
Zia Choudhury
@ziachoudhury
UN Resident Coordinator and Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Republic of Botswana. All tweets in personal capacity. Retweets not endorsement.
ID: 17649557
https://botswana.un.org/ 26-11-2008 13:40:52
609 Tweet
1,1K Followers
672 Following



Chatting with Botswana’s Police Commissioner, Ms Dinah Marathe, I am struck by how much she must have struggled to break through so many glass ceilings, in a very patriarchal world, to prove her huge talent and dedication. Botswana Government Office of the President| Republic of Botswana. UN Botswana


Sharpening my speech for #InternationalAnti-CorruptionDay and found that my daughter has slipped in a card for Mr President. Much better than my formal and bit boring letter of congrats! Duma Gideon Boko . Botswana Government Office of the President| Republic of Botswana.



Young trainees learning about #UN. Also helping gather data on young people's views on issues of corruption to help Duma Gideon Boko in his committments. ERNEST MASIAPETO of #Tonota just got his IB results and we are ecstatic! One of the top nationwide! Office of the President| Republic of Botswana. 🇧🇼 Go Francistown 🇧🇼


Enjoying lunch at "Pitsana ya ga Mma-T". Minister Butale @MFA_BW told me about his favourite spot. I took my family, colleagues and some young trainees. Loved the traditional food, which was cooked & served with love & attention by Ma Tebogo herself. #EatLocal❤️🇧🇼 Tweets Botswana

In a landmark vote, more than two thirds of the UN membership have supported the UN call for establishment of a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. 130 In Favour 22 Abstention 32 Against (including #Botswana ) 🤯😢 #HumanRights Duma Gideon Boko





What is Business Ready and What Does it Mean for Botswana? blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan/w… via World Bank

We joined Botswana Government to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with. Our RC Zia Choudhury & Tlangelani Shilubane-Pietersen shared the stage to call for bold ACTION to advance gender equality and ending gender-based violence. Progress does not happen by chance—it happens through bold action.


Today is #HappinessDay. 🇧🇼 has been ranked 142/147 countries, painting a challenging picture for the country. RC Zia Choudhury shares a message on how we can help to improve feelings of happiness. What is one thing YOU can do in the next five years to become a happier nation?



Happy 100 years to @FESBotswana and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung! 🎉 Wonderful to celebrate with the excellent FES team in Botswana. The UN proudly stands for democratic principles — human rights, participation, inclusion and rule of law — for all people, everywhere. #FES100 #UN


A conservation board game inspired by and set in Botswana! Created by former employee at the UK in Botswana 🇬🇧🇧🇼 . My kids loved it! youtu.be/hVhuNp4H-qg?si…



The results are in! 98% of Governments agree that United Nations Coordinators and their teams on the ground were efficient in providing support to countries. Learn more about the impact of this partnership 🤝 #ForPeopleForPlanet in our latest #UNSDGReport2025. ⏩bit.ly/UNSDGReport2025
