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V. ‘Nowah Leemue’ Baffour

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International Civil Servant. Dedicated to the ideals and values of the United Nations. Tweets represent my own views. Retweets are not an endorsement.

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Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nature speaks in Court? This is happening. As we recognize #BiodiversityDay this week, here's putting a spotlight on a quiet revolution: legal systems recognizing the rights of rivers, forests, as part of the assets to be protected for future generations. This is about valuing

Achim Steiner (@asteiner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m proud of what UN Development and the Republic of Korea are building together - real solutions, real progress. From climate and digital innovation to early recovery, this partnership is shaping a future rooted in hope, equity and shared purpose. #PartnersAtCore

Norimasa Shimomura (@norimasa_un) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We celebrated the launch of guarantee scheme that unlocks $130m circular economy revolving fund for SMEs and sharia-based revolving fund for social forestry; and successfully closed Catalytic Fund that supported impact ventures. All with Indonesia Environment Fund #UangKita

We celebrated the launch of guarantee scheme that unlocks $130m circular economy revolving fund for SMEs and sharia-based revolving fund for social forestry; and successfully closed Catalytic Fund that supported impact ventures. All with Indonesia Environment Fund <a href="/KemenkeuRI/">#UangKita</a>
Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Have you heard of Waste Banks? Koh Samui’s beautiful sandy beaches in Thailand share two stories: one of tourism straining against waste and pollution; and the other of communities fighting back to reclaim pristine spaces. Waste Banks are transforming trash into economic

Have you heard of Waste Banks? Koh Samui’s beautiful sandy beaches in Thailand share two stories: one of tourism straining against waste and pollution; and the other of communities fighting back to reclaim pristine spaces. Waste Banks are transforming trash into economic
Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Have a conversation with Una, share your stories, travel with her and inspire others to support these efforts of UNDP in Asia and the Pacific in the Pacific and elsewhere to save these precious communities' lands and seas, for the wealth if biodiversity they protect, the livelihoods they enable

Achim Steiner (@asteiner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am deeply saddened to announce the killing of our UN Development 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! go.undp.org/Uh7

I am deeply saddened to announce the killing of our <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> 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 &amp; humanitarian workers must STOP NOW! go.undp.org/Uh7
United Nations Geneva (@ungeneva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." This #ThrowbackThursday, we remember the crucial role of Eleanor Roosevelt in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. #HumanRightsForAll

"It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it.
And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it."

This #ThrowbackThursday, we remember the crucial role of Eleanor Roosevelt in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

#HumanRightsForAll
UNDP in Asia and the Pacific (@undpasiapac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thriving futures, built together. Thanks to core funding from partners like Denmark, UN Development has leveraged investments to support 80,000 women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, driving local economies and sustaining families across the country. #PartnersAtCore

Thriving futures, built together.

Thanks to core funding from partners like Denmark, <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> has leveraged investments to support 80,000 women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, driving local economies and sustaining families across the country.

#PartnersAtCore
UNDP Afghanistan (@undpaf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2024, UNDP Afghanistan stayed and delivered across all 34 provinces. 🌾 6,600+ farmers supported ⚡ 1.37M gained clean energy 🏗️ 208 infrastructures built or rehabilitated 💼 16.5K jobs created Read more: undp.org/afghanistan/pu…

In 2024, <a href="/UNDPaf/">UNDP Afghanistan</a> stayed and delivered across all 34 provinces.
🌾 6,600+ farmers supported
⚡ 1.37M gained clean energy
🏗️ 208 infrastructures built or rehabilitated
💼 16.5K jobs created
Read more: undp.org/afghanistan/pu…
Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It changes what we eat, where we live, how we survive. Drought and land degradation cause immediate development distress, across islands, landlocked and mountainous regions. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific with partners like Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Green Climate Fund, is advancing new solutions, some of them based on

It changes what we eat, where we live, how we survive.
Drought and land degradation cause immediate development distress, across islands, landlocked and mountainous regions. 
<a href="/UNDPasiapac/">UNDP in Asia and the Pacific</a> with partners like <a href="/theGEF/">Global Environment Facility (GEF)</a> and <a href="/theGCF/">Green Climate Fund</a>, is advancing new solutions, some of them based on
UNDP in Sri Lanka (@undpsrilanka) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UN Development UNDP in Asia and the Pacific Pedro Conceicao Kanni Wignaraja Haoliang Xu Stanislav Saling Human Development Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ Ministry of Digital Economy - Sri Lanka "What AI can do really depends on the context - who is using it, where, when, and how", noted Fadhil Bakeer Markar Fadhil Bakeer Markar, Team Leader, Strategic Engagement, Digital and Innovation UN Development #lka, presenting key findings of the #HDR for 🇱🇰. 📊 Did you know? - 42% of students use

<a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> <a href="/UNDPasiapac/">UNDP in Asia and the Pacific</a> <a href="/pedrotconceicao/">Pedro Conceicao</a> <a href="/kanniwignaraja/">Kanni Wignaraja</a> <a href="/HaoliangXu/">Haoliang Xu</a> <a href="/StanislavSaling/">Stanislav Saling</a> <a href="/HDRUNDP/">Human Development</a> <a href="/AzusaKubota/">Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ</a> <a href="/mode_srilanka/">Ministry of Digital Economy - Sri Lanka</a> "What AI can do really depends on the context - who is using it, where, when, and how", noted Fadhil Bakeer Markar <a href="/fadhilbm/">Fadhil Bakeer Markar</a>, Team Leader, Strategic Engagement, Digital and Innovation <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> #lka, presenting key findings of the #HDR for 🇱🇰.

