United Nations Special Coordinator for Dev't in the Sahel Mar Dieye joins the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa & the Sahel- Leonardo Santos Simão this morning in Dakar🇸🇳for the ongoing Desk-to-Desk meeting b/n Ecowas - Cedeao & United Nations_UNOWAS &UN Regional Directors

It has been an incredibly crucial week.

We are committed to redoubling our efforts as #Africa races to 2030. This calls for stronger mobilisation of the Regional Collaborative Platform to support United Nations Country Teams working on the continent.

#SDG17
#Act4SDGs
#ARFSD2024

Le Bureau principal du numérique et le UNDP_RomeCentre collaborent avec le gouvernement italien en vue d'élaborer un programme de développement #numérique en Afrique de l'Ouest. Un voyage au #Sénégal a jeté les bases d'une coopération future pour le #DéveloppementDurable .

#ODD

Did you know that in 2023, 3,052 UN Volunteers were deployed across West and Central #Africa ? 🌍

Their efforts helped impact the lives of 685,000 people in the region.

📕 Learn more in our annual report: bit.ly/4baBh3Y

“When training the younger generations, train them on the opportunities and promise of the future and not based on the curses and failures of the present”

Mar Dieye 🗣️ to Dunis Africa students on the importance of empowering young people, as leaders of #Today and the #Future .

Marie Ndiaye: “Why does your office put so much emphasis and hope on us - youth”

Dominique M Kabeya “We do so because, youth represent the future: when you invest in young people, your ROI is higher than an investment in any other demographic group”

Mar Dieye
Dunis Africa

#HappeningNow in #Dakar 🇸🇳

United Nations SCDS Mar Dieye is having a dialogue with students of Dunis Africa about the United Nations & its role incl. the various challenges & opportunities abound in the #Sahel & globally:

-Summit of the Future
-Youth Connekt
-Climate
-Peace
-Geopolitics

Congratulations to aminatousar, appointed by United Nations chief António Guterres, leading our United NationsBenin team on the ground to advance the #GlobalGoals and leave no one behind.

⏩bit.ly/AminatouSar

'The international community MUST NOT PRESS THE PAUSE BUTTON on the development work (in the #Sahel ). Stopping the engagement now is not an option'

United Nations Special Coordinator for Dev't in the Sahel Mar Dieye🗨️to Globalnyt #Denmark 🇩🇰

Read Full Article👇t.ly/bgS18

'There's no military solution here(Sahel). We...have to spend some money to stop such groups militarily but the real answer is to invest more in human security. If youth get new opportunities, jobs &income, they won't join Ext. groups Mar Dieye

Article👇
t.ly/hv7ZX

'A generation without work makes it easy for... groups to recruit. The fact that very little of the investment reaches people in the countryside is ammunition for young people...to join violent groups' Mar Dieye

💬to Panorama🇳🇴
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Deep Reflections on the #Sahel with top Scandinavian media Globalnyt during his mission to the Nordic countries
🕊️The Sahel remains A Land of Untold Opportunities

Mar Dieye initiates a turning point in media narrative about the Sahel. Read Full Article👇
t.ly/bgS18

During his Nordic missions, United Nations SCDS Mar Dieye addressed top tier #Scandinavian media Panorama on how the West can be successful again in the #Sahel

Mar Dieye initiates a turning point in the media narrative about the Sahel. Read Full Article👇
t.ly/hv7ZX

🛡️Security & Justice
🏗️Essential Social Services
📈Livelihoods
🕊️Social Cohesion
🔄Crossborder Cooperation

Discover how our efforts helped reach over 293,600 people in 🇧🇫,🇲🇱&🇳🇪.

📕 Read the full report: bit.ly/4baBh3Y
🔗 Learn more: go.undp.org/RegionalStabil…

Notre Rapport Annuel 2023 est là !📘🚀

Découvrez-y comment nous repoussons les limites du possible pour relever les défis du développement durable dans notre région. 🌍

Consultez-le ici 👉🏾 go.undp.org/Z3T

How did our collaborative endeavours help sow seeds of development in the region over the past year?

Learn how in this piece by Njoya Tikum 🇺🇳🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🇸🇳🕊️.
🔗 go.undp.org/ZJZ

📕 Read the full report: bit.ly/4baBh3Y

We are excited to announce the release of our 2023 Annual Report! 📘🚀

Dive into how we're tackling today's development challenges in the region. 🌍

Check out the full report to learn more!
🔗 bit.ly/4baBh3Y

Gathering with United Nations Coordinators in Africa, 🇺🇳 deputy chief Amina J Mohammed stressed the importance of fast-tracking the #GlobalGoals in the region: '...we have to do that with youth. We have to do that with women.'

👉More details in the latest story: bit.ly/4dbILFN

United Nations Resident Coordinator in #Nigeria Mohamed M. M. Fall joins Mar Dieye & fellow RCs in North & West Africa to address common challenges & strengthen the impact of #UN initiatives for people's benefit. Enhancing both humanitarian response & sustainable dev't programming is our aim.

From:🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪🇸🇳🇧🇯🇨🇲🇹🇩🇲🇷🇬🇳🇬🇭🇱🇷 🇹🇳🇲🇦🇩🇿🇬🇲🇨🇮to🇬🇳 United Nations Leaders in West Africa & Sahel +Coastal &North African countries unpacked some of the key challenges impacting United Nations actions on the ground & reflected on ways to ensure UN’s continued meaningful engagement; doing so with IMPARTIALITY🤝