#CSW68 side event 🇫🇮🇶🇦🇮🇹🇺🇳 will bring together Ministers responsible for #GenderEquality, UN Women representatives, and most importantly, Afghan women leaders to discuss the future direction of #Afghanistan. 🗓️Wednesday, 13 March 🕦11:30am-12:45pm 📍Conference room 12, UNHQ

Finnish and UN-flags flown today outside MFA Finland 🇫🇮. We work for Finland and a better World.

Read the full opening speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen at the #LDCFutureForum in Helsinki: 🔗 um.fi/current-affair…

Day 2⃣ of the 🔵#LDCFutureForum Day in Helsinki 🇫🇮where policymakers, researchers, United Nations and dev partners are meeting to exchange ideas, share lessons learned, and formulate evidence-based policy recommendations. 📹Follow along ➡️buff.ly/3OZmO2a

"It is always a worry for us young people, whether our leaders understand the kind of impact #technology will have on our future-I am encouraged to see AI/machine learning being discussed at the 🔵#LDCFutureForum" Douglas K Baguma, CEO of Innovex UG MFA Finland 🇫🇮 UNU-WIDER

Day 2⃣ of the 🔵#LDCFutureForum Our researchers and experts from all over the world discuss how to manage the risks and identify the benefits of #technology, especially Artificial Intelligence, to foster productivity in #LDCs Follow along ➡️ buff.ly/3OZmO2a

🇫🇮 🇺🇳 Representatives of more than 40 countries gathered in LDC Future Forum in Helsinki to discuss how to harness  expertise in science, technology and innovation to foster development in the world’s least developed countries. The UN partner of #LDCFutureForum is UN-OHRLLS.

Innovation and technology can help Least Developed Countries #LDCs to leapfrog traditional development paths & fast track their sustainable development. We caught up with UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries’s Fredrica Falomi at the 🔵#LDCFutureForum

"Finland has a strong interest in using technology to provide services for citizens and make their daily lives easier. Fast telecommunication networks and high-quality digital services make a difference," said Minister Ville Tavio in his #LDCFutureForum 🇫🇮🇺🇳 closing remarks.

Today at #LDCFutureForum in Helsinki, Ambassador Elina Kalkku shed a light on ”How Finland Became Finland – The Development Path of a Nordic Country” Amb. Kalkku’s presentation begins at 5h 10 min: youtube.com/live/5lfLju167… Read more on the MFA’s brochure: toolbox.finland.fi/wp-content/upl…

The #LDCFutureForum has been profoundly enlightening. My gratitude to the Gvt of Finland🇫🇮, LDCs, researchers & all participants for sharing their invaluable insights that will guide LDCs as they leverage #innovation to accelerate #DPOA implementation. UN-OHRLLS stands with you!

#LDC Permanent Representatives from New York visiting SuomenEduskunta to hear about the work of the Committee of the future #LDCFutureForum UN-OHRLLS MFA Finland 🇫🇮

We closed the 🔵#LDCFutureForum with important recommendations, insights and critical guidance for #LDCs to leverage the power of #innovation to accelerate DPoA implementation, achieve the #SDGs and leave no one behind! Thank you to all participants! un.org/ohrlls/ldc-fut…

🔷 A great pleasure and opportunity to listen and learn from the group Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives of the LDC countries to the UN 🇺🇳 in New York who are visiting Helsinki this week. Today the group visited the Central Library Oodi. #LDCFutureForum

Yleistuki mahdollistaa UNFPA:n elintärkeän työn tyttöjen ja naisten terveyden ja oikeuksien puolesta, myös humanitaarisissa tilanteissa. #PartnersAtCore - kumppaneidemme tuella, pelastamme henkiä ympäri vuoden yleistuen avulla: unf.pa/core

We need women in all peace and security related tasks, at all levels. There is need to identify and address the structural barriers that hinder women’s meaningful participation and the underlying factors of gender inequality. #InternationalWomensDay #HumanRights

Bangladeshin talous jäi vaateteollisuuden vangiksi, arvioi Helsingissä järjestetyssä #LDCFutureForum'issa professori Selim Raihan - lue lisää vähiten kehittyneistä maista ja ulkomaisista sijoituksista 👇UN-OHRLLS @ulkoministerio kehityslehti.fi/koyhimpiin-mai…

The 68th session of UN Commission on the Status of Women #CSW takes place in New York March 11-22 Finland will be represented by a broad-based delegation headed by Minister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen 🇺🇦, who is responsible for #GenderEquality issues 🔗 stm.fi/en/-/68th-sess… #FinlandCSW #CSW68

For decades, Nordic countries have worked together to promote #GenderEquality. Challenges remain, such as gender pay gap or unequal distribution of care work. Join us at #CSW68 to hear more on how gender equality is dependent on women's financial freedom: norden.org/en/csw68

Today was my last day Finland's Mission to the UN 🇫🇮🇺🇳 🇫🇮🇺🇳. I’m going to miss my great colleagues and friends badly. Thank you for these past 3,5 years! ❤️🗽❤️