Secretary General @RodaKorset Former Assistant Secretary General @UNDP, State Secretary & civil society leader #ForPeopleForPlanet

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Sweden has just disbursed 58.5 MUSD to @UNRWA for its important work to support Palestinian refugees in these challenging times. The world community has a responsability
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"I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability." Yes, we will remember and we will be inspired, by your determination, your empathy and your fight for justice and equality❤️
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Since the summer, tens of thousands of students in nearly 300 towns and cities from Australia to Uganda to the U.S. to Japan have joined ⁦@GretaThunberg#FridaysForFuture protest. A worldwide strike is planned for March 15th demanding #ClimateAction rollingstone.com/politics/po…
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#Somalia was at war and foreign fishing fleets took advantage- plundering 2.4 million tonnes of Somalia’s fish, 80 percent more than official statistics suggested. It is time 4 #Somalia 2 #SaveOurOcean🌍 and work 4 a sustainable #blueeconomy hakaimagazine.com/news/forei…
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Excited to join @UNDP- a prime mover supporting countries to achieve the #GlobalGoals. Nothing could be more important given the challenges the 🌍 faces. I look forward working with dedicated colleagues and development actors all around the 🌍
Welcome @UlrikaModeer on your first official day @UNDP leading our global work on strategic partnerships, external relations & advocacy work across over 170 countries! Your experience & leadership skills a great addition to our senior management team. bit.ly/2vZUKTV
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“Did you hear what I just said?” she asked, in the middle of her speech. The room bellowed, “Yes!” “Is my English O.K.?” The audience laughed. Thunberg’s face flickered, but she did not smile. “Because I’m beginning to wonder.” #ClimateActionNow newyorker.com/news/daily-com…
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Vår absurda samtid illustrerad i SvD Perfect Guide: ”Venedig, Maldiverna och Seychellerna sjunker i havet, glaciärer smälter, regnskogar skövlas och torra Kalifornien brinner. Passa på att besöka dessa hänförande, men klimathotande platser innan de försvinner för gott.”
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Today the Swedish Parliament- finally! voted yes🙌🏻 The Convention of the Rights of the Child will become Swedish law! unicef.org/publications/file…
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Look here👉🏼 a New communication system for all 169 targets of the @TheGlobalGoals is available- spread the word 2 the world and make use if it🌍 globalgoals.org/resources
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Sweden, Denmark, Finland, & Norway strongly believe in a woman’s right to decide over her own body. Therefore, we are strong supporters of frontline organisations working with #SRHR and women & girls rights. When other countries step down we step up globalhealth.thelancet.com/2…
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Together w/ the @UNDP team, I met w/ 🇸🇪 #RoyalFamily, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, to discuss our #globaldev partnership w/ #Sweden on #ClimateAction & #GenderEquality. #Agenda2030 Sweden is a strong #globaldev partner for the #SDGs
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För er som följer debatten om biståndet just nu och möter argumentet att 30% av världens bistånd går till korruption. Den här uppgiften spreds hösten 2019, i media och på twitter. Siffran är felaktig. Mer här👇🏼 sida.se/om-sida/nyheter/hur-…
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Om pandemin får fart söder om Sahara finns inga marginaler. I Centralafrikanska republiken finns tre respiratorer. Om vi inte stoppar smittan i Afrika kommer den tillbaka till oss som en bumerang. Vi måste stå fast vid utlovat bistånd dn.se/nyheter/varlden/bitrad…
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I’ve felt so happy the entire day. Because of the recognition this world needs to come together if we are to fight hunger & the underlying causes such as conflict & climate change. I also salute @WFP & @UN colleagues who throughout any crisis continue the work #ForPeopleForPlanet
"I salute the women & men of the World Food Programme — and indeed the entire UN team — for all their efforts to advance the cause of peace & the values of the United Nations today & every day." -- @antonioguterres congratulates @WFP on being awarded the 2020 #NobelPeacePrize.
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Thursday’s newspaper. A picture by @paulhansen64 that speaks a thousand word- so no need for translation.
DN:s förstasida torsdag.
