Kanni Wignaraja (@kanniwignaraja) 's Twitter Profile
Kanni Wignaraja

@kanniwignaraja

@UN Assistant Secretary General & @UNDP Regional Director @UNDPasiapac. @PrincetonSPIA @BrynMawrCollege. Inspired by those who change things for the better.

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She is life. Our future. Our responsibility. She is our ocean. 🌊 And though she faces growing threats, we still have the power to protect her. But we must #ActNow. Our voices and choices matter. Sunday is UN World Oceans Day. unworldoceansday.org #SaveOurOcean

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Indonesia is taking a bold leap forward to safeguard its rich biodiversity and natural resources. Led by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, with support from UN Development and Global Environment Facility (GEF), two new projects aim to preserve landscapes of high conservation value in and around protected areas.

Indonesia is taking a bold leap forward to safeguard its rich biodiversity and natural resources. Led by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, with support from <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> and <a href="/theGEF/">Global Environment Facility (GEF)</a>, two new projects aim to preserve landscapes of high conservation value in and around protected areas.
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How do we ensure AI works for everyone? For public institutions, the answer may not be more and faster tech. It may be about smarter policy and governance. UN Development is rapidly learning in Asia-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to Indonesia, that co-designing and adapting local AI applications

How do we ensure AI works for everyone? For public institutions, the answer may not be more and faster tech. It may be about smarter policy and governance. <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> is rapidly learning in Asia-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to Indonesia, that co-designing and adapting local AI applications
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To address some of the immediate and future challenges of climate change, Viet Nam is looking to integrated solutions that link energy, nature, and human development. With a bold energy transition underway, that must stay the course and intensifying efforts to promote local

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From refugee camps to climate-resilient villages, young Norwegian politicians saw the frontlines of development in Bangladesh. Yes, they saw the challenges, but they also saw the courage, creativity, and community-led solutions. Their reflections remind us that the future of

From refugee camps to climate-resilient villages, young Norwegian politicians saw the frontlines of development in Bangladesh. Yes, they saw the challenges, but they also saw the courage, creativity, and community-led solutions. Their reflections remind us that the future of
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My last UN Development townhall as Administrator. It’s not just the milestones we celebrate, its the people who make them possible. 🙏 to UN Development family. Your courage, dedication & innovation inspire me. Never stop believing in the power of our work. Only together can we shape a better 🌍.

My last <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> townhall as Administrator. It’s not just the milestones we celebrate, its the people who make them possible.

🙏 to <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> family. Your courage, dedication &amp; innovation inspire me. Never stop believing in the power of our work. Only together can we shape a better 🌍.
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“For the first time in my life, we know where to go when there is no water.” — Principal Tupou, Tonga💧 From water tanks to climate-smart planning, resilience in the Pacific starts with people. Read UNDP Pac Res Rep Tuya Altangerel's reflection: 🔗 zurl.co/WiOJ2

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Thriving futures, built together. Thanks to core funding from partners like Denmark, UN Development has leveraged investments to support 80,000 women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, driving local economies and sustaining families across the country. #PartnersAtCore

Thriving futures, built together.

Thanks to core funding from partners like Denmark, <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> has leveraged investments to support 80,000 women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, driving local economies and sustaining families across the country.

#PartnersAtCore
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We must close the $175 billion annual ocean finance gap. When the ocean thrives, so do communities and economies. It's time to finance a future that supports people, planet, and an inclusive blue economy that leaves no one behind. Join us to #SaveOurOcean.

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In 2024, UNDP Afghanistan stayed and delivered across all 34 provinces. 🌾 6,600+ farmers supported ⚡ 1.37M gained clean energy 🏗️ 208 infrastructures built or rehabilitated 💼 16.5K jobs created Read more: undp.org/afghanistan/pu…

In 2024, <a href="/UNDPaf/">UNDP Afghanistan</a> stayed and delivered across all 34 provinces.
🌾 6,600+ farmers supported
⚡ 1.37M gained clean energy
🏗️ 208 infrastructures built or rehabilitated
💼 16.5K jobs created
Read more: undp.org/afghanistan/pu…
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It changes what we eat, where we live, how we survive. Drought and land degradation cause immediate development distress, across islands, landlocked and mountainous regions. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific with partners like Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Green Climate Fund, is advancing new solutions, some of them based on

