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@UN Assistant Secretary General & @UNDP Regional Director @UNDPasiapac. @PrincetonSPIA @BrynMawrCollege. Inspired by those who change things for the better.

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@UNDP_India
UNDP India
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Come be part of #ClimateCounts with @UNDP! As climate misinformation spreads online, this campaign brings 30 verified climate facts to the forefront - making climate change personal, urgent, and actionable. Read more: https://t.co/46rkHG9Rcc #COP30 @UNDPplanet @UNDPasiapac
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@kanniwignaraja
Kanni Wignaraja
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Numbers can be cold, indifferent. Or they can be the start of an inquiry, an innovation. It is worth a moment to ask what goes on behind a number... Say, 27. That’s the number of Pacific students who recently stood up and asked the world’s court to clarify governments’ legal
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@kanniwignaraja
Kanni Wignaraja
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Since 2023, the numbers of returnees to Afghanistan have risen to 4.5 million! Who are they, what do they face, and where do they go? Our @UNDP new report #FromReturnToRebuild offers a direct glimpse into the realities faced by returnees and the local communities that strain to
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Afghan Returnees and Host Communities   Afghanistan is experiencing one of the largest return movements in recent years. More than 2.3 million people returned in 2025, many arriving with no savings,...
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@UNDP
UN Development
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In Afghanistan, over 2.3M people have come back to communities already struggling with poverty, climate shocks & recent earthquakes. @UNDPaf, with @UN agencies & partners, is supporting communities in return areas under strain. More in our new report: https://t.co/j2jiXqZpS4
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@UNDPasiapac
UNDP in Asia and the Pacific
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A new @UNDP report warns that Afghanistan’s return areas are under strain as 2.3 million returnees place added pressure on already fragile communities amid economic decline and climate shocks. It calls for lifting all restrictions on women and restoring their right to work and
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@WaymoCommunity
Waymo community
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Learn why people who are blind and have low vision are calling Waymo’s fully autonomous driving technology a ‘game changer.’
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Kanni Wignaraja
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This poignant greeting from Bougainville youth carries a powerful climate message. “The issue started to feel deeply personal. Like a fight for our homeland, for our daily survival, and for our future.” Green jobs are helping them tackle two head-on challenges: climate change
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@UNDP
UN Development
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Strong Nordic partnerships 🇸🇪🇳🇴 in action! With @UNDP_BD, political youth leaders saw how development cooperation helps communities in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 fight poverty and build climate resilience. Global cooperation works 💪🌍 🎥 Watch below!
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@UNDP
UN Development
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More than 2.3 million Afghans returned home in 2025, most to communities already under strain. @UNDPaf works with @UN partners and communities across the country to help people rebuild by creating jobs, restoring services and infrastructure, and reducing tension.
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@kanniwignaraja
Kanni Wignaraja
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From the shores of Rarotonga to #Belém - that's 12,000 km … but much closer in vision and purpose! The Cook Islands is already delivering on its promises - with its Climate Plan NDC 3.0 validated, the country is determined to deliver a low-emission, climate-resilient future for
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Kanni Wignaraja
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Young political leaders from 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇳Sweden🇳🇴Norway joined @UNDP on a visit to Bangladesh to see how partnerships deliver real impact. They met with women entrepreneurs, climate-affected communities, and innovators bringing clean water to thousands - it all makes a
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Kanni Wignaraja
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In the span of just six weeks, Viet Nam has endured four powerful typhoons, sweeping from the northern mountains to the central coast. Evacuated families returned to find their homes gone. Fisherfolk lost not just their boats, but their livelihoods. Schools, hospitals, and roads
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@marcosathias
Marcos Athias Neto
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.@UNDP we thank @antonioguterres for recognizing and trusting our Climate Promise. We will work with the entire @UN to now implement the #NDCs @HaoliangXu @alexanderdecroo @UNDPplanet @UNDP_SDGFinance @AminaJMohammed
@UN_Spokesperson
UN Spokesperson
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The latest NDCs represent some progress. But we must be honest in the Summit of truth. The plans & policies on the table are still far from enough. @antonioguterres’ remarks - “10 years of the Paris Agreement: NDCs and financing”: https://t.co/GdEXYSqklr
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Kanni Wignaraja
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A real pleasure to meet today with Ambassador Bae - Korea is a close partner of @UNDPasiapac, as we work together to tackle some of the most pressing issues in the region. Thank you @ROK_Mission!
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@elijahliststeve
Steve Shultz
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No handouts. Just hard work. @EricTrump shares what growing up in the Trump family was really like
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@UNDP
UN Development
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Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in Jamaica, the strongest to ever hit the country. @UNDPJamaica Resident Representative @KishanKhoday explains how UNDP is supporting communities to get back on their feet.
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@UNDPasiapac
UNDP in Asia and the Pacific
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Tsunamis can happen anytime. 🌊 But preparedness, through knowledge and collective action can save lives. This World Tsunami Awareness Day, @UNDP and the @JapanGov are working together to strengthen a culture of preparedness across Asia-Pacific. Are you ready? #BePreparedNow
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Kanni Wignaraja
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Pakistan’s recurring floods are development setbacks, climate wake-up calls, and human tragedies; with over 6.5 million people affected this year alone. As disasters get more frequent and harsher, the responses have to get ahead, get quicker and get stronger. @UNDP_Pakistan’s
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Kanni Wignaraja
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“The forest is our life. Whether we want to build a house, hunt or make a canoe, we can find it from the forest.” 🌳 Primus Alio from Papua New Guinea’s Hunstein Range speaks for the many indigenous communities whose survival is deeply tied to this unique rainforest. But
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Kanni Wignaraja
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What has the last nautical mile got to do with electricity? In the Pacific, a lot!🌊 When the last mile is water, energy systems need to be rethought. For Pacific Islands, the distance between the power grid and the people it serves is measured across the vast seas. This "last
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@UN_Women
UN Women
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Women and girls do 16 BILLION hours of unpaid care every day. This imbalance is structural, not natural. #ForAllWomenAndGirls, let’s stop calling care ‘women’s work.’ Let’s support it, share it, and pay for it. 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/YECpqmHwnp #DayOfCare
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Kanni Wignaraja
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Who’s steering urban transformation in Asia and the Pacific? The vision, political smarts and can-do persistence of leadership of those who do, matters. With nearly a billion more people moving into cities by 2050, is this also leadership that listens, plans with data and
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