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Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic. Sweden’s feminist foreign policy means working for freedom from violence of all women and girls. .@IsabellaLovin is drafting on a new global strategy for gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights🌍 swemfa.se/2017/11/24/ending-…
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Proud of The Swedish Armed Forces aspiring to be an inclusive workplace where people’s diversity is a strength💪🏼 “We don’t always march straight” #Europride🌈 forsvarsmakten.se/en/activit…
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Runaway inequality is eroding trust in democratic societies and pave the way for authoritarian regimes to take root. We need to understand inequality beyond income, averages & today. Read @UNDESA World Social Report 2020 & @UNDP’s👉hdr.undp.org/en/2019-report washingtonpost.com/business/…
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Unconscious gender bias results in women and men being labeled differently despite displaying the same leadership traits. Help #BiasCorrect the workplace by paying more attention to your words. bit.ly/3anbSEH #IWD2020 #CatalystForChange
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Looking forward to further strengthen our joint global agency to address the climate crisis, halt the loss of biodiversity and the depletion of ecosystems. Strong global action is needed if we are to have a sustainable development and Sweden is an important actor.
Congratulations to our @UlrikaModeer for her appointment by @SweMFA @thinkper as part of an international advisory group for action on the #environment, #climate and #biodiversity 🌍🌱🐝 Time to act is now! government.se/press-releases…
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When I applied for a position with the @UN I was so much looking forward to be part of a truly global network of truly value led development professionals. You’re one of them @MonteiroPesce. Experienced and forward looking. Thanks🙏🏼 Best of luck with you’re new adventure
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Well done #NewYork City🙌🏼 This Thursday the city approved an ambitious plan to combat #climatechange. The legislation puts caps on carbon emissions for buildings over 25,000 sq ft – requiring a 40% overall cut in their emissions by 2030 #ClimateActionNow theguardian.com/us-news/2019…
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Hear👉🏼 Bilåkandet trängs undan när folk skaffar elcykel. Det är alltså inte fråga om vanliga cyklister som blivit bekväma och skaffat elmotor, eller att folk åker mindre buss och spårvagn, utan att de tar sin elcykel i stället för bilen. #klimat #nu🌍 sverigesradio.se/sida/artike…
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Jag vet att jag delar mycket, men hoppas ni läser denna text. ”Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage rage against the dying of the light. Nu är det dags. Nu, inte sen. Ta en, ge tillbaka en. Bara så kommer planeten hålla dina barns livstid ut.” etc.se/debatt/jag-onskar-att…
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Happy to see Nigeria lead on #ClimateAction and @UNDP will support. President Buhari’s plan as laid out at #ClimateChangeSummit is timely & ambitious fostering a low-carbon economic development path building a resilient Nigeria ⁦@UNDPNigeriaundp.org/content/undp/en/hom…
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Do you expect the @UN to plan strategically and act quickly, upholding the mandates given? Then you must argue for a funding model that allows this to happen. Predicable core funding is key. Scattered project funding weakens the UN and its impact.
It’s the support of our #PartnersAtCore that enable @UNFPA to rapidly respond to crises and save lives. Core resources help us keep delivering for women and girls, no matter where they are. #GlobalGoals
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Today I’m with #Rwanda in honor of the many who lost their lives and loved ones but also with the many who tirelessly work for reconciliation, restoration and a sustainable future for beautiful Rwanda #Kwibuka26 @UNDPRwanda @VRugwabiza @CNkulikiyinka
More than 1 million people were systematically murdered in just 100 days during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. We must never again let such an atrocity occur. We must say no to hate speech & xenophobia & reject the forces of polarization, nationalism & protectionism.
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I was once a @UNVolunteers- a rewarding experience working with the indigenous communities in Guatemala. I arrived a year after the peace accord to support local communities building forward better. Support to @UNVolunteers is an investment taking us beyond recovery towards 2030
Collaboration between governments, citizens and volunteers is crucial to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. In #Kenya, 50 @UNVolunteers were deployed to deliver key healthcare services where it was needed most, helping communities to #BuildForwardBetter. undp.org/content/undp/en/hom…
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Africa is the most-exposed region to the adverse effects of the climate crisis despite contributing the least to rising emissions, and you ⁦@vanessa_vash⁩ continues to help lead the fight for climate justice. Congratulations🌍💫 time.com/collection/time100-…
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Heads up! On the 18th of September ⁦@UNDP⁩ and ⁦@UNFCCC⁩ present 1. A worldwide study that shows that there is room for increased ambition for #climateactionnow 2. A promise to support more than 💯 member states developing actionable #NDCs feature.undp.org/fighting-fo…
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WHO has been heavily underfunded for a long time. @WHO & @UN funds & programs support countries to have well functioning health systems. We need long term, predictable & flexible funding. This way we can deal with pandemics such as #COVID-19 together devex.com/news/there-s-a-new…
