Runa Khan
@runakhan_ed
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'Never mistake a personโs humility for weakness, for the humbler you can be, the greater is your strength.' Founder & Executive Director, @friendship_ngo
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Joined March 2013
Towards A New Beginning (Thread 1/5) My pride, belief and love for the people of Bangladesh, has always overridden any sadness I felt for our lives not being what we all deserved to have. All my life I felt the disbalance, and for the last 22 years it is what I craved for them
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Youth leadership and inclusive progress - Inspiring discussion with the Honโble Chief Adviser Nordic Youth Delegation ๐ธ๐ช๐ณ๐ด in Bangladesh๐ง๐ฉ โ nine young political leaders exploring Bangladeshโs path of growth and exchanging ideas on development & Nordic โBangladeshi cooperation.
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Looking forward to joining in person at the #BlueEarthSummit's Forum Stage this week with Abeer AbuGhaith, Ben Tolhurst, Lynne Griffiths and Evie Harrman at the session titled '๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ'
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#Resilience is NOT charity. It is the smartest economic investment we can make. We must #ActNow.
Disasters cost over US$200 billion/year in direct damages. Yet, in some countries, less than 1% of public budgets is spent on reducing disaster risks. Investing in prevention matters. Find out why ahead of Monday's #DRRday: https://t.co/LUZPo68X6g
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The poor cannot afford poor solutions. Poor in terms of quality, poor in what we deliver to them, or poor in giving that TAKES AWAY rather than bringing self-respect and dignity. #SDG1 #SDG5 #SDG10 #SDG16 #PovertyAlleviation #ClimateJustice #SocialEquity #Dignity
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Glad to have met Pavina Adunratanasee at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Her work in climate investment finance is both needed and promising. Looking forward to continuing our conversation and exploring paths of shared impact. #ClimateFinance #WomenInLeadership #IUCN
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Almost eight years ago, I had the honour of being on a panel in Paris with Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Jane Goodall. After the event, Jane told me she had deep admiration for the work I do. That single sentence became the most meaningful moment of that year. Her passing has left a
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, whose extraordinary life and pioneering work transformed conservation and our understanding of the natural world. As a long standing IUCN member and Patron of Nature, she enriched our global mission to safeguard species
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Very happy to have met Sabrin Rahman. A virtual Bangladeshi powerhouse!! Very insightful session on climate financing... Conversations like this bring hope for meaningful change. #IUCNWorldCongress #PrinceWilliam #ClimateLeadership #NatureInspires #ConservationMatters
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We have lost Syed Manzoorul Islam. A teacher of minds, a writer of truth, a guardian of our cultural soul. He stood for dignity in thought and compassion in critique. Let us not grieve with silence but honour him by carrying forward what he believed in. #Bengal #BengalFoundation
bdnews24.com
The former Dhaka University professor has been in and out of life support over the past week
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๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง Mangroves are our frontline defenders, shielding coastlines, homes, and lives from rising tides and cyclones. 650,000+ mangroves have been planted across 220+ hectares with 60km of embankments safeguarded. #Friendshipngo #EarthshotPrize2025 #EarthshotPrize
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Thank you so so much @TROPIMUNDO for your kind words... looking forward to many many more years of partnership. #TROPIMUNDO @friendship_ngo
Bravo to #TROPIMUNDO Associate Partner @friendship_ngo for winning @EarthshotPrize, Founded by HRH Prince William, for bringing innovative solutions to marginalised communities in Bangladesh incl. #mangrove restoration. @runakhan_ed @KensingtonRoyal
https://t.co/mHeYDS83gC
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Happy to meet Jorge from Peru at the IUCN World Conservation Congress... doing things which I hope we can start doing for Friendship 2.0. South-South cooperation and North-South cooperation are both needed... The trick lies in identifying the needs and the time for the
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Karishma from @naturenomics! So happy to meet her at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. #IUCNWorldCongress #PrinceWilliam #ClimateLeadership #NatureInspires #ConservationMatters #sdg13
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After the opening plenary of @IUCN World Congress, with a wonderful speech sent by HRH #PrinceWilliam, the beautiful pictures on screen tempted me to take this picture. #IUCNWorldCongress #ClimateLeadership #IUCN #NatureInspires #ConservationMatters #HopeAndDignity #SDG13
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The Pope's voice reaches people of faith from all religions... Billions. Far more powerfully than that of the lobbyists and corporates of this world. I sincerely hope that His Holiness' voice and call for action overrides those who are advertently and inadvertently working
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Exceedingly happy to announce that FRIENDSHIP has been nominated for the @EarthshotPrrize 2025. To see the people in the field, the communities, and the trust built together over 24 years recognised globally is deeply humbling. This nomination belongs to them. It is their
Introducing The Earthshot Prize 2025 Finalists. Each represents exceptional climate leadership, driving climate action and inspiring current and future generations to build a better future for people and planet. Discover our climate leaders: https://t.co/PxZ37jenyw
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Honoured to be present at the โRaising Hope for Climate Justiceโ conference in Castel Gandolfo, led by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, ahead of COP30 Brazil, at a time when the world must come together for climate justice with clarity and courage. Among 400 global leaders, including
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Indeed... and our ecosystem... it is at the heart of our planet and all living things... we must #ActNow to preserve it! Truly honoured to have been present in person to hear his words which put nature at the center of all life. #sdg13 #RoadToCOP30
Today, more than ever, we must return to the heart, the center of feeling and emotion, the locus of freedom. Though it includes reason, the heart transcends and transforms it. Only by returning to the heart can we undergo a true ecological conversion that transforms our personal
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Dear World Leaders, You're failing half the worldโs population. No #GenderEquality target is on track. We demand that you fund the fight for gender equality and guarantee rights #ForAllWomenAndGirls. History will ask: when it mattered most, did you show up? #Beijing30
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