been supported and scaled up initiatives & small businesses to ⤴️resilience
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