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Women do 3x more unpaid work then men. During health crises women shoulder a disproportionate burden of the domestic work. BBC News spotlights the social impacts of the #Coronavirus highlighting 5 ways it increases #GenderInequality #COVID19 #CheckYourBias bbc.com/news/world-asia-5170…
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Som många sagt- FN är en spegel av vad vår 🌏 kan vara och vad den faktiskt är. Världen behöver investeringar i ett effektivare FN. Ingen har sagt att det är lätt men vi kan inte hantera det vi har framför oss utan internationellt samarbete- så är det bara dn.se/nyheter/varlden/svensk…
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The world’s addiction to coal “remains a major threat in relation to #climatechange@UNDP scales up support through “UNDP’s Climate Promise: Ambition, Acceleration and Mobilization." Offering support to more that 💯 member states bt.undp.org/content/bhutan/e… news.un.org/en/story/2019/11…
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So happy to see the Prize in Economics jointly awarded to Abjhijit Banerjee, Ester Duflo & Micheal Kremer due to their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”. And finally! Ester Duflo, is only the 2nd woman to win this Prize! #EndPoverty
BREAKING NEWS: The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” #NobelPrize
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Welcome to the @UN Welcome sustainable future No More Single-Use Plastic #GlobalGoals
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13 African female health ministers leading the #Covid-19 battle and the battle for well functioning health systems. There are no short cuts and we are in this together #StandWithHer #GlobalSolutions africafeeds.com/2020/04/10/t…
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“More than 39 million doses of vaccine have now been administered in at least 49 higher-income countries. Just 25 doses have been given in one lowest-income country. Not 25 million; not 25 thousand; just 25” ⁦@DrTedros⁩ today: who.int/director-general/spe… aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/18…
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Leaving #IMF & #WBGMeetings after a lot of good meetings on #ClimateAction. Sir David Attenborough rang the alarm loud and clear. We are moving into a #ClimateCrisis with our eyes wide open. The 16 and 92 years old tell it like it is. We need to act #now vox.com/2019/4/12/18306566/d…
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Jag vill inte vara dystopisk- men läs ⁦@jrockstrom⁩ och inse allvaret. Som det är just nu ser vi ut att spräcka 1,5-gradersgränsen redan om 10–20 år och gå mot katastrofala 3–4 graders uppvärmning när barnen till dagens ungdomar är vuxna. Prio #nu! svd.se/macrons-irritation-mo…
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I wish all Muslim friends, colleagues & their families #RamadanKareem. May this month be filled with joy & bring belief in a peaceful, prosperous & sustainable future for all. A very special thought goes to our @UN colleagues serving in crisis settings around the world
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2020 was more than a year of tragedy. It was also the moment when people everywhere demonstrated what is possible when humanity strives to be the best version of itself, even in the face of complexity & uncertainty. Check out our ⁦@UNDP⁩ report annualreport.undp.org/
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It is so evident- as coronavirus deepens #inequality, inequality worsens it’s spread. @UNDP is part of the immediate response to combat #COVID19 and we will accompany countries in the long term response & preparedness as part of a coordinated @UN effort nytimes.com/2020/03/15/world…
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Cities are transforming- when people do understand that the are much more likable with less cars #GlobalGoals for health & climate #Kampala💚
Hello Kampala, this is how I beat today's traffic...🤷‍♂️👌..it's easy to grab the bike, the bag and enjoy the freedom of cycling whenever you feel like.
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19 degrees in Norway the first days of January, the ongoing fires in Australia and floods in Indonesia Let’s focus now bbc.com/news/world-asia-5096…
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Yeah @jayathmadw our @UNYouthEnvoy and a a rising 🌟 who is shaping the future of our 🌍 Recognized by @TIME but not least by all of us working with you👋🏼 The future looks brighter when you think of all the young people acting responsible than others... time.com/collection/time-100…
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Proud to present the biggest development network of the world going green. Right now we at @UNDP launch our #ClimatePromise responding to @antonioguterres call for #ClimateActionNow Stay tuned🌏
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Proud of @SwedenUN tireless work in #UNSC. Today the 🌏community came together to give #Syria a temporary relief from the horrors of war. Now we need respect & action. The collapsing medical response in #Ghouta reached its limits. @MSF report 2,500+ wounded & 520+ dead past 5days
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A great initiative by @JanKEliasson among others! Coordinated humanitarian action. In the world of today- with protracted crises and a climate crisis we need more investments in #prevention and the #triplenexus
We're turning 29 this Saturday! 🎉 #OnThisDay, in 1991, the @UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance. Here is why strengthening coordination was so important back then, and today ⤵️
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We’re at a turning point for people & planet. The pandemic shows us how vulnerable we are. But we can’t go backwards. Investments must take us beyond recovery towards a sustainable future. We can do things we’ve never done before. Let’s #TurnitAround👉🏼 act4sdgs.org/
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Wishing you all Happy✨and Peaceful Holidays🕊 and looking forward to see you in a Decade of Action. Let’s remember “it always seems impossible until it’s done”. So let’s do it- together!
