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Asako Okai

@asakookai

Currently Ambassador of Japan to Bahrain. Former UN Assistant Secretary-General, Director of UNDP's Crisis Bureau.

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We've had a busy 2023.
In the first 1/2 of the year, UN Development's Crisis Academy delivered gamified learning to around 500 professionals from & partners in over 90 countries.

Find outmore in our mid-year newsletter: rb.gy/1lhhp

We've had a busy 2023. In the first 1/2 of the year, @UNDP's Crisis Academy delivered gamified learning to around 500 #crisis professionals from #UNDP & partners in over 90 countries. #FutureSmartUNDP Find outmore in our mid-year newsletter: rb.gy/1lhhp
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A day of gratitude and relief as threat of Red Sea oil spill from is averted. The United Nations-led, United NationsDP implemented plan to has succeeded. 2 years of meticulous & painstaking negotiations and logistics by our dedicated teams delivered

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Could purely data-driven models have anticipated the recent coup in ?

UN Development Crisis Bureau's José Luengo-Cabrera explains why balancing quantitative and qualitative inputs in crisis analytics is essential.

Read more: undp.org/blog/how-data-…

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Only when there is early warning can there be early action.

The INFORM Warning project co-led by UN Development and UN Humanitarian is supported by Complex Risk Analytics Fund
It will use reliable data to monitor how conflict risk changes and anticipate new crises.

More👇:
drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/inform-index/I…

Only when there is early warning can there be early action. The INFORM Warning project co-led by @UNDP and @UNOCHA is supported by @CrafdData It will use reliable data to monitor how conflict risk changes and anticipate new crises. More👇: drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/inform-index/I…
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By strengthening , UN Development is helping to ensure that communities in fragile & conflict-affected settings like can continue to access essential services.

Let’s work together to make sure that everyone’s needs are met!

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Thanks to an incredible collective effort, we have successfully transferred more than 1.1 million barrels of oil from the supertanker off Yemen’s coast, preventing an environmental, economic and humanitarian disaster.



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On a recent trip to , I met with communities displaced by who have since returned home.
Great progress has been made: 5M have returned, but 1M are still displaced.
UN Development is working w/ gov't & communities to ensure the safe return & reintegration of all those affected.

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forms the foundation for peaceful societies and plays a vital role in accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals .

We look forward to collaborating with all UN Development partners in implementing the New Vision for the Rule of Law.

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Investing in development today prevents crises tomorrow.
Learn how UN Development addresses conflict and crisis drivers with Achim Steiner, Abdallah Dardari and Iryna in Episode 1 of Hello Future. A Must-see piece!


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Honoured to speak at ‘Sustainable Peace and Prosperity for All’, a hybrid side event, highlighting the interconnectedness between peace, eliminating nuclear weapons and sustainable development. Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe)
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長崎県総合公式広島県が#NPT で、8月1日サイドイベント「持続可能な平和と繁栄について」をハイブリッド開催

登壇者:Asako Okai Patricia Jaworek Sebastian Brixey-Williams, Marcina Langrine

オンライン申込→
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▷▷▷▷▷▷▷ 今夜開催 ▷▷▷▷▷▷▷ @nagasakipmasterと@hiroshima_prefが#NPT #PrepCom で、8月1日サイドイベント「持続可能な平和と繁栄について」をハイブリッド開催 登壇者:@asakookai @JaworekPatricia @Seb_BW, Marcina Langrine オンライン申込→ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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One in 78 people worldwide were forcibly displaced by the end of 2022, compared to one in 167 in 2012.
A change of course is key, with a greater role for development actors.
I was in Jordan with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency' Raouf Mazou to hear from Syrian refugees and host communities.

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Decades of conflict and instability have devastated Afghan families, local communities and the national economy. Through the ABADEI programme, UN Development is working with the Afghan people to advance progress on the .

Learn how: stories.undp.