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#LNOB Proudly serving the @UN for 2 decades Plus: @UNDP #Afghanistan, #Indonesia, #Iraq, fmr #UNV RM AS, Eur/CIS, @UNHCR. New York & Geneva. @Oxford (SANT) grad
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Joined December 2008
Today, @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres announced @alexanderdecroo as our new UNDP Administrator. We look forward to working together to help eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and build resilience. Join us in wishing him a warm welcome! https://t.co/hVP54U2jMP
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📣 Save the date 📣 Join us and @ophi_oxford on #EndPoverty Day for the global launch of the 2025 #MultidimensionalPoverty Index, which focuses on the overlapping hardships of poverty and climate hazards. 📅 17 October 🕙 10am EDT 📍 RSVP now: https://t.co/L5y8coxcTh
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“Still standing. Still trying. Still showing up.” As #UNGA gets underway, @NTikum reflects on 15 years! The grit, the flaws, and why the UN still shows up where others won’t. A timely read as we mark #UN80! https://t.co/Fudxdx7vLB
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Today, the UN is older, perhaps slower in some parts, bruised by history and weighed down by the expectations of a world in flux. And yet, it is still standing, still trying, still showing up where...
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Canada endorses Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel - https://t.co/EBdllDz1xo
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How does a girl from rural Nigeria grow up to become the @UN Deputy Secretary General? Known for making the impossible possible, her tenacity, determination and grit, @AminaJMohammed has always been driven to improve the lives of her fellow human beings and our planet.
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Having served in over 16 duty stations worldwide, @UN_SDG's Yacoub El Hillo rarely saw any conflict as devastating as the one currently decimating his country, Sudan. On Awake At Night, he reflects on the human suffering there & his hope for his people. https://t.co/ii9VPd3ePG
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Today in 2003, my colleague Laura Dolci was feeding her baby when she learned her husband Jean-Sélim Kanaan was killed in a bomb attack on the @UN in Iraq. On Awake At Night, she reflects on the darkest day in UN history & her life. https://t.co/bPF9kzdZYk
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"The coincidence isn't lost on us - as global human development stalls, violent conflicts surge". As I emphasized at the UN Security Council, this isn't accidental but reflects deep vulnerabilities and failed social contracts. More to come on rethinking this security-development
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This year, #WorldRefugeeDay comes with hope for millions of Syrians who can dream of going back home and rebuilding their lives. However, sustainable returns require livelihoods, infrastructure & services. The @UN reiterates its commitment to help #Syria & its people recover.
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Guyana Foreign Minister @mfaguyana as President of @UN @sec_council, led the Open Debate on The Maintenance of intl Peace and Security; Poverty, Underdevelopment and Conflict, today. On behalf of @UNDP, I confirmed that over half of UNDP’s annual expenditure now goes to fragile
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Today is #WorldRefugeeDay. I am spending it in Syria with some of the 600,000 people who have returned from neighbouring countries after 14 years of conflict. Syria today is where returning Syrians — given security, opportunities and support — can finally stop being refugees.
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We mourn the tragic killing of our UNDP colleague Ramzi Khader, his wife, six children & more than 36 extended family members in an Israeli airstrike on their home in Jabalia. UN staff and civilians are not & must never be targets. Read more https://t.co/ptO5br2eoH
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I am deeply saddened to announce the killing of our @UNDP colleague, Ramzi Khader, and many of his family members in an Israeli airstrike on their home in Gaza. This deplorable and indiscriminate killing of civilians & humanitarian workers must STOP NOW! https://t.co/fkkJ85bsjU
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BREAKING NEWS. The 80th President of the @UN General Assembly has been elected: H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock of Germany. 🇩🇪 Learn more: https://t.co/SlCJr7GIEa
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🌍 The @UN is hiring a new Administrator of @UNDP – a top leadership role shaping sustainable development worldwide. 📍Based in New York 🗓️ Deadline: 26 May 2025 ✅ Women candidates encouraged to apply 🔗 https://t.co/h5g1b6g4ef
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In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack | UN News
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Development works. It has delivered measurable progress for millions in education, health, poverty reduction... And ultimately, realizing big returns for all. Those returns? Stability, economic growth & security. My interview @BetterWorldOrg
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Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme, reflects on his career with UNDP.
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