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The richest nations of the world have pumped billions of dollars more into fossil fuels than clean energy since the pandemic, despite their promises of a green recovery and ⁦@antonioguterres⁩ reminds about the risks of trespassing boundaries theguardian.com/environment/…
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Having “yes people” around you may feed your ego, but it does little for your effectiveness as a leader. I confess that I have to remind myself about that sometimes... Do you? Accompany @UNDP on our journey to change culture & manage talent #PeopleFor2030 undp.org/content/undp/en/hom…
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So happy to see @SwedishPM stand up for solidarity saying “We are in a difficult situation but there are developing countries in a much worse situation and we need to see to that they get more and we need to defend international development cooperation” dn.se/nyheter/sverige/stefan…
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Refugees are free to leave camps and work. It is so encouraging to follow the positive developments in #Ethiopia. The new law is in line with Ethiopia’s commitment towards ⁦@UN⁩ Global Compact, adopted by world leaders to increase self-reliance theeastafrican.co.ke/news/af…
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Today ⁦@antonioguterres⁩ repeated his call for a global ceasefire. Read @AukeLootsma's blog on how @UNDP will help Yemen prepare, respond & recover when Corona strikes. Silencing Yemen’s weapons may help save millions from #Covid19 ye.undp.org/content/yemen/en…
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Yes! Happy weekend #Mogadishu Your talented young generation brings a lot of hope and we are many who wish you a prosperous future- looks like you can bring some competition to #soccer
Somali girls👏👏👏 happy weekend Mogadishians
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We are not on track to reach those #GlobalGoals for a common sustainable development. We need to walk the talk and empower investors with clarity, insights, and tools to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals🌏#Now Follow @UNDP @SdgImpact sdgimpact.undp.org/
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I’m wearing the worlds most precious metal made out of one of hundred of millions of illegal firearms in the world. Armed violence is a global epidemic. @HumaniumMetal is made of recycled metal from gun destruction programs @UNDP is a proud partner👉🏼 shop.undp.org/collections/al…
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Thanks to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 for its strong support to multilateralism and to @UNDP We signed a multi-year agreement to support countries towards a sustainable development. #PartnersAtCore Read more: go.undp.org/RCLe @DutchMFA @NLatUN @UNDP @ASteiner
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Half a life ago I represented Swedish civil society in the delegation to ICPD in Cairo. Still hundreds of millions of women call for sexual & reproductive health & rights. How I wish the #NairobiSummit #ICPD25 will accelerate the promise we made! nairobisummiticpd.org/
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With a budget equivalent to a medium sized US hospital @WHO is trying to fight the pandemic on our behalf. Since the beginning of the outbreak @UNDP- has been fighting fake news. WHO doesn’t accept data blindly. We need more #Factfulness & a stronger @UN time.com/5824322/who-coronav…
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"The recovery from the COVID-19 crisis must lead to a different economy" Read new @UN report on socio-economic impacts highlighting the urgency to support developing countries - “Shared Responsibility; Global Solidarity” un.org/en/un-coronavirus-com…
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The ⁦⁦@UN⁩ encourages all parties to put in place a debt moratorium for the next two years. Calling on all creditors – public, private, bilateral and multilateral - to give a “breathing space” and support recovery in line with the #SDGs undp.org/content/undp/en/hom…
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Looking forward to speaking at the #UNSDGMediaLounge, hosted by @UNDP, @DeloitteDigital and @PvblicF during #CannesLions2023. Join the conversation live via wedonthavetime.org/events/un…
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From a rainy Brooklyn we can imagine and wish you all a Happy New Year, with more light and hope. Let’s take one step at a time and on some stairs there’s also a reason to just sit down and reflect... like this one- my favorite one... Welcome 2021!
