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Today on #WorldAIDSDay, we honor the 40+ million lives lost to AIDS and stand with the 39 million people living with HIV worldwide. HIV is no longer a death sentence. With treatment, people living with HIV can live long, healthy lives. Today and every day, we stand together.

Welcome to The 🇬🇲! 🎉🎉🎉 This week, partners of the UN Peacebuilding Fund join national institutions and communities to review progress and chart next steps for sustaining peace. Stay tuned for daily updates. #PBFTheGambia #SustainingPeace

We're honored to host the SRSG United Nations SRSG on Violence against Children to The #Gambia during a 6⃣ day visit. Today's engagements kicked off with a strategic session with UN 🇬🇲 Country Team. Through multi-stakeholder dialogue, the visit will advance strategies to protect children from violence.

This week, the #Peacebuilding Support Office is leading a High-Level Partner Mission to The Gambia. The delegation 🇦🇹🇨🇭🇩🇪🇫🇮🇯🇵🇳🇴🇪🇪 will see PBF results firsthand, meet with national & local partners, & discuss how to deepen collaboration across ongoing initiatives #HappeningNow

I am deeply concerned by the attempt to unconstitutionally seize power in Benin. I condemn any attempt to undermine democratic governance in Benin, which could also further threaten the stability of the region. I call for full respect for the rule of law & the Constitution.

#HappeningToday The Delegation 🇦🇹🇪🇪🇫🇮🇩🇪🇯🇵🇳🇴🇨🇭 met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Gambia and engaged with Government stakeholders on peacebuilding results and priorities in The Gambia 🇬🇲

The continued support from the UN #Peacebuilding Fund’s (PBF) donors has enabled the PBF to remain a central partner in The Gambia's 🇬🇲transition, investing $43 million since 2017 across 21 projects. ➡️ Read more: un.org/peacebuilding/…

When empowered with skills and provided with start-up support, young people can drive change. We must accelerate investment in initiatives that support young people with skills and provide start-up support to promote sustainable development.

Our delegates visited The Memory House 🇬🇲; a powerful space preserving the stories of two decades of authoritarian rule. With the Reparations Commission & Fund in place, victims and survivors continue to demand justice and reparation. #ThePeacebuildingFund #TransitionalJustice

#PBF is supporting the Cross-Border Cooperation Project in 🇬🇲 & 🇸🇳, partnering with non-governmental organizations, government departments, IOM The Gambia, and FAO Gambia to strengthen community resilience and cooperation across border districts #InvestInPeace

On #HumanRightsDay, we celebrate The #Gambia's journey toward justice and dignity for all. From truth and reconciliation to protecting freedoms, every step forward matters. We must remind ourselves that human rights are universal, indivisible, & worth defending every single day.

Day 2 Partners of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund 🇦🇹🇫🇮🇪🇪🇩🇪🇯🇵🇳🇴🇨🇭 visited the newly constructed Basse CSO House. This initiative was implemented by UNFPA The Gambia in collaboration with The Association of non Governmental organisations to serve and empower the local community.

🔵Rich cultural heritage 🔵Breathtaking sceneries 🔵Pleasant climate 🔵Delicious food The Gambia offers these & more. With support from EU in The Gambia, the EU YEP – Tourism & Creative Industries is promoting a tourism sector that is inclusive, sustainable & competitive.

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The #PBF-funded Women’s Political Leadership project in 🇬🇲 generated important results for women’s representation in local governance, as the number of elected women for council rose from 7 to 18, including one woman mayor, in the 2023 local elections #InvestInPeace

The Women’s Political Leadership project is driving progress for women’s participation in public life in 🇬🇲. Supported by the #PBF and implemented with civil society, national partners, and UNFPA The Gambia, this peacebuilding initiative is expanding space for women’s leadership

📍🇬🇲At the CSO House in Basse, Upper River Region, the Peacebuilding Support Office partners🇦🇹🇪🇪🇫🇮🇩🇪🇳🇴🇨🇭🇯🇵 joined the Governor to spotlight the essential role of civil society in peacebuilding. Supporting CSOs is critical to ensuring women’s voices shape sustainable solutions.