Robert Piper
@UNPiper
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Former Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations. Over at bluesky @unpiper.bsky.social.
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined May 2011
RT @NorwayUN: #Nordics 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 in #UNGA on #Peacebuilding:.-Every dollar spent on prevention has immense returns in terms of saved lives….
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Congratulations @dienekeita !.
We are excited to announce that @DieneKeita of #Guinea was appointed today by the @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres as Executive Director of @UNFPA. We look forward to supporting the new @UNFPAChief towards advancing the #GlobalGoals and ensuring rights and choices for all.
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RT @UNFPA: We are excited to announce that @DieneKeita of #Guinea was appointed today by the @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres as Exec….
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RT @daniels_ugochi: For over a decade, conflict and climate shocks have uprooted millions in Northeast #Nigeria. In Adamawa, I saw familie….
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RT @PaulaGaviriaB: 🇸🇩 More than 12 million internally displaced persons, including children, are bearing the brunt of violence in #Sudan. A….
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1'41" incredibly well-spent. If you only listen to one podcast this month, make it this one.
nytimes.com
1 hour 43 min listen - Philippe Sands discusses how to think about the tragedies in Gaza through the lens of international law.
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‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam
theguardian.com
As the UK prepared to host a global summit on bringing peace to Sudan, the RSF paramilitary began a ‘genocidal’ massacre in Zamzam refugee camp. But when reports emerged of the killings, London held...
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RT @PaulaGaviriaB: Gran artículo de @UNPiper con 3️⃣ ideas clave para brindar soluciones a los 83 millones de desplazados internos del mund….
es.weforum.org
Solo los gobiernos tienen la capacidad y los recursos para proporcionar soluciones duraderas al número de personas desplazadas por los conflictos, la violencia y el cambio climático.
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RT @DominiqueHyde: I’ll never forget Nyabora. She is only 16 and raises her 4 siblings alone having fled South-Sudan for safety in Uganda.….
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RT @DominiqueHyde: I met Sadic, 17, who fled Sudan with his 10 year old brother. He told me the only time he feels at peace, when he stops….
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RT @antonioguterres: Let’s be clear: The creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank is illegal. It must stop. The wholesale destruction….
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Very thoughtful piece from @RichardGowan1 . The Twilight of International Peacemaking Institutions? via @crisisgroup.
crisisgroup.org
In this expanded and edited version of a lecture given to the Geneva Centre for Security Policy on 6 May 2025, Crisis Group expert Richard Gowan explores the dilemmas facing UN conflict management...
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RT @DominiqueHyde: Arrived in Uganda this am, a global leader in refugee response, hosting 1.93M+ refugees. 🇺🇬. The Crested Crane, emblem….
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RIP David Nabbaro. A giant in our UN world, who left his mark in so many fields. Sad to read this unexpected news of his passing.
We mourn the loss of a friend and colleague. Sir David Nabbaro put the health of people and the planet at the heart of his life's work. Unwavering in your commitment to social justice, you inspired us to face hard truths with urgent action. From pandemics to food systems—we
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RT @antonioguterres: Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis – it is a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. We will continu….
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First-class analysis from @CrisisGroup. As always.
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode · Hold Your Fire! · 07/05/2025 · 49m
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RT @DominiqueHyde: Today I briefed the media at @UNGeneva on the findings of our On The Brink report. The headline: 11.6m at risk of losi….
unhcr.org
Following major cuts to humanitarian budgets, up to 11.6 million refugees and others forced to flee risk losing access this year to direct humanitarian assistance from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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3 lessons for building solutions for the world's 83 million internally displaced people via @wef.
weforum.org
Only governments can offer lasting solutions for the growing numbers of internally displaced people due to conflict, climate change, and criminal violence.
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