
Eric Overvest
@eric_overvest
UN Resident Coordinator for Sao Tome and Principe
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http://saotomeeprincipe.un.org 14-03-2022 13:19:26
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Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat visits #saotome. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, accompanied by the RC Eric Overvest, had meetings with Acting MFA, Gareth Guadalupe, and the Minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Environment Adelino Cardoso.


Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif and the RC Eric Overvest are in Príncipe island. Received by the President of the Autonomous Region, Filipe Nascimento, they will visit UN-Habitat's Sustainable Resettlement Project-Promised Land.


Today we recorded the first episode of UN POD, the UN Podcast in STP 🇸🇹. Happy to welcome the Resident Coordinator, Eric Overvest. In this episode, we delve into the priorities, challenges and opportunities for a sustainable future. Stay tuned for the full episode. #SDGs #UN



Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind! Yesterday we celebrated #WorldFoodDay in São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹. The event, was attended by the RC Eric Overvest and the Minister of Agriculture and took place at Boa Morte Basic School.


The RC Eric Overvest participated in the opening of a significant training on the Right of Access to Information. A joint initiative of the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe and the UN System through UNESCO. The training will last 3 days and began with the national media.



Today, the United Nations family observed a moment of silence to mourn & honour our colleagues killed in Gaza. Since the start of this conflict, more than 100 UNRWA staff have lost their lives - the highest number of UN aid workers killed in a conflict in such a short time. They will



The RC Eric Overvest and the Minister of Agriculture, Abel Bom Jesus, inaugurated the drainage and irrigation system in Camavo as part of the Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 Project: Promoting Local Food Value Chains and Equitable Employment Opportunities through a Sustainable Agri-Food Industry.


DAY 1: Today, ONU São Tomé e Príncipe kicks off the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence! Together, let's make the world a safer and more equal place.🧡💪🏽 This is a call for action, awareness and solidarity. United against gender-based violence!✊🏽 #16DaysOfActivism #EndViolence









On behalf of Alexandre Zouev, I accompanied Chair of United Nations #PeacebuildingCommission on mission to #SaoTomeAndPrincipe for political engagement & to witness signing of project document to support #justice and #SecuritySectorReform, in which United Nations Peacebuilding Fund will invest $2.5 million.

O ministro de Estado da Economia e Finanças de São Tomé e Príncipe, Gareth Haddad do Espírito Santo Guadalupe (centro), falou à ONU News Português sobre financiamento para o desenvolvimento, COP30 e língua portuguesa. Não perca: news.un.org/pt UNDP Sao Tome and Principe Gareth Guadalupe
