Former Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations. @DagHammarskjold @NYUCIC @TheGCSP. Over at bluesky @unpiper.bsky.social.
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Wow. A powerful testimony to @Momalindi and his contributions as the UN's leader in Pakistan. Proud to call him a friend.
As we say farewell to @Momalindi on his departure to New York for bigger responsibilities I have to say thank you to the most humanitarian @UNinPak country representative we have seen in recent years. Other than some of us, he will be most missed by the marginalised and the vulnerable, the excluded and the dispossessed of Pakistan. He managed to travel to the remotest corners of the country, make connections across the social pyramid and build life-long relationships with communities who rarely get heard. May his next posting bring him even greater opportunities to use his extraordinary skill sets and experience @unocha.
Mohammed Yahya, you have been a true proponent of everything the @UN prescribes in its charter. We know you will never leave anyone behind. And you will be sorely missed here.
@AminaJMohammed
@UNReliefChief
@UN_SDG
Robert Piper retweeted
Today the UN flag is lowered globally in solidarity with over 1,000 aid workers killed in past three years.
We lower our flags. We remember our friends and colleagues. We demand accountability for those who killed them.
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I am angry.
In Busuma, 54,000+ refugees, mostly women and children, are surviving with too little food, water & shelter.
They are not able to meet their basic needs.
The capacity to fix this exists. What’s missing is the will. That is unacceptable, and it is on all of us.
Such a terrible loss. We have lost a true champion of human rights and a beautiful human being. RIP Gustavo.
Me uno a la familia de la ONU en Colombia al recordar el trabajo conjunto que realizamos estos últimos años con el Embajador Gallón y expresar mi profundo pésame a su familia y allegados. @UNPiper @shokonoda @RaoufMazou @mtorresmacho @daniels_ugochi @PaulaGaviriaB
Robert Piper retweeted
Following the @WorldBankGroup Fragility Forum, one truth stands out:
Addressing internal displacement needs more than humanitarian action.
The Global Stock-Take highlights progress in advancing development-oriented solutions for displaced communities. iom.int/ZhA
Robert Piper retweeted
🌍 What does the future hold for the #UN development system in an era of shrinking aid budgets, rising geopolitical tensions, and growing global fragmentation?
In this short conversation, #NYUCIC Senior Fellow Robert Piper (@UNPiper) speaks with the Director of our Multilateral Reform program, Betty Wainaina (@BettyNyamburaW1), about the mounting pressures facing multilateral cooperation, the unfinished business of UN reform, and what must change for the international system to remain effective in today’s world. 🤝
The discussion draws on Robert’s latest CIC paper, “Unfinished Business: Coming to Terms with the New Financial and Political Realities Facing the UN’s Development Ecosystem.” 📘
🎥 Watch the interview: youtu.be/vQZj5oHQcIo?utm_sou….
📄 Read the paper: cic.nyu.edu/resources/unfini….
#Multilateralism #UnitedNations #UN80 #GlobalGovernance
Honoured to have been invited to join @DagHammarskjold Foundation as one of their Senior Advisors. I have long been a fan of the Foundation's work...
Congratulations @ConilleGarry !
We are happy to announce that @UN 🇺🇳 Secretary-General @antonioguterres has appointed @ConilleGarry to lead @UnKenya 🇰🇪.
We look forward to working with him and his team to advance the #GlobalGoals 🌍 and help #LeaveNoOneBehind.
⏩ bit.ly/Garry-Conille
ALT Graphic featuring Garry Conille, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, with UN branding and a column of Sustainable Development Goals icons.
In these gloomy days for multilateralism, we should not lose sight of some of the hard-fought wins of the last decade. The UN development system, for one, has gone through a major transformation.
Unfinished business for sure, but much good to build-on cic.nyu.edu/resources/buildi…
RIP Fink. A true fighter for peace.
UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres issued a statement on the passing of Nicholas “Fink” Haysom.
His legacy "will endure in the peace processes he advanced, the institutions he strengthened & the principles he helped bring to life around the world."
un.org/sg/en/content/sg/stat…
Robert Piper retweeted
📢 Meet #NYUCIC’s newest Senior Fellow, @UNPiper!
🇺🇳 A former @UN Assistant Secretary-General, he brings 35 years of experience in humanitarian action, international development, and #peacebuilding. An Australian national, he served the UN in senior leadership roles on 4️⃣ continents, leading complex operations and institutional reforms at both headquarters and country levels.
👉 Learn more: cic.nyu.edu/people/robert-pi…
#NewStaff #UNReform #GlobalGoals #UnitedNations #UN
ALT Headshot of Robert Piper. Text: Senior Fellow. Robert Piper. CIC logo on bottom right.
Robert Piper retweeted
🇸🇸 While our attention is divided among multiple crises, let’s not forget the mass #displacement of population and the horrendous attacks against civilians in #SouthSudan.
All parties must comply with international law.
All movement must be voluntary, safe and dignified.
South Sudan: @volker_turk urges immediate ceasefire, horrified by growing accounts of serious violations including killings of civilians, destruction and poisoning of key water sources, and fresh waves of mass displacement.
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Robert Piper retweeted
What a historic moment for 🇳🇬! Glad that H.E. @OfficialABAT has signed the domestication of the #KampalaConvention into law, strengthening protection & justice for the 3.7m displaced persons in 🇳🇬. @UN_Nigeria is ready to support implementation & ensure #DurableSolution for #IDPs
Robert Piper retweeted
I join my colleagues in raising my voice and standing in solidarity with @FranceskAlbs. Personal attacks against UN human rights independent experts are simply unacceptable.
Attacks against the UN system, Special Procedures & Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories:
watch press briefing by UN experts Nicolas Levrat, @SR_Afghanistan, @gkatr, @FranceskAlbs & @WGBizHRs #HRC61
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1…
Fantastic news! Good luck @taijakonsharp !!
Congratulations to @taijakonsharp, appointed by UN Secretary‑General @antonioguterres to lead @UNLesotho 🇱🇸.
We look forward to working with her and her team to advance the #GlobalGoals and ensure we #LeaveNoOneBehind.
⏩ bit.ly/TaijaKontinenSharp
Robert Piper retweeted
Strong leadership at sub-nat'l level is a sure pathway to ensuring #DurableSolutions for 🇳🇬 IDPs. Great to see @KatsinaStateNg & @Zamfarastate launch #IDPs Policy/ Action Plan. IDPs are farmers ready to plant, young pple ready to innovate & women rebuilding families & economies.
