
United Nations The Gambia
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http://www.gambia.un.org 28-02-2019 12:47:57
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Driving sustainable development forward! #DYK United Nations Coordinators and their teams provided pivotal support to 44 countries in 2024 to build their Cooperation Frameworks, a critical tool to boost the #GlobalGoals? 👉Read about the impact: bit.ly/UNSDGReport2025


With Karl-Frédérick Paul, United Nations The Gambia's RC and our senior management, she met the P.S. 1, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Lang Yabou. They discussed strengthening collaboration on migration governance, labour migration, return & reintegration and addressing irregular migration.



Health worker Dawda Sanyang of Ministry of Health Gambia rides miles by motorbike to deliver life-saving vaccines to Reproductive and Child Health community centers. This is part of efforts by UNICEF The Gambia and WHO Gambia to reach every child & provide life saving vaccines.



The Peacebuilding Secretariat 🇬🇲 joins @AAITG's Technical Committee Meeting to track project progress & implementation. As a PBF donor beneficiary, United Nations Peacebuilding supports ActionAid Gambia to drives youth-led initiatives & empower vulnerable youth for sustainable peace ✌️



Collaboration is key to leveraging migration. Under our United Nations Peacebuilding funded Climate Security Project, we held engagements with strategic institutions involve in transhumance activities including Dept. of Livestock and GBOS — for the smooth implementation of the activities.


Do you know there are life-saving oxygen plants now operational at 3⃣ major hospitals with UNDP The Gambia's support? ✅1.5M people (75% of population) now have access to medical oxygen ✅Rural emergency care transformed ✅Healthcare system strengthened 👏🏾Ministry of Health Gambia



2️⃣5️⃣ youth (16 women, 8 men & 4 children) completed an 8-day sustainable life skills training. The initiative supported survivors of the presidential alternative treatment program’s HIV stigma reduction efforts under the TRRC, with support from UNDP The Gambia & ONU Droits de l'Homme - Afrique de l'Ouest


#DidYouKnow FAO Gambia supports numerous women-led gardens across communities in The #Gambia providing jobs for many. Fun fact? WFP The Gambia sources fresh produce from community gardens to support the home-grown school feeding programme providing meals to children.





Today, UNODC West & Central Africa🇺🇳 convened a 2⃣ day validation event aimed at mainstreaming human rights & gender in combating organized crime, enhance procedures for investigating torture cases & prevention guidelines. Grateful for the collaboration with🔑 partners to accelerate progress.


Ethical recruitment ensures that labour migration is fair for workers and labour recruiters. IOM, Ministry of Trade and JLMP Coordinator 🟦 are on a 3-day training for recruitment agencies—aimed at building capacity on the protection and promotion of rights of Gambian migrant workers.


Excellent exchange with Ambassador Liu Jin 刘晋 H.E Liu Jin & UN RC Karl-Frédérick Paul. Discussions focused on collaboration for sustainable development and partnering on South-South cooperation for The #Gambia.


Today, we are bringing together key stakeholders for our second National Stakeholders Consultation! This time, we're focusing on #TransitionalJustice as part of our Peacebuilding Impact Country Spotlight. 👏🏿 to UNDP The Gambia & PBF Secretariat for the continued work on TJ in 🇬🇲

