Ulrika Modéer
Assistant Secretary General & Director of Bureau of External Relations & Advocacy @UNDP🌏 Former State Secretary from Sweden working for a sustainable future
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Building Financing momentum: The investment case for ICPD
Remarks at the Nairobi Summit marking the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development
New report: People defending the environment are being murdered
Environmental defenders are under attack. A new report released today by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) clearly demonstrates that people who protect the environment and human rights are increasingly being monitored, threatened,...
Ulrika Modéer
The threats facing people who protect nature are increasing. Reading a comprehensive study carried out by the @ssnc_global. The results of the study based on interviews with environmental organizations across the world are deeply troubling
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iPhone Charging Cables Made from Ghost Fishing Nets
Swedish company Le Cord has created a new collection of Apple-certified charging cables for iPhones...
Ulrika Modéer
Sorry for the commercial- but this made me happy- just think of how we can do things differently- like iPhone charging cables made from ghost fishing nets- and metal from illegal guns in the connector shells of the cords! #Innovation for #Sustainability
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Financing ocean protection: strengthening the financing of Seychelles Protected Area network
Our future depends on a clean and healthy ocean, where protection and sustainable use go hand in hand. The ocean is under threat from the effects of climate change, pollution, loss of biodiversity and unsustainable use. To respond we need to build...
Graphs: financing the end of extreme poverty 2019
430 million people will be living in extreme poverty by 2030; donors and countries have an equal part to play in financing the end of extreme poverty.
Telling stories and changing lives
Rewriting the harmful narratives that divide communities.
Do fragile and conflict-affected countries prioritise core government functions?
This research explores ‘core government functions’ and transitions in fragile and conflict-affected situations using the context of Colombia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and South Sudan as case studies.
Oktober 2019 - Minsta ozonhålet på decennier över Antarktis
Globalt sett blev det en rekordvarm oktobermånad. I västra Nordamerika var det däremot en bistert kall månad. I Arktis växte havsisen inledningsvis till sig långsamt men tog rejäl fart i slutet av må…
Gaza - vi vill bara leva!
Ett filmiskt porträtt av en av världens mest utsatta platser. I Gaza gör invånarna gör sitt bästa för att skapa en meningsfull tillvaro i skuggan av den långvariga konflikten med Israel. Här möts modiga, frispråkiga, härdade själar som förenas i...
Ulrika Modéer
När ”den andre” upphör att vara en människa med drömmar och förhoppningar precis som jag & du- då förlorar vi alla. När vi ser att “svenska värderingar” är universella mänskliga förhoppningar om samma grundläggande rättigheter- då blir vi alla vinnare.
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Water Transforms by Climate Adaptation UNDP on Exposure
Access to potable water is a basic human right, and yet over a billion people in the world currently live without it. And as populations grow and the climate changes, surface water and catchment areas that naturally help power progress and give...
'Greta Thunberg effect' driving growth in carbon offsetting
NGOs report fourfold increases in investments in carbon-reducing projects in developing countries
Ulrika Modéer
Interesting how the so called ”@GretaThunberg effect” drive growth in carbon offsetting. While we need to reduce emissions #now financing the reduction in emissions somewhere else in the world is a way to accelerate the path to a low carbon economy
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ICPD25 Nairobi Summit
Ulrika Modéer
Half a life ago I represented Swedish civil society in the delegation to ICPD in Cairo. Still hundreds of millions of women call for sexual & reproductive health & rights. How I wish the #NairobiSummit #ICPD25 will accelerate the promise we made!
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UNDP Prioritizes Governance and Strengthening Health Systems for UHC | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD
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Ulrika Modéer
#GoodGovernance is at the heart of sustainable development. Read how @UNDP is supporting countries to achieve their commitments to universal health coverage through policies and programs to promote equity and protect #HumanRights #UHC👉🏼
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How Scientists Got Climate Change So Wrong
Few thought it would arrive so quickly. Now we’re facing consequences once viewed as fringe scenarios.
Ulrika Modéer
For decades, most scientists saw #ClimateChange as a distant prospect. We now know that thinking was wrong. This summer a heat wave in Europe penetrated the Arctic melting some 40 billion tons of Greenland’s ice sheet. We need #ClimateActionNow #Now
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Gåvoshop: Presenter som räddar barns liv
Köp presenter som räddar barns liv. Allt du handlar skickas till de barn som behöver det mest, och du får fina gåvobevis att ge bort.
Urbanizing Africa; avoiding pitfalls and embracing opportunities
Planning for a future where 1.2 billion Africans live in cities.
La violencia contra las mujeres: causa y consecuencia de desigualdad | PNUD
La falta de empoderamiento de las mujeres constituye una forma de desigualdad crítica. Y si bien existen múltiples barreras para el empoderamiento de las mujeres, la violencia contra mujeres y niñas es tanto una causa como una consecuencia de la...
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Ulrika Modéer
I’m wearing the worlds most precious metal made out of one of hundred of millions of illegal firearms in the world. Armed violence is a global epidemic. @HumaniumMetal is made of recycled metal from gun destruction programs @UNDP is a proud partner👉🏼 shop.undp.org/collections/al… pic.twitter.com/ENa6F4imai
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