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Preventing Atrocity Crimes: Countering and Addressing Hate Speech Format Distinguished panelists, colleagues, partners from across the world, A sincere thanks to Ms. Alice Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention, and all distinguished panelists who will enrich our discussion today and our skilled moderator Mr. Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues. We look forward to this event being another step along the road of even closer collaboration. The past and present taught us painful lessons of indifference, inaction, or inadequate action. ‘Never again’ – in s...

UNDP Support to Conflict-affected Countries Format Distinguished Members of the Executive Board, Member States and Colleagues On behalf of UNDP management, I would like to thank Director Oscar Garcia and his team at the Independent Evaluation Office for their useful and timely findings and recommendations on UNDP’s support in conflict-affected countries. We look forward to the discussion with Executive Board members today. The recommendations will be used as inputs into UNDP’s new Framework for Development Solutions for Crisis and Fragility (“Crisis and Fragility Framework”), which wi...

As prepared for delivery.  1.         Madame President, members of the Executive Board, colleagues, and friends. It is my great pleasure to join you today for this first regular session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board for 2021. 2.         Allow me to begin by congratulating Her Excellency Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, on her election as the President of the Board, and welcoming our new Bureau members for 2021. 3.         I would like to express my gratitude to the outgoing Bureau members. In particular, I want to offer my hear...

Date Time Inclusion, partnership and an international approach to fragility and security Mr President, thank you for convening this timely debate. My thanks also to Secretary-General Guterres, Mr Faki and Mrs Johnson Sirleaf for clearly outlining the challenge. We see, all too often, the devastating impact of conflict on a country and its neighbours. As the war in Syria rages on, over 9 million of its people cannot afford basic food supplies. More than 6 million – including 2½ million children – are refugees far from home. On either side of the border, COVID-19 has only made their situat...