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The Development Pivot is live!
After 30+ years working in development, covering excitements and confusions, the ordinary and the curious, joys and setbacks, I would like to share some reflections on dev progress and dev distress over these past years.
What all this adds up to is for us to consider...
Ep 1/6 on Substack: thedevelopmentpivot.substack…
A short teaser video below. And the full episode is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=tZ0Hxm31…
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Global progress against poverty is under threat.
For the 1st time since 2010, @UNDP & @ophi_oxford’s global Multidimensional Poverty Index shows a rise in the number of people living in #MultidimensionalPoverty, now nearly 1.2 billion people.
Read more: hdr.undp.org/content/2026-gl…
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"This award to Navi Pillay is a recognition, a reaffirmation that human rights, the rule of law and justice and accountability are fundamental to everything - to peace, security and prosperity."
- @UNHumanRights High Commissioner @volker_turk
#NobelPeacePrize
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🌊 What can Small Island Developing States (SIDS) teach us about the future of development?
💬 A Thought Leaders Dialogue co-convened by UNDP and The University of the West Indies (UWI) brought together academic thought leaders and Human Development Report Office (HDRO) leadership to explore this question, bringing Caribbean SIDS perspectives into the 2026 Human Development Report process.
📖 In a new HDRO blog, UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica Resident Representative Kishan Khoday draws on the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa and a dialogue with Caribbean thought leaders to explore three areas for transformation: values, finance and policies.
🌱 🌍 The blog explores how SIDS are rethinking development in an era of climate and ecological crisis, offering lessons for building a more just, resilient and nature-positive future.
🔗 Read “SIDS and the Future of Development: Transforming Values, Finance and Policies”: hdr.undp.org/content/sids-an…
@UNDPJamaica @UNDP
#SIDS #HumanDevelopment #ClimateJustice #Resilience #NaturePositive
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"The test before us is whether power will be exercised with the law – or beyond it."
@antonioguterres address to the Opening of the General Debate of the 81st Session of the General Assembly: un.org/sg/en/content/sg/stat…
Peace is far more than the absence of conflict.
It's the presence of restraint of power by law.
It's the recognition, as enshrined in the @UN Charter, that force cannot be the final arbiter of whose lives, rights & future matter.
Amid increasing conflicts around the world, my message to world leaders at #UNGA today:
We must defend the Charter without double standards.
Protect civilians without exception.
Ensure humanitarian access without obstruction.
Shield humanitarian personnel without fail.
Advance nuclear non‑proliferation & disarmament without delay.
And demand accountability without fear or favour.
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The busiest diplomatic week of the year starts on Monday!
At @UN HQ in New York, we’re preparing to welcome world leaders and change makers for the 81st session of #UNGA -- things are already getting hectic!
Follow all the action with @UN_News_Centre. news.un.org/en/
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Get ready!
The 81st Session of the UN General Assembly opens tomorrow, September 8 at 3 p.m. ET.
Watch LIVE on @UNWebTV: bit.ly/4griKEY
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Drown yourself in solutions, not in problems, urges Garry Conille.
Now UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, he reflects on 20+ years in development, Haiti’s resilience & why he remains hopeful in the face of tough challenges.
Listen on Awake At Night: un.org/en/awake-at-night/s13…
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3 #women candidates for post of UN SG were at #Geneva Graduate Institute today with Zeinab Badawi in an event sponsored by @GWLvoices & @unfoundation. Each could do the SG job. Question is: will UN Member States elect 1st woman SG in 81 years? @GVAGrad
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Today we pay tribute to 136 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty last year.
More UN colleagues have been killed in Gaza than in any other conflict or disaster in the history of the United Nations.
- @antonioguterres' full remarks:
un.org/sg/en/content/sg/stat…
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عيد يحمل لنا معنى العطاء 🤲، ويذكّرنا بأن الفرح يكتمل حين يُشارك مع الآخرين.
كل عام والجميع بخير وسلام 🤍
#عيد_الأضحى
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Clockwork for the world! The Celestial Sphere was re-instated in its original beauty, yesterday at @UNGeneva - a symbol of the resilience of even the most complex mechanisms of international cooperation.
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Humanitarian aid is never the end goal.
This week, UNHCR and @UNDP updated our partnership to advance self-reliance and lasting solutions for people forced to flee.
Together, we can help displaced people and host communities build a more stable future.
unhcr.org/news/announcements…
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As #Sudan enters its fourth year of war, @UNDP Sudan RR @lucarenda speaks to @CNBC on the scale of its impact and what lies ahead.
Three years on, millions have been pushed into poverty, over 12 million displaced, and essential services continue to erode.
Watch ⬇️ (1/3)
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On 21–22 April, candidates nominated for the position of United Nations Secretary-General will present their vision at United Nations Headquarters in New York and engage in dialogues with Member States and civil society representatives.
These interactive dialogues offer an important opportunity for transparency and global engagement in the selection process for the next Secretary-General.
All dialogues will be streamed live via UN Web TV. Please see the schedule for speaker details and timings.
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No formal ledgers. No credit history. No loan.
That's the reality for most MSMEs in Ghana.
📲 UNCDF is backing a different approach, supporting the testing of digital lending models.
With @UNCTAD and @UNDP & funded by @JointSDGFund
🔗 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3Ns2Q2G
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Eid Mubarak🌙 to all celebrating around the world! Let's take a moment, a day, many days - to do all we can, each in our own way - to bring some peace, some healing, some hope, to those experiencing a wounded fractured world....
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After meeting with Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri in Beirut today, @antonioguterres told reporters that the Lebanese people can count on him and the UN to do everything possible to end this nightmare in Lebanon.
un.org/sg/en/content/sg/pres…