It changes what we eat, where we live, how we survive.
Drought and land degradation cause immediate development distress, across islands, landlocked and mountainous regions. 
<a href="/UNDPasiapac/">UNDP in Asia and the Pacific</a> with partners like <a href="/theGEF/">Global Environment Facility (GEF)</a> and <a href="/theGCF/">Green Climate Fund</a>, is advancing new solutions, some of them based on
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Through its extraordinary leaps and bounds, UNDP has remained steadfast with the people of Maldives. Proud to be a partner in this journey. A story that continues… Enrico Gaveglia 🙏💙

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📌 #IndiaUNFund 🇮🇳🇺🇳: Impact of #SouthSouth Projects Across Sectors Learn more about the India-UN Fund projects and their results: 🔗unsouthsouth.org/2025/05/30/ind…

📌 #IndiaUNFund 🇮🇳🇺🇳: Impact of #SouthSouth Projects Across Sectors

Learn more about the India-UN Fund projects and their results: 🔗unsouthsouth.org/2025/05/30/ind…
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A warm welcome meeting with Amb. Jayantha Jayasuriya 🇱🇰’s incoming PR to the UN Sri Lanka at UN, NY. We discussed strengthening the UNDP–Sri Lanka partnership on economic and justice reforms, environment & climate resilience, including the EU-UN Development JURE initiative, and more. Looking

A warm welcome meeting with Amb. Jayantha Jayasuriya 🇱🇰’s incoming PR to the UN <a href="/SLUNNewYork/">Sri Lanka at UN, NY</a>. We discussed strengthening the UNDP–Sri Lanka partnership on economic and justice reforms, environment &amp; climate resilience, including the <a href="/EU/">EU</a>-<a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> JURE initiative, and more. Looking
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Guyana Foreign Minister MFA Guyana as President of United Nations UN Security Council, led the Open Debate on The Maintenance of intl Peace and Security; Poverty, Underdevelopment and Conflict, today. On behalf of UN Development, I confirmed that over half of UNDP’s annual expenditure now goes to fragile

Guyana Foreign Minister <a href="/mfaguyana/">MFA Guyana</a> as President of <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> <a href="/sec_council/">UN Security Council</a>, led the Open Debate on The Maintenance of intl Peace and Security; Poverty, Underdevelopment and Conflict, today. On behalf of <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a>, I confirmed that over half of UNDP’s annual expenditure now goes to fragile
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UN Development UNDP in Asia and the Pacific Pedro Conceicao Kanni Wignaraja Haoliang Xu Stanislav Saling Human Development Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ Ministry of Digital Economy - Sri Lanka "What AI can do really depends on the context - who is using it, where, when, and how", noted Fadhil Bakeer Markar Fadhil Bakeer Markar, Team Leader, Strategic Engagement, Digital and Innovation UN Development #lka, presenting key findings of the #HDR for 🇱🇰. 📊 Did you know? - 42% of students use

<a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> <a href="/UNDPasiapac/">UNDP in Asia and the Pacific</a> <a href="/pedrotconceicao/">Pedro Conceicao</a> <a href="/kanniwignaraja/">Kanni Wignaraja</a> <a href="/HaoliangXu/">Haoliang Xu</a> <a href="/StanislavSaling/">Stanislav Saling</a> <a href="/HDRUNDP/">Human Development</a> <a href="/AzusaKubota/">Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ</a> <a href="/mode_srilanka/">Ministry of Digital Economy - Sri Lanka</a> "What AI can do really depends on the context - who is using it, where, when, and how", noted Fadhil Bakeer Markar <a href="/fadhilbm/">Fadhil Bakeer Markar</a>, Team Leader, Strategic Engagement, Digital and Innovation <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> #lka, presenting key findings of the #HDR for 🇱🇰.

📊 Did you know?

- 42% of students use
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When peace is shattered, local development becomes the 1st line of defense. At the United Nations Security Council, our Kanni Wignaraja called for urgent investment in household economies, local markets & women-led businesses. Because human development is security. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…