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The @UN Information Center in Washington engages with the American people and Government - to build support in 🇺🇸 for 🇺🇳 work and values.
Washington, DC
Joined October 2010
We are here. We will stay. We will rise. As we open the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, let us stand with every woman facing violence both on and offline by demanding accountability from those who enable abuse and putting women and girls at the center of every
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Violence drives displacement, and too often, women and girls face even greater risks on the move. This #16DaysOfActivism, we commit to safe pathways, dignity, and protection for every woman, every migrant. Together, we can #EndGBV.
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Technology & ingenuity are transforming the fight against hunger – helping @WFP reach 60M people in 2024 alone. We've just opened an exhibition at HQ that shows exactly how we're doing this. Here's how our teams are innovating to deliver faster & smarter: https://t.co/QZmqINLVj5
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Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Brazilian Presidency, an agreement has been reached at #COP30, delivering progress & showing that multilateralism works. Important results were obtained. But it’s difficult to reach a consensus in a period of deep geopolitical divide. So,
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Grateful to spend time with the SAIS Global Women in Leadership Club this week discussing careers at the UN and the Youth Professionals Program application. Thanks for having us, @sais_gwl
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The United States commends the ongoing work of UN OCHA to increase access and scale up assistance to ensure that aid can reach as many of the people suffering in Sudan as possible. The recent visit of @UNReliefChief and @UNOCHA_Sudan to Darfur is an important step for getting aid
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Darfur is an absolute horror show. We have a moment of opportunity if the world is ready to seize it. Civilians must be protected. Access must be expanded. Flow of arms must be limited.
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I’m profoundly grateful for the energy & strength of all the young people from around the world gathered here at #COP30. While the road ahead will be tough, with their ideas & contributions we'll bring about the decisive #ClimateAction we need to finally make peace with nature.
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💡Do you know which three crises have received the most funding this year? The answer may surprise you. The Financial Tracking System (FTS), managed by OCHA, is the hub for data on global humanitarian funding. Here are some key trends and insights.👇 🧵 1/6
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Today: ➖ #Sudan: @UNReliefChief calls Darfur ‘epicentre of human suffering’ ➖ #Gaza: Colder temperatures underscore urgency of shelter support ➖ #SecurityCouncil: @JoyceMsuya calls for action to address hunger in conflict ➖ #Ukraine: Deadly attacks disrupt critical services
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Just back from a visit to Darfur, Sudan, @UNReliefChief described the situation in El Fasher as a horror show and a crime scene. He called for the Security Council and Member States to be more clear on the need for humanitarian access, protection of civilians & accountability.
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Such a pleasure hosting students from the @UNewHaven during their Model UN trip to D.C. last week! Our Director, Will Davis, and Alistair Somerville from @UNOPS spoke about their careers with the UN and led a thoughtful Q&A session.
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I am gravely concerned by recent reports of mass atrocities & gross human rights violations in El Fasher & worsening violence in the Kordofans in Sudan. The flow of weapons & fighters from external parties must be cut off. The flow of humanitarian aid must be able to quickly
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I came to Sudan to listen. At Al Afad camp, I met families who fled Al Fasher. A mother who lost her husband and children. Girls just nine years old now displaced and traumatized. 30M people need aid. 10M are displaced. Sudan’s crisis is deepening. The world must not look away.
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We are on the brink of a completely preventable hunger catastrophe that threatens widespread starvation in multiple countries. Â Failure to act now will only drive further instability, migration and conflict. Â The latest Hunger Hotspots report: https://t.co/NGzNJ6cF1J
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I thank President @LulaOficial and the people of Brazil for bringing the world to the Amazon — one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate change — for #COP30. As negotiations get underway, I reiterate my appeal for an outcome that puts people and the planet first.
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The Leaders Summit and #COP30 are underway in Belém, Brazil - follow developments here:
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Climate change is a global emergency that goes beyond national borders. It is an issue that requires coordinated solutions at all levels and international cooperation to help countries move toward a...
My message to leaders at the #COP30 Climate Conference: We can choose to lead – or be led to ruin. Choose speed, scale & solidarity. Choose to make this the turning point. Stand with science. Stand for justice & future generations.
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Met with the @G77_Vienna to exchange on the important work of @IAEAorg, including through our flagship initiatives to expand access to cancer care through #RaysOfHope, strengthening food security with #Atoms4Food or fight plastic pollution with #NutecPlastics. Thanks to
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Visiting NYC? check out this powerful @UN exhibit through mid-December + see what else is in the Visitors Lobby:
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Photographer and activist @donsoseme is featured in the "Through Her Lens" photo exhibition at the UN headquarters in NY. She reveals how admirable women in her country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo have inspired her artistic creation.
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