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In these times it’s so promising to see people come together- here we see how 🇩🇰 Denmark comes together in support to and solidarity with a world struggling. Thank you 🇩🇰 Denmark
A vast majority of the Danish parliament today agreed to allocate a total of 650 mio. DKK. to combat the spread of #Covid19 and mitigate the long-term economic impact in the developing countries #dkaid 🌍
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This is leadership and an example to the world 🇳🇴
This is how you transfer democratic power to a new government in Norway. Outgoing Foreign Minister Ine #EriksenSøreide (literally) hands over the keys to her successor @AHuitfeldt and wishes her well. #nøkkelseremonie
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Replying to @staffanlandin
- senaste numret av Bamse;)
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Yes! We need positive action! Hear 49 women ambassadors to the @UN speak out for equality as part of recovery from pandemic. There is still a significant gender gap and it's time to fight for an inclusive, equal, global recovery. data.undp.org/gendertracker/ #GenerationEquality
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At ⁦@UNDP⁩ we‘re already hard at work with our @UN family & other partners supporting health response including procurement & supply of essential products under ⁦@WHO⁩ leadership, crisis management & addressing critical socio-economic impacts undp.org/content/undp/en/hom…
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How we wish that #UNGA2019 will be a place where world leaders take the opportunity to engage fully for a peaceful and prosperous future. Here are the 5 big summits where there is room for true commitment and promises of increased ambition and action👉🏼 news.un.org/en/story/2019/09…
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#GoodNews from Sweden where the @UN Convention on the Rights of the Child became national law today. In a Decade of Action we all need to do what we can to ensure that the rights of the child become reality. They are our future #ForEveryChild #ForPeopleForPlanet
Today, the Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes Swedish law. It is a historic step to further protect the rights of the child and ensure that children are provided with the conditions necessary for their development. #CRC @AsaLindhagen @SweMFA government.se/government-pol…
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The way the @UN agencies have come together under the leadership of @WHO shows that we can do so much more together. There is no other way to combat a pandemic- we need multilateral solutions to global challenges. Thanks colleagues in @WHO for leadership through partnership
In a little over 3 months, #COVID19 has changed the world in so many ways, bringing us closer together and reaffirming the importance of #HealthForAll. This video shows the key moments so far as WHO works with partners worldwide to fight #coronavirus and save lives.
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We need to be responsible. We need multilateral solutions to global challenges. We need to #SaveOurOcean #GoodNews when @UN led process makes countries agree to stem flow of plastic waste into poor nations #GlobalGoals theguardian.com/environment/…
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Congratulations @MarinSanna, next Prime Minister of Finland🇫🇮. Following your exceptional government leadership with 5 women driving development and looking forward to the launch of @HDRUNDP next week!
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This is truly development cooperation👉🏼 @UNDP supports ministries of environment, finance and planning to create policies and processes to effectively access climate finance from public, private, domestic and international sources. #ClimateAction #Now🌏 undp.org/content/undp/en/hom…
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Volunteering is one of the most meaningful things you can do and we should never stop doing it. That’s how we build community and unity, but also how we bring in new innovative ideas and talent to our teams. Great and encouraging discussion with @UNVolunteers in @UNinIndia today
From a UN Volunteer to an Assistant Secretary-General 👏🏽 @UlrikaModeer, Director of Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy @UNDP, met #UNVolunteers in India & shared her journey as a former UN Volunteer. Her motivation? "Follow your passion & work towards bringing a change"
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My deepest condolences. My thoughts are with you. Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow. We mourn our @UN colleagues as well as friends & colleagues from many organizations. The tragedy happened in seconds but for loved ones left behind the pain of loss remains forever
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Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to #climatechange and one of the least equipped to handle what’s to come. The international community needs to support countries with increasingly complex challenges #now. nationalgeographic.com/scien…
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Do U remember that ⁦@antonioguterres⁩ asked world leaders to come with concrete plans instead of speaches? Perhaps easier said that done but @UNDP made a #ClimatePromise- a commitment to support 100 countries update their climate commitments by 2020 medium.com/@UNDP/what-are-nd…
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Interesting read in ⁦@TheEconomist⁩ about efforts to build well functioning tax systems, many times w. support from @UNDP initiative Tax Inspectors Without Borders @TIWB_News. Follow & support the effort for self reliance & financing for development economist.com/middle-east-an…
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Great to be in Tokyo for the Japan @UNDP partnership strategic dialogue. Looking forward to discussing how to accelerate the #GlobalGoals and advance our shared priorities for human security, climate action, gender equality and more: undp.org   #PartnersAtCore
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Otroligt kul att se hur ett svenskt initiativ för hållbara investeringar fångas upp av FN. Så här- precis så här- kan Sverige få ännu större utväxling av multilateralt samarbete och så här- precis så här- ska #Agenda2030 funka. Grattis alla🇸🇪 omvarlden.se/Branschnytt/nyh…
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