Ib Petersen
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http://fngeneve.um.dk/en.aspx 24-02-2014 13:06:14
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Excellent choices!! Big congrats to IOM and to both DDGs, Ugochi Daniels and Sung Ah Lee. π©π° looks forward to continuing our strong partnership with IOM and the new leadership team! Denmark in UN Geneva π©π°
.UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ reports that 70% of environmental journalists have been attacked. Journalists have a key role in educating the public about theπ's environmental & climate crisis. On #WorldPressFreedomDay & every other day, π©π° is strongly committed to protecting journalists.
Very happy to be in CPH for visit of Filippo Grandi. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is a key partner to DK! Good conversations on joint priorities: #ClimateAction, quality funding, sustainable programming, solutions and #SustainableDevelopment for refugees.
Equality - freedom and justice for all ! Simple as that π #IDAHOBIT #LGBTQ+ Denmark in UN Geneva π©π°
Addressing early warning signs & #HumanRights abuses is π to the #prevention of conflict. Thank you to π¨π΄π«π·π¬π²π²π¦π³π΄πΈπ±π¨ππ¬π§πΊπΈ for todayβs rich discussion on how the United Nations Human Rights Council | π#HRC57 can complement the work of πΊπ³ Security Council, hosted as part of π©π°'s candidature to #UNSC. #DK4UNSC
π£A Historic Day! π£ Β π©π° is elected for the Security Council 2025-26. Thank you to United Nations member states for the support and the trust you have shown usπππ#DK4UNSC Β Congratulations to π¬π·π΅π°π΅π¦πΈπ΄. Looking forward to the future important cooperation with you & other #UNSC members!πΊπ³
Pleased, that Denmark has joined @ILO Governing Body with solid support from the membership. Also happy to accompany our π©π° labor minister Ane Halsboe in signing together with DG Houngbo, Convention 190 and joining Coalition on Social Justice
Good discussions at π©π° DK-IOM annual consultations on strategic priorities, unearmarked funding, climate action and whole-of-route approaches. Looking forward to continue our strong partnership! Thank you @IOMChief and IOM - UN Migration πΊπ³
Fruitful discussion with @IFRC USG Xavier Castellanos onπclimate action and how to do more for vulnerable countries that are hit the hardest by climate change. But also timely discussion on other π©π°key priorities: anticipatory action, resilience building and locally-led action.
Today at #HRC56, π©π° engaged with UN Volker TΓΌrk expressing our concerns about the situations in Afghanistan, Belarus, Central Sahel, Gaza, Georgia, Iran, Libya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia & Yemen. We commend OHCHR for its tireless efforts to advance #HumanRights globally π
#HRC56: this morning, π©π° was proud to co-host Rutgers International's launch of their important report on technology-facilitated #GenderBasedViolence. The message was clear: #TFGBV is affecting people in real life. It's a universal problem, requiring universal awareness & solutions.
Happy to be at todayβs Climate event with UNDP Geneva, World Meteorological Organization and GENeva Environment Network to discuss how π©π° has transitioned to renewable energy solutions π±