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Tweeter formerly known as @yoyoyeo2. Advocating every day for a strong United Nations. President, @BetterWorldOrg & Senior Vice President, @UNFoundation.

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Peter Yeo
9 days
On a recent trip to Syria, I met people determined to rebuild their lives after years of conflict. The @UN is playing a crucial role in helping make that recovery possible. Read my full reflections on why this moment is unlike any other: https://t.co/fOHKaYgTn0
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Peter Yeo
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@USAmbUN @UN @icao @ITU 3. "[UN80] is the 1st time in the UN’s history that a SG has actually proposed at our urging to make this place smaller." UN80 is exactly the type of action the Admin has been calling for. While there's room to grow, these cuts are a step forward. https://t.co/CfGzgP8CqA
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The UN is delivering historic reform: a 15% budget cut and thousands of posts eliminated. The U.S. demanded efficiency. UN80 is delivering.
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Peter Yeo
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@USAmbUN @UN 2. "Do we just walk away and let China and Russia and all of these other countries set those global standards?" Continued engagement is essential to set standards in agencies like @icao or @ITU. Without a seat at the table, we lose our ability to influence these decisions.
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Peter Yeo
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1. "The goal, he said, is to get it back to focusing on the core founding mission: to prevent another world war, and to foster peace worldwide." Whether Haiti or the DRC, @USAmbUN understands that remaining in the @UN aligns with U.S. ambitions for peace.
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Peter Yeo
10 days
Happy to see @USUN hard at work to find a lasting solution to the devastation in Gaza. As @USAmbUN has said, there must be a forum where the whole world can convene and the @UN is and should be that place.
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Ambassador Mike Waltz
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HISTORIC meeting today with the UN Security Council’s elected members to present the resolution on Gaza. Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Türkiye joined us — STRONG support for the Gaza resolution and President Trump's BOLD 20pt Peace Plan. This is all happening in the
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Peter Yeo
2 months
Congrats to @USAmbUN for securing UN Security Council approval to transition the MSS to a bolstered Gang Supression Force in Haiti as well as a renewed @MONUSCO peacekeeping mission for DR Congo to help implement President Trump's Washington Accords Peace Plan.
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Peter Yeo
2 months
U.S. rescissions "would mean the U.S. would not pay its regular dues for the first time in history." This marks a "huge disconnect" between U.S. aspirations for a more effective UN and current funding realities. Glad to contribute my thoughts to @WaPo. https://t.co/vsaJIgZWbj
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President Donald Trump will address the U.N., which he has accused of “not being well run.” His administration is in arrears and has ordered a review of U.S. funding to the global body.
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Peter Yeo
2 months
Congrats to Amb. @michaelgwaltz on his successful confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to the @UN. This confirmation comes at a pivotal time, and I look forward to seeing him take on his new role at #UNGA next week.
@BetterWorldOrg
Better World Campaign
4 months
@BetterWorldOrg congratulates UN Ambassador-Designate @MikeWaltz47 on his advancement to a full Senate vote for confirmation as the next U.S. Ambassador to the @UN. 🇺🇸🇺🇳 Full Statement: https://t.co/5ihg1aAtEy
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Peter Yeo
3 months
Reform is necessary — but retreat is not reform. The Administration’s proposed rescissions package threatens to erode America’s leverage and leadership at the @UN and beyond. Read the full statement from @BetterWorldOrg below:
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BWC warns the new $4.9 billion rescissions package erodes U.S. influence by cutting UN dues, peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance.
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Peter Yeo
4 months
Congratulations to Amb.-Designate @MichaelWaltz47. @BetterWorldOrg is committed to constructive collaboration with @USUN to, in the words of the next Ambassador, “make the UN great again.”
@BetterWorldOrg
Better World Campaign
4 months
@BetterWorldOrg congratulates UN Ambassador-Designate @MikeWaltz47 on his advancement to a full Senate vote for confirmation as the next U.S. Ambassador to the @UN. 🇺🇸🇺🇳 Full Statement: https://t.co/5ihg1aAtEy
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Peter Yeo
4 months
Honored to introduce @steelers' @THE_CONDA25 at last night's @beatmalaria and @unfoundation reception. Thank you to Calvin and his wife Sheree for their continued advocacy on this important issue. If he can help solve malaria like he does a Rubik’s Cube, we're in good hands!
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Better World Campaign
4 months
The decision by the Senate to rescind $1 billion from @UN programs in Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 is a large step backward for U.S. global leadership. Read the full statement from @BetterWorldOrg and @UNAUSA below. https://t.co/0xwzHDtyxK
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BWC and UNA-USA react to Congress' decision to rescind $1B in funding to the UN in FY24 and FY25 — a dangerous step back for U.S. leadership.
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Peter Yeo
4 months
A successful day of testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Cmte for Michael Waltz, the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the UN: “I'm confident under this President's leadership we can continue to spread peace and prosperity and I'm confident we can make the UN great again.”
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Peter Yeo
5 months
As I write in this piece, now is not the time to walk away. The U.S. has the power,  the partners and a platform to lead. Turning our backs now would be a costly retreat for the millions of Afghans who still believe in a better future. https://t.co/PONCwGnBAx
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Proposals to cut funding to Afghanistan threaten regional stability, cede ground to adversaries and abandon Afghans at their most vulnerable. 
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Peter Yeo
5 months
Yet Afghan women are still organizing, still leading, and still hoping the global community won’t turn away.
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Peter Yeo
5 months
🔹 Forced early marriages are increasing, along with suicide rates among women. 🔹 Afghan men, once allies for women’s rights, are being co-opted into enforcing oppressive restrictions.
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Peter Yeo
5 months
🔹 Women and girls are now unable to receive an education beyond grade 6. 🔹 Online learning for girls exists in theory, but most families lack the resources to access it.
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Peter Yeo
5 months
I recently returned from Afghanistan, where I visited @UN programs serving Afghan women and girls — many of whom are now cut off from education, jobs, and even basic health care. While the UN continues to deliver services, the situation is deteriorating rapidly. 🧵
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