Brian James Williams
@bjw_williams
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Chief, Financing for Peacebuilding, UN Peacebuilding Support Office, DPPA, UN HQ. Tweets are my own! RT not endorsements.
New York, USA
Joined May 2015
Huge thanks to amazing RC Genevieve Boutin, PBF Secretariat lead Gedeon Behiguim, UNCT Guinea-Bissau & all their teams for a superb visit of PBSO accompanied by the Brazil UN mission to learn about peacebuilding progress & challenges Oct 6-10. Looking forward to more partnership!
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There are 7 “Centres for Access to Justice” across Guinea-Bissau. Paid for by the state. Still ongoing, after project closureThey help people seeking legal assistance, like women seeking to have their rights respected. @UNPeacebuilding Fund a proud partner, w UNDP, OHCHR,UNICEF.
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Congratulations Ingrid!
Honored to present my credentials as @UN Resident Coordinator to H.E. President @BajramBegajAL. I’m looking forward to supporting Albania’s #SDG acceleration and EU accession priorities, working together for a more inclusive, greener & prosperous future for all. 🇦🇱🤝🇺🇳
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Was thrilled to meet w the herders associations of Bafatá & Gabu of Guinea-Bissau. The associations are tracking herds, preventing conflicts, responding to thefts, & liaising w local authorities. And in a major advance, note the membership of women! @UNPeacebuilding Fund.
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Honored to be welcomed by H.E. Prime Minister and H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau, accompanied by Lais Montero from the Brazilian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. The @UNPeacebuilding Fund is proud to have been a longstanding partner of 🇬🇼.
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It is a core principle for all @UNPeacebuilding Fund financed programmes that they are based on a conflict analysis. This is already the Fund being catalytic of peacebuilding action.
This week ✨ @UNSierraLeone, led by the PBF Secretariat, in partnership with the Gov’t of 🇸🇱, convened the Inception Workshop to update the country’s conflict analysis. The exercise guided peacebuilding priorities & bolster resilience towards #SustainingPeace. #PBF
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Chad is one of the larger partner countries for the @UNPeacebuilding Fund. Programmes under design this year will look at natural resource management in the east and supporting national & sub-national inclusive infrastructures for peace.
Met w/ H.E. Dr Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, Min. of Foreign Affairs, Chad🇹🇩 to discuss how to foster peaceful existence, promote civil society, & advance decentralization reforms. We stand w/ the people of Chad, especially youth & women, in building inclusive & lasting peace. #UNGA80
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#HappeningNow 2025 Peacebuilding Commission Ministerial-level Meeting Promoting Social Cohesion and Inclusive Governance to Foster Community Resilience and Sustainable Peace. #UNGA80 Watch Live: https://t.co/Ieg8J70ZUP
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Inspired by the African Union’s Peace Fund & Football for Peace event. Building trust & relationships is key for sustaining peace. And sport offers a universal language to draw in youth, families & communities to build bridges for peace. Think Mandela & rugby. @dagmawit_moges
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Politics, not economics, driving foreign aid cuts, experts warn | Devex Better strategies - simple explanation of them - more advocacy with parliaments & the public that investing in a safer world abroad is an investment in a happier country at home.
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Congratulations to the UN team & its partners for their supporting Central Africans in their quest for peace. @UNPeacebuilding is proud to stand with them.
Pour Biasinang Juvénal, agir pour la paix, c’est dépasser les frontières culturelles et religieuses, et unir nos forces autour de valeurs communes pour bâtir un avenir durable. @UNPeacebuilding @UN_CAR
#InvestInpeace
#AgissonsPourUnMondePacifique
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Germany’s 🇩🇪 leadership on peacebuilding extends to the @UNPeacebuilding Fund, for which they are the leading contributor.
On #InternationalDayofPeace (21 September) we reaffirm: peace is not just the absence of war—it’s justice and respect. The 🇺🇳UN #Peacebuilding Commission is an acknowledged platform to act for peace in an inclusive comprehensive way. #peace #justice #respect
#InvestinPeace
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Youth influencers as agents of change for peace in Haiti 🇭🇹- proud of @UNPeacebuilding Fund support!
Près de 70 jeunes influenceurs ce sont engagés pour utiliser leur voix et leur créativité numérique pour faire résonner des messages de paix et de résilience au cœur même des communautés.@undphaiti, @ilo, @bjw_williams,@UNPeacebuilding @mjsacinfo,@ObsJeunesHT
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UN seen favorably by many across 25 countries. In a world with more than $300 per capita spent for every person on the planet on military spending, it’s nuts to fight over a fraction of a percentage on peacebuilding, esp. in times of polarizing rhetoric.
pewresearch.org
A median of 61% of adults across the surveyed countries have a favorable view of the UN, and 32% have an unfavorable view.
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Global military spending hit a record $2.7 trillion in 2024. That’s $334 for every person on the planet! Imagine if we invested even a fraction of that in peace. #InvestInPeace ➡️ https://t.co/HOEQBpVJB2
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In his speech to parliament, the UN Secretary-General congratulated the Government for pursuing peace through dialogue "Your continued dialogue offers a model to other countries" & for their newly adopted National Prevention Strategy. The Peacebuilding Fund is a proud partner.
Historic visit by the @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres to Papua New Guinea🇵🇬. Proud that the @UNPeacebuilding Fund's work—from Bougainville to the Highlands—is supporting national peace processes founded on dialogue & local partners.
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With @DirkWagenerUN, it was great to meet women leaders from Solomon Islands to discuss the women’s engagement & leadership. In 🇸🇧 , women plays crucial role in peacebuilding and social cohesion, promoting inclusivity across the country. Thank you for sharing your insights.
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Great to discuss peacebuilding with Malaita Provincial Government & Assembly representatives in Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 & UNDP on opportunities and initiatives undertaken by the province, including decentralization & greater participation in development planning.
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With UN RC @DirkWagenerUN, privileged to meet Prime Minister & Ministers Foreign Affairs, Women, Youth, Children & Family Affairs, & Provincial Govt in 🇸🇧. We discussed peacebuilding priorities, including the decentralization agenda for potential PBF support. 🙏 for warm welcome!
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UN Dept of Political & Peacebuilding Affairs visited Bougainville discussing how to support peace dialogue & community engagement, women’s leadership, youth engagement, peace dividends, land dispute, reconciliation PBF support & more. Many thanks to ABG for welcome & leadership.
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