UNDP Guyana
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Empowering #Guyana's future through #Innovation, strengthening national capacities, and fostering #inclusion and #SustainableDevelopment 🌱
107-108 Duke Street, Kingston
Joined September 2017
HAPPENING NOW: A joint UN 🇬🇾 and @uniofguyana seminar on 'Sustainable Economic Pathways for Guyana', exploring how research, data and policy can shape a diversified and inclusive economy. #UN80
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In the Indigenous village of Mainstay/Whyaka🇬🇾, women are redefining cassava’s role in rural life 🌿 Through @sgpguyana, they’re creating jobs, empowering women, and preserving tradition through innovation. 🎥 Watch their journey: #RuralWomen #WomenEmpowerment #GenderEquality
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In Yarrowkabra 🇬🇾, women are transforming waste into opportunity! ♻️ Through the @sgpguyana, the Yarrowkabra Coal Burners Association is redefining rural innovation and empowerment 💪🏽 🎥 Watch their story: #RuralWomen #WomenEmpowerment #GenderEquality #Sustainability
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18-year-old Safiyyah Azeez joined the UN as 'Resident Coordinator/Head of Agency of the day' as we observed #DayOfTheGirl. She engaged with teams & learned how the UN supports development in 🇬🇾.
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🌍✨ Three Villages. One Vision. A Future Protected. 3 Indigenous communities, Maruranau, Awarewaunau & Shea, have united to protect 150,000 hectares of forest & savannah, launching the Deep South Giant Armadillo Conservation Area. 🐾🌿 #IndigenousLeaders @UNDPGuyana @UNGuyana
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💚 Mental health is everyone’s business — and it matters every day. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, UNDP colleagues wore 💚 in solidarity with those facing mental health challenges & to remind us all that compassion and hope can heal. Learn how UNDP’s work supports emotional
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Today, 18-year-old Economics major Safiyyah Azeez stepped into leadership as UN Head of the Day for #DayOfTheGirl 🌍💪🏽 She met with the @UNDPGuyana Resident Rep @KatyThompsonROL & key staff to explore how youth voices can shape work on the environment & digitalisation 🌱💻
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Strengthening ties for sustainability 🌱 UNDP Guyana RR, @KatyThompsonROL recently met with Executive Director Kemraj Parsaram & the Environmental Protection Agency - Guyana team to advance shared priorities and reaffirm #UNDP's commitment to working together for Guyana’s
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🤝 UNDP’s @KatyThompsonROL met with Hon. Sarah Browne-Shadeek of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in Guyana recently, extending congratulations on her appointment. They discussed the Amerindian Land Titling Project and more with some senior officials in the ministry. 🇬🇾
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In honour of the upcoming #DayOfTheGirl, Safiyyah Azeez is the UN Resident Coordinator for a day. She joined @JeanKamau for a day of leadership and advocacy. #UN80
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🚀 5 Facts: Living in Space 🌌 #UNSpaceWeek (4–10 Oct) celebrates innovation, cooperation & international law guiding humanity’s journey beyond Earth. From Sputnik 1 to the Outer Space Treaty, nations are working through @UNOOSA to keep space safe, sustainable & accessible for
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Pooled funds are a game-changer for financing the #SDGs. At the launch of @MPTFOffice & @DagHammarskjold's 'Financing the UN Development System' report, @UN_SDG ASG Oscar Fernandez-Taranco explained why predictable and flexible funding is crucial. 🎦 https://t.co/q7TJrKO3Vx
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UNDP POMS, Dhiraj Singh, joined the 49th anniversary ceremony of the Cubana Air Disaster on Oct 6, Day Against Terrorism. 🕊️ We honour the 73 lives lost, incl. 11 Guyanese, and stand for peace, justice & unity with regional and bilateral partners. #Cubana455 #Guyana #Peace
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🗺️ Did you know @KatyThompsonROL is @UNDP's Resident Rep for both @UNDPGuyana & @UNDPsuriname? She leads two country offices & engages partners within the Dutch and English-speaking Guiana Shield. #Leadership #Guyana #Suriname #SDGs
Suriname and @UNDP reaffirm their dynamic partnership for sustainable development President Jennifer Simons welcomed @UNDP RR Katy Thompson for an introductory meeting. ✅ Decentralization & local governance ✅ Ease of doing business ✅ Climate action & forest preservation
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Our Resident Representative, @KatyThompsonROL, joined fellow UN leaders in shaping the way forward for Guyana’s progress. By guiding key discussions, she underscored #UNDP's commitment to fostering solutions that advance prosperity, equity, and sustainable growth for all.
@JeanKamau and UN Heads of Agencies in Guyana came together for a strategic retreat focused on strengthening collaboration, advancing the SDGs, and delivering as one UN. A day of reflection, alignment, and renewed commitment to supporting national priorities. @CaribbeanUN
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@UNDPGuyana is proud to stand alongside the Government and people of Guyana as the country advances its vision for sustainable development. President Ali’s call at #UNGA80 to treat biodiversity as a global public good reflects the leadership needed to shape a greener, more
🇬🇾 At #UNGA80 General Debate, President Irfaan Ali of Guyana made the case for biodiversity to be treated as a global public good, calling for its protection to be woven into national development plans, climate strategies and financial frameworks.
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🇬🇾 At #UNGA80 General Debate, President Irfaan Ali of Guyana made the case for biodiversity to be treated as a global public good, calling for its protection to be woven into national development plans, climate strategies and financial frameworks.
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