Zia Choudhury (@ziachoudhury) 's Twitter Profile
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.

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linkhttps://botswana.un.org/ calendar_today26-11-2008 13:40:52

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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

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.  <a href="/BWGovernment/">Botswana Government</a> 
<a href="/BWPresidency/">Office of the President| Republic of Botswana.</a> 
<a href="/UN_Botswana/">UN Botswana</a>
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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.

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! ⁦<a href="/duma_boko/">Duma Gideon Boko</a>⁩ . ⁦<a href="/BWGovernment/">Botswana Government</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/BWPresidency/">Office of the President| Republic of Botswana.</a>⁩
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Sunday morning. Tomato crop glut perfect for batch tomato sauce. Local squash and carrot for batch soup. Meat korma for our friends’ leaving party. Daughter painting. We are grateful for all we have.

Sunday morning. Tomato crop glut perfect for batch tomato sauce. Local squash and carrot for batch soup. Meat korma for our friends’ leaving party. Daughter painting. We are grateful for all we have.
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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 🇧🇼

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

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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

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
<a href="/duma_boko/">Duma Gideon Boko</a>
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Was painful to recall this story of Gender Based Violence in my community from the 70s. We must always find ways to speak up and end the cycle.

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Today is #InternationalMotherLanguageDay This day is observed every year to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. We asked our colleagues to say a phrase in their mother language to celebrate the beauty of linguistic diversity!

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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.

We joined <a href="/BWGovernment/">Botswana Government</a> to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with. Our RC <a href="/ZiaChoudhury/">Zia Choudhury</a> &amp; <a href="/tlangelani81/">Tlangelani Shilubane-Pietersen</a> 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.
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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?

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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a reminder that we must continue fighting for a world free from racism. We can all take action by spreading compassion, tolerance & acceptance - un.org/en/fight-racism #FightRacism #ICERD60

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a reminder that we must continue fighting for a world free from racism. 

We can all take action by spreading compassion, tolerance &amp; acceptance - un.org/en/fight-racism

#FightRacism #ICERD60
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Very practical UN support to people and government of Botswana to assess and tackle this threat to agriculture and livelihoods.

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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

Happy 100 years to @FESBotswana and <a href="/FESonline/">Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung</a>! 🎉 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
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This 10 May marks the national day of remembrance of the slave trade, slavery and their abolition, introduced in 2006 following the 2001 law recognising slavery as a crime against humanity. #10may #Memory #ThisDay

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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

The results are in!

98% of Governments agree that <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> 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