Zeynu Jemal Ummer
@zeynuummer
Director @UNDPResilience. Diplomat & development expert. Former State Minister of Peace, Ethiopia 🇪🇹. Committed to advancing peace & prosperity in Africa 🌍.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeynu_Ummer 11-12-2019 09:02:26
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What started as a shared vision in 2023 is now a reality. Today, alongside UNICEF Kenya, we commissioned the Griftu Water Supply Project—a climate-resilient system now delivering safe water to over 9,000 people in Wajir. Proof that purposeful collaboration transforms lives.
“The Griftu Water Project stands as a model for practical, impact-driven development.” — Zeynu Jemal Ummer, Director, UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa
It was a pleasure to meet African Union Commissioner H.E Moses Vilakati of AU Agriculture, RuralDev't BlueEconomy Environment on the sidelines of the #PANAFCON3 Water Conference in Lusaka. We explored collaboration opportunities on the upcoming UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa 🌍 joint resource mobilization effort planned in the coming months
Today, UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa 🌍 led by Zeynu Jemal Ummer, with UNICEF Kenya Country Rep, met H.E FCPA Ahmed Abdullahi E.G.H, Chair of Kenya’s Council of Governors & Wajir Governor, to explore continued partnership in Wajir County, using water as a catalyst for development & resilience in the borderlands.
Our #GAFA initiative is taking shape in Jigjiga, Somali Region. Yesterday with The Children's Investment Fund Foundation, we deployed 20 solar-powered boreholes to bring climate-resilient water and build local capacity to keep it flowing. Grateful to the Somali Regional Govt, UNDP Ethiopia & communities.
Today in Addis Ababa, as we gear up for the UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa 🌍 #CRRF launch during the #AfricaClimateSummit, I engaged with the #COP29 Presidency on creating a platform to strengthen Africa’s fight against climate change.
Earlier today in Addis Ababa, we officially launched the Community Recovery and Resilience Facility (CRRF) in partnership with the African Union on the margins of the #AfricaClimateSummit—marking a major step to help communities recover stronger and build lasting resilience.
Coastal communities in 30+ African countries face rising seas, storms & erosion, yet access to finance & data remains limited. Tomorrow at #ACS25, African Union & UN Development will bring partners together to explore scalable solutions & financing pathways for stronger resilience.
Pleased to lead the UNDP Africa delegation to the Africa Resilience Forum of African Development Bank Group in Abidjan 🇨🇮 under the theme “Prioritizing Prevention: Financing Peace in a Changing Development Cooperation Landscape.” One thing is certain: Resilience is Africa’s greatest asset.
Grateful to have @AhunnaEziakonwa with us in #Kenya for the graduation of the first cohort of the @timbuktooAfrica and 500 Global Pre-Acceleration Academy. Your message was a powerful reminder that #Africa’s greatest solutions come from within — our people, our ideas, and our
We’re inviting partners to a Partnership Consultative Dialogue shaping the upcoming Call for Digitalization Challenges. 🗓️ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 | 🕚 11AM–12PM (EAT) 📩 Join by emailing [email protected]
Africa’s next big transformation starts with solving the right problems. 🌐 UNDP invites governments to submit their digital challenges and help co-create scalable, people-centred solutions for better governance with UNDP and partners. 📩 [email protected]