Just concluded - really useful, constructive briefing from Co-Facs Carolyn Schwalger (#New Zealand) & Brian Wallace (#Jamaica) on the #UN80Initiative. Next session on 3 March for Member State comments. Watch: https://t.co/43onr4LQr0

Momentum is building for a woman hashtag #UNSG. This must not become a "glass cliff" moment. https://t.co/7yqjipOzpp

Finland deplores yesterday's incident against UNIFIL peacekeepers. UNIFIL is fulfilling its mandate in the region in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The UN should never be a target. We call on all parties to refrain from any violent acts.

End of 2026 #UN regular budget journey? As 2025 closes, so does this stage of the UN budget drama. It seems there's “agreement” on the 2026 UN budget. Check out 30 DEC meeting of C5 & then #UNGA plenary for official adoption. More UN re-shaping next year. https://t.co/i1cy817RdB

For those who have experienced the light-less #UNHQ basement, a leap of imagination is still needed to take in these budget battles and possible impact on the future of the UN.

“Many of our people ask everyday, why has the #UN not done better…. If we are to be protected by a rules-based system, then we must step up to the plate and provide the #funds to bridge the gap to deliver the results that we desire.”

"#Technology must be our servant, not our master. It must promote human rights, dignity and agency. Yet today, #AI’s advancement is outpacing regulation & responsibility, concentrated in a few hands. The risks are expanding to new frontiers from biotech to autonomous weapons."

"Many other examples show how investing in #development pays, how the work of so many in government, civil society, women’s organisations, youth movements & the private sector are making a concrete difference… How do we expand & speed up progress? The answer lies in the #SDGs."

🇰🇪 “If the #UN is to remain relevant in this Century, it must reflect today’s realities, not the post-war power arrangements of 1945... The 80th anniversary of the United Nations must be more than a commemoration; it must be a turning point for the Organisation.”

🇰🇪“Current global financial architecture punishes poor countries while rewarding the rich. Its rules, priorities & allocation consistently favor the already prosperous, trapping vulnerable economies in cycles of Debt High borrowing costs Inadequate access to emergency support.”

UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres on #multipolarity & #multilateralism:

Norway welcomes today's endorsement by the General Assembly #UNGA of the "New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the two-State solution". No lasting peace without #2StateSolution

📢🆕GPF Briefing 9️⃣: UN-packing UN80 This GPF briefing delves into the components of the UN80 initiative, with Member State & UN staff perspectives on the process and explores the context & pressures of long-running funding issues at the UN. ➡️ https://t.co/pbvuQxM0JY

📢🆕GPF Fact Sheet 8️⃣: Updates on Right to Development (RTD) See developments in Member State discussions on #RTD across #UN fora ahead of the 11th Expert Mechanism on Right to Development (EMRTD) Session, 2-4 April 2025 at UNHQ. ➡️ https://t.co/OJJgphhQma

📢🆕Blog: “Multilateral Cooperation or Protecting National Interests? A reflection on the 3rd PrepCom for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development” Students at The New School working with GPF share takeaways from a week of #FFD4. ➡️ https://t.co/Y4CSBlndAo

📢🆕GPF Round Up: 3rd PrepCom for International Conference on Financing for Development (#FFD4) Featured: Member State discussions on #debt, #IFAReform, climate finance, human rights & gender, Science, Technology & Innovation, #tax architecture & #trade. ➡️ https://t.co/hyyfgqqgrZ

"#Decolonization, alone in itself, was not a panacea. Political independence did not free countries from structures based on exploitation and decades of economic, social and institutional underinvestment.” 📄Full statement: https://t.co/zA7tchhTE2 📺 https://t.co/oOzTg5egyf

"[T]he profound impact of #colonialism and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The roots stretch back centuries and the bitter fruit continues to affect Africans and people of African descent to this day..."

“The world must never forget that Africa is the victim of two colossal and compounded #injustices... It is high time for reparatory justice frameworks to be put in place." - #UNSG @antonioguterres at the #AfricanUnion Summit in Addis Ababa

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