Janthomas Hiemstra
@jthsurge
International development, crisis response, emergency operations, resilience building, rapid response tools and systems, SURGE. 🐟🌲🕊🚴♂️
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21-04-2009 09:23:45
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"The project lifted me up from zero. Now it’s my responsibility to continue". Inam's dream of living in dignity & providing for her family became a reality. With UN Development's support, she runs a clothing store in #Homs & helps 2 women become self-reliant #Entrepreneurship البرنامج الإنمائي
How Creative Diplomacy Prevented an Oil Disaster on #Yemen’s Coast. A Fireside Chat with #USEnvoyYemen Tim Lenderking. Join us at U.S. Institute of Peace on Oct 24, 11am EDT. U.S. State Dept - Near Eastern Affairs #FSOSafer usip.org/events/how-cre…
Today we have lost contact with our UN Development colleagues in #Gaza. I am extremely concerned for them & their families. Sharing our colleague, Shahd‘s account of the trauma & suffering they have been experiencing for 3 weeks. United Nations call for a humanitarian ceasefire must be respected.
A warm welcome to Douglas Webb Douglas Webb, who is taking the helm as UNDP Resident Representative a.i. in 🇬🇪! His impressive background in global health & environmental sustainability will enhance our efforts to support Georgia's journey towards #SustainableDevelopment for all.
Closing the hurricane season by building #resilience. Two-day workshop on #digital post-disaster assessments ✔️ with engineers from the Ministry of Public Works in The Bahamas. Timely #data is critical to assess damage and support the recovery of affected communities. PNUD América Latina y el Caribe
Today, is the 4⃣5⃣th anniversary of the UN Development’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People which derives its mandate from the UN 🇺🇳 General Assembly Resolution 33/147 of 20 December 1978. ⤵️ un.org/unispal/docume…
As we mark 45 years of support to Palestinian people through UNDP Palestine we renew our call for a humanitarian ceasefire in #Gaza. UN Development remains committed to our mission of resilience, development, and peace in the region. UN GA President
With support from @BMZ_bund through KfW Development Bank we are initiating the design phase for rehabilitation of the #Aden Fishery Harbor. This will enhance economic growth and food security in #Yemen 🚧🚢 Together, we're making critical steps towards sustainable development 🌍🎣
When a crisis hits, we #StayAndDeliver. My heartfelt thanks 🙏🏼 to our #SURGE Advisors who help UN Development provide critical support on the ground when it matters the most. In 2023, 40 SURGE Advisors were deployed across 14 countries.
Fruitful meeting with Education Above All Foundation in #Qatar. We discussed our work together in early recovery in #Gaza to provide temporary education facilities. Looking forward for our collaboration
"As war in Gaza enters seventh month, 1.74 million more Palestinians will be pushed into poverty across State of Palestine according to United Nations assessment": UN Development ow.ly/74Bm50RuU7f UNDP Arab States
“It would take until 2040 to repair all homes destroyed so far in Gaza, UN report says,” UN Development via The Associated Press ow.ly/i3VR50RuUCa UNDP Arab States
Amid the war in Gaza, the poverty rate in Palestine continues to escalate, reaching 58.4%, according to new UN estimates. The assessment warns of a sharp decline in human development. More from UN Development: undp.org/press-releases…