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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 11

    "I'm happy to be here to give you a first-hand look at my job & share what motivates me to strive for a better, more peaceful world." -- is now on :

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  2. 12 minutes ago

    No one should be marginalized because of physical appearance. Find out more on Thursday's International Albinism Awareness Day:

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  3. 3 hours ago

    Want to know more about the 2019 Young Professionals Programme? Join on Thursday at 9:30 am EDT for a twitter chat to ask questions using .

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  4. 5 hours ago

    Thursday is International Albinism Awareness Day. Albinism is a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited condition which occurs worldwide.

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  5. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    Global foreign direct investment flows slid by 13% in 2018, to US$1.3 trillion from $1.5 trillion the previous year – the third consecutive annual decline, according to ’s latest World Investment Report. Find out more >

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  6. 8 hours ago

    Amid civilian deaths & attacks on peacekeepers, Mali's peace process has reached a critical phase, head of tells Security Council on Wednesday.

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    152 million children 👶 🧒 worldwide are in child labour & denied their human rights. It’s a critical moment to renew efforts to end child labour by 2025. The provides a road map & promise to ensure no child is left behind – at United Nations Secretariat Building

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    I’m very pleased to learn of the United Kingdom’s legislation plans - the first for a major world economy - to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. I encourage all countries - big and small - to continue taking decisive .

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  9. 10 hours ago

    A tree was planted at UNHQ in NYC in honour of Anne Frank & 6 million other Jewish people who died in the Holocaust. Wednesday would have been Anne Frank's 90th birthday.

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    Conflict prevention and mediation are two of the most important tools we have to reduce human suffering. We have seen them work, including in the constitutional transfer of powers in Mali & Madagascar. When we act early, and are united, we can save lives and prevent suffering.

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  11. 12 hours ago

    "Every day I live in fear because in Malawi people with albinism are being killed for their body parts."-- On Thursday's International Albinism Awareness Day & every day, for people with albinism like Lazarus.

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  12. Retweeted
    Jun 11

    📢 OCHA’s 2018 Annual Report is out! Check out highlights of how we coordinated responses to alleviate suffering around the 🌎 in 2018. ➡️

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    17 hours ago

    Today, Anne Frank would have turned 90, had she survived the Holocaust. To honour her legacy announces planting of a sapling donated by . The sapling is a direct descendant from the chestnut tree that grew outside the attic in which the Frank family hid.

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  14. 15 hours ago

    Global foreign direct investment slides for third consecutive year, according to 's 2019 World Investment Report.

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    New WHO estimates: In areas affected by conflict 1 person in 5 is living with some form of mental disorder, from mild or anxiety to psychosis.

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  16. 17 hours ago

    "When we act early & are united, we can successfully prevent crises from escalating – saving lives & reducing suffering – fulfilling the most fundamental mandate of the United Nations." -- tells Security Council

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    UN experts are seriously concerned that is sliding into a " abyss”. They urge to establish an independent investigation into against peaceful protesters since the start of the year. Learn more:

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  18. 19 hours ago

    Education can help end child labour. On Wednesday’s Day, find out more about how is working to protect the rights of children:

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  19. Retweeted
    Jun 11

    What did you dream of becoming when you were a child? 🚀 An astronaut? 🚒 A firefighter? 💉 A veterinarian? 1⃣5⃣2⃣ million children are trapped in child labour. Most of them in agriculture. We need to so all children can work on their dreams.

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  20. 21 hours ago

    "I want the UN to be fully accessible for one & all. It is very simple: We cannot be a platform for change when persons with disabilities cannot access that platform to speak.” - launching new UN Disability Strategy

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  21. Jun 12

    Urgent action is needed to ensure no child is forced into child labour. Get more info on Wednesday's Day:

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