📊 Did you know?

- 42% of students use
UN Spokesperson (@un_spokesperson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.António Guterres strongly condemns the latest series of large-scale drone and missile attacks by Russia, reportedly the largest in over three years of war. He reiterates his call for a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine: un.org/sg/en/content/…

UNDP in Nepal (@undpnepal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Join Our Team! UNDP Nepal is hiring for two exciting roles: 🔹 Operations Associate 🔹 Project Analyst – Agri-business & Private Sector If you're passionate about sustainable and inclusive development, we’d love to hear from you. 🔗 Learn more: undp.org/nepal/jobs

📢 Join Our Team!

UNDP Nepal is hiring for two exciting roles:
🔹 Operations Associate
🔹 Project Analyst – Agri-business &amp; Private Sector

If you're passionate about sustainable and inclusive development, we’d love to hear from you.

🔗 Learn more: undp.org/nepal/jobs
Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

President Mandela's words continue to guide and inspire, as we navigate a world in which addressing climate change, peacebuilding, injustice and poverty feel like colossal tasks in the realm of the impossible. But then one hears that brave, clear voice - 'Courageous people do not

President Mandela's words continue to guide and inspire, as we navigate a world in which addressing climate change, peacebuilding, injustice and poverty feel like colossal tasks in the realm of the impossible. But then one hears that brave, clear voice - 'Courageous people do not
Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did you know that urban poverty in Yangon has quadrupled in six years? In the face of this crisis, women are taking action and growing solutions, quite literally! Our UNDP Myanmar Urban Resilience program demonstrates how women-run urban farms that are expanding mushroom

Did you know that urban poverty in Yangon has quadrupled in six years? In the face of this crisis, women are taking action and growing solutions, quite literally! Our <a href="/UNDP_Myanmar/">UNDP Myanmar</a> Urban Resilience program demonstrates how women-run urban farms that are expanding mushroom
Julien Chevillard (@julienprchev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Insightful visit to #JANTRA clinic in KTM. Good to see The Global Fund UNDP in Nepal supported interventions fully operational, exchange with outreach workers, management, staff on immediate priorities to end TB epidemic by 2035 🎯Impressive dedication in a tough funding environment👏

Insightful visit to #JANTRA clinic in KTM. Good to see <a href="/GlobalFund/">The Global Fund</a> <a href="/UNDPNepal/">UNDP in Nepal</a> supported interventions fully operational, exchange with outreach workers, management, staff on immediate priorities to end TB epidemic by 2035 🎯Impressive dedication in a tough funding environment👏
Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

After vanishing for over a decade, in April this year wildlife officials confirmed a rare sighting of the critically endangered Malayan tiger in a forest in Southern Thailand. The Malayan tiger’s return to Southern Thailand is more than a rare sighting, it’s a signal that

After vanishing for over a decade, in April this year wildlife officials confirmed a rare sighting of the critically endangered Malayan tiger in a forest in Southern Thailand. 
The Malayan tiger’s return to Southern Thailand is more than a rare sighting, it’s a signal that
Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pyar Pin is a small community on the shores of Inle Lake in Myanmar. What makes their response to the Myanmar earthquake stand out? The village Community Development Committee (CDC) - formed through UN Development’s ENCORE project - didn’t ask for help. They gave it - to 31 neighboring

Pyar Pin is a small community on the shores of Inle Lake in Myanmar. What makes their response to the Myanmar earthquake stand out? The village Community Development Committee (CDC) - formed through <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a>’s ENCORE project - didn’t ask for help. They gave it - to 31 neighboring
Norimasa Shimomura (@norimasa_un) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My 5 years (almost) in Indonesia is coming to an end. Indonesia has given me a lot - I certainly learned more than I could reciprocate. I owe everything I managed to do here to these wonderful friends and colleagues UNDP Indonesia and all partners who enabled us to deliver. 🙏

Julien Chevillard (@julienprchev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great energy in room + stalls at #RUFest in Pokhara! Entrepreneurs, youth, community groups showing our circular economy in action in tourism capital of 🇳🇵.🙏#KOICA for partnering w/ UNDP on this journey, #pokharametrocity for the leadership and vision. Go visit this Saturday!

Great energy in room + stalls at #RUFest in Pokhara!
Entrepreneurs, youth, community groups showing our circular economy in action in tourism capital of 🇳🇵.🙏#KOICA for partnering w/ UNDP on this journey, #pokharametrocity for the leadership and vision. Go visit this Saturday!