Permanent Mission of Finland to the
@UN
in NY. Follow Ambassador, Permanent Representative
@ElinaKalkku
& Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative
@LVoionmaa
Today the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on strengthening Palestine’s observer status to the United Nations. The resolution also recommended Palestine’s full UN membership. However, this vote was not about making Palestine a full UN member. The admission of new members…
🇫🇮 PR, Ambassador
@ElinaKalkku
opened the STI Forum’s
#LDC
side event with
@USGRabab_UN
, PR of 🇳🇵H.E. Lok Bahadur Thapa and DPR of 🇧🇼. Fascinating discussion on the potential of science, technology and innovation in enhancing agricultural productivity in LDCs and LLDCs.
Puolustusministeriön kansliapäällikkö Esa Pulkkinen tapasi keskiviikkona YK:n rauhanturvaoperaatioista vastaavan apulaispääsihteerin
@Lacroix_UN
New Yorkissa.
He keskustelivat YK:n rauhanturvaamisen nykytilasta ja tulevaisuudesta. 🇺🇳
We look forward to engaging discussions on the potential of science, technology and innovation for enhancing agricultural productivity in
#LDCs
and
#LLDCs
.
More information on this STI Forum side event on Friday May 10th:
The
@UNTechBank
is thrilled to join the discussion at
@UN
Headquarters on May 10, 13:15-14:30, featuring speakers from diverse backgrounds and expertise, exploring how to harness
#innovation
,
#digitalization
&
#technology
to enhance agricultural productivity in LDCs & LLDCs.…
Proud to share the 2023 Annual Report of the
#Syria
Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF).
We are grateful to 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇳🇱🇫🇷🇳🇴🇬🇧🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇹🇲🇽🇸🇪🇧🇪🇮🇪🇨🇭🇨🇦🇦🇹🇰🇷🇪🇸🇱🇺🇯🇵🇸🇮🇬🇷🇧🇳 for their contributions, enabling the SCHF to allocate $140 million to help 2.8 million people.
Thanking 🇮🇹 for organizing an important dialogue on SDG16, opened by President of Italy Sergio Mattarella.
Whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches enable and ensure maximum ownership of Agenda2030 and lie at the heart of its implementation in 🇫🇮.
✨On Thursday, 9 May, the Empire State Building will be lit in blue💙💛yellow for the 16th year in a row.
Enjoy the sight and join us to celebrate
#EuropeDayNYC
🇪🇺Europe Day 2024💫 Thank you
@EmpireStateBldg
!
On
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, let's acknowledge the risks journalists take to bring us the truth about critical topics, including environmental issues.
Join
@UNESCO
in recognizing & celebrating journalists' crucial role in shaping a better future.
Today is
#WorldPressFreedomDay
📰 While Nordics fare well in the World Press Freedom Index, press freedom around the world is being threatened. That is why people need up-to-date media skills and Finland's experience in teaching media literacy could help.
Finland reaffirmed at
#CPD57
its commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.
SRHR is about well-being of children, adolescents, adults, families and the whole society. SRHR is about education, eradication of poverty and the SDGs.
🇫🇮 PR
@ElinaKalkku
delivered a keynote speech in the
#CPD57
side event on the rights of persons with disabilities by
@UnitedNationsTZ
and
@UNFPA
. Rights of persons with disabilities are a long-term priority in the human rights-based foreign and security policy of 🇫🇮.
Finland’s DPR Ambassador
@LVoionmaa
participated in a panel on gender-responsive family policies. The discussion was held during the
#CPD57
. Thank you
@uzbekistanun
,
@MexOnu
,
@franceonu
and
@UNFPA
for the side event on demographic resilience and care economy.
Today is World Press Freedom Day. 📰
”Media freedom and freedom of expression are essential foundations of a democratic society,” Foreign Minister
@elinavaltonen
says.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
The U.S. stands with 50 other
@UN
delegations in thanking the 1718 Committee Panel of Experts for their tireless efforts to provide objective, independent analysis on the DPRK’s unlawful WMD and ballistic missile advancements.
Russia’s veto of the Panel’s mandate renewal…
Yesterday
#Finland
took part in celebrating 30 years of implementation of the
#ICPDPoA
. While progress has been made since 1994, we must continue to work together to fulfill the commitments made 30 years ago. Finland remains committed to the
#ICPDPoA
#ICPD30
"ICPD - four letters carrying weight, the global consensus that
#SRHR
are
#HumanRights
; preconditions for securing wellbeing & prosperity for all people”
Powerful
#Nordic
statement delivered by
@BjorgSandkjaer
at
#CPD57
Takk! 🇳🇴 Tack! 🇸🇪 Tak! 🇩🇰 Kiitos! 🇫🇮 Þakka þér fyrir 🇮🇸
The Nordics - 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 - at ICPD30: "
#ICPD
- these four letters carry weight, referring to the global consensus that
#SRHR
are
#HumanRights
. They are preconditions for securing the wellbeing and prosperity for all people."
Statement:
💦 Water is not only a source of life but also a source of peace.
💦 The number of people having access to a safe water source has gone up by 1.8 bn since the year 2000.
💦 Still more has to be done.
💦 Finland - together with our outstanding companies - is engaged in water…
Finland strives for a more gender equal digitalization. Global access to technology is also a human rights matter. Finland co-leads Generation Equality Action Coalition for Technology and Innovation, which is a part of Generation Equality campaign led by UN Women.
#GirlsinICT
DPPA is at the heart of UN’s work for peace and security, and Finland is a proud partner of DPPA both through cooperation on many topics, such as peace mediation and special political missions, and financially.
#SupportDPPA
@UNDPPA