Usha Rao-Monari
@RaoMonari
Under Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of United Nations Development Programme @UNDP. Proud mother of two incredible women.
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03-06-2021 21:03:18
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Clean energy is an engine for job creation & poverty alleviation.
See how UN Development is working with #Mauritius to create a healthier and fairer future. 👉🏾
undp-climate.exposure.co/powering-the-g…
The more plastic we produce, the more fossil fuels we need, and the more we intensify the climate crisis.
Eliminating plastic pollution along its entire lifecycle is an opportunity for both #ClimateChange mitigation and adaptation. #COP27 #BeatPlasticPollution
A great pleasure to meet with Amb Paula Narváez of Chile to United Nations. We discussed United NationsDP+Chile partnership with focus on Chile's and #UNDP vision of an equitable future of development, social protection and sustainability.
Small steps are not enough - to tackle climate change, we need a 'moonshot approach' 🚀 to innovation in the fields of energy, construction & food.
Get ready to be inspired by UN Climate Change's Global Innovation Hub at #COP27 , which will also digitally connect innovators with investors.
The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment calls for urgent support to implement a Recovery and Reconstruction
As the United Nations’s lead agency on recovery & reconstruction in #Pakistan , United NationsDP is committed to working w/ the Government of Pakistan to #BuildForwardBetter 👉🏾
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Check out this video of Bilan Media reporter, Farhio Mohamed talking about her experience at Somalia's first all-women media unit supported by UN Development.
The Money Minded program helps farmers/market vendors gain knowledge & confidence to make sound financial decisions. The M4C project is implemented by UN Women Pacific in partnership with UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji and the Governments of Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
#GenevaPeaceWeek brings together partners from UN University Centre for Policy Research, UN Institute for Disarmament Research, Google, citizens, experts and thinkers to share experiences, build knowledge and expertise, and empower everyone to work collectively towards peace.
Here is more: eu.eventscloud.com/website/3030/
Joined a class learning about the #SDG ‘s with 160 young students at #BSEE in Cairo today. We discussed #DontChooseExtinction and how to take #ClimateActionNow . I’m en route to #COP27
In 2020, UN Development supported women-led community based associations in 55 countries through its green portfolio.
See how we are putting women at the front and centre of development for a more equal world. 👉🏾
undp.org/publications/g…
The #PakistanFloods pushed 8.4 to 9.1 million people into #poverty , impacting some of the already poorest districts in🇵🇰
Learn more about #UNDPinPakistan 's vision for a resilient recovery: bit.ly/3ThGwpB
#ResilientPakistan #PDNA
Just half of the world's people live in cities.
Ahead of #WorldCitiesDay , here is more on UN Development's vision with partners to put #GenerationEquality at the forefront of urban planning #FutureOfCities .
feature.undp.org/designing-citi…
💥 Meet our colleague and #Peoplefor2030 Champion, Gift Govere and get inspired by his career journey from working as a researcher to becoming a UN Volunteers
to his current occupation as Disability and Inclusion Programme Analyst at UNDP Zimbabwe .
➡️bit.ly/3CXuf3a
A great pleasure to meet with H.E. Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir of Indonesian Mission UN.
We spoke about UN Development+Indonesia partnership with G20 Indonesia Indonesian Presidency & beyond to support #Fin4Dev to advance #Fin4Dev &harness the benefits of digital financial inclusion.
As the enormous glaciers of the Hindu-Kush Himalaya melt, danger lurks.
This ‘tsunami from the sky’ threatens people’s lives, livelihoods and infrastructure.
To respond to this threat, UN Development and @ICIMOD are on the ground: ow.ly/Ac9y50LkUao
Pleased to meet with Dirk Meyer, Director General for Global health of Bundesentwicklungsministerium.
We discussed UN Development+Germany shared priorities and collaboration on global health, decent work, food security and #Digitaltransformation .