Proud to share the 2023 Annual Report of the #Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF).

We are grateful to 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇳🇱🇫🇷🇳🇴🇬🇧🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇹🇲🇽🇸🇪🇧🇪🇮🇪🇨🇭🇨🇦🇦🇹🇰🇷🇪🇸🇱🇺🇯🇵🇸🇮🇬🇷🇧🇳 for their contributions, enabling the SCHF to allocate $140 million to help 2.8 million people.

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✨On Thursday, 9 May, the Empire State Building will be lit in blue💙💛yellow for the 16th year in a row.

Enjoy the sight and join us to celebrate #EuropeDayNYC 🇪🇺Europe Day 2024💫 Thank you Empire State Building!

Gaza: Hundreds of thousands of children are experiencing trauma, injuries, illness, malnutrition & more.

UNICEF warns a ground incursion in Rafah would pose catastrophic risks & calls for the urgent protection of children there. unicef.org/mena/press-rel…

🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 regret Russia’s veto against the #UNSC resolution on WMDs in outer space

With its veto 🇷🇺 prevented the UNSC from fulfilling its primary responsibility for the maintenance of int’l peace & security

The veto does not relieve Russia of its obligations under int’l law

🇫🇮 PR Elina Kalkku delivered a keynote speech in the #CPD57 side event on the rights of persons with disabilities by United Nations TZ and UNFPA. Rights of persons with disabilities are a long-term priority in the human rights-based foreign and security policy of 🇫🇮.

Finland reaffirmed at #CPD57 its commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.
 
SRHR is about well-being of children, adolescents, adults, families and the whole society. SRHR is about education, eradication of poverty and the SDGs.

🔴 #Sudan :

⚠️ More than 8.7 million people have fled their homes.
⚠️ 4.9 million people are on the brink of famine.
⚠️ Humanitarians launched a famine prevention plan targeting 7.6 million people.

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Nordic-Africa Ministerial meeting in Copenhagen kicked off today with FM Elina Valtonen in full swing delivering 🇫🇮 statement during the opening session, participating in the youth panel & discussing with African colleagues bilateral issues & topics on the foreign policy agenda

Finland and Tanzania have a longstanding partnership and I was pleased to learn that there is mutual interest in deepening it further in many fields including human rights, trade and investment, tech, meteorology, logistics and forestry. Looking fwd to it FM January Makamba 🇫🇮🇹🇿

The U.S. stands with 50 other United Nations delegations in thanking the 1718 Committee Panel of Experts for their tireless efforts to provide objective, independent analysis on the DPRK’s unlawful WMD and ballistic missile advancements.

Russia’s veto of the Panel’s mandate renewal…

The war in Gaza is taking an unimaginable toll on children.

In Rafah, a city of children, the impact of a further escalation would be devastating.

The lives of children must be protected.

All the hostages must be released.

The nightmare for so many families must end.

4 out of every 10 people worldwide live in countries where governments spend more on debt interest payments than on education or health.

Money is flowing in the wrong direction — from the countries who need it to the countries who don’t.
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The high-level expert group on scaling up sustainable finance in partner countries has finished its work.

Their recommendations will feed into debate on how to crowd in more private funding for #SDGs .

🔴 Remarks by me and Kristalina Georgieva.

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On 1 May 2004, the 🇪🇺 EU became stronger.

🇨🇿 🇪🇪 🇨🇾 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇭🇺 🇲🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇮 🇸🇰
10 new countries joined the EU.

Today, we mark this historic milestone and celebrate #20YearsTogether .

State Secretary Bjørg Sandkjær of 🇳🇴at #CPD57 : 'It is paradoxical that many countries attack women’s rights – and #SRHR – to protect family values, while in fact, access to SRHR enables individuals and families to thrive.'
Statement▶️norway.no/en/missions/un…

20 years ago today, #Estonia joined the EU.

We knew we did not join a ready-made organisation – the #EU is constantly developing and we've gladly helped shape it.

Our accession has been a success story. It now allows us to help others, including #Ukraine , on their way to join.

First day in the EU - May 1st, 2004.
Vilnius, Gediminas str.
With then Foreign Affairs Minister Antanas Valionis and Lithuania MFA | #StandWithUkraine colleagues.

#MesEuropa #ES20

In Finland, May 1st is THE day for spreading the picnic blanket and greeting the spring, donned in spring finery and wearing your high school graduation cap! 🥂🍓

Happy May Day, hauskaa vappua, glad valborg, everyone! 🥳🎈

🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 express grave concern about the severity & brutality of CRSV cases recorded throughout 2023.
 
Demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control is crucial in preventing & responding to #CRSV .
 
Read the full statement➡️ rb.gy/9dwh56

#DK4UNSC #WPS

The Nordics - 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 - at ICPD30: ' #ICPD - these four letters carry weight, referring to the global consensus that #SRHR are #HumanRights . They are preconditions for securing the wellbeing and prosperity for all people.'
Statement: norway.no/en/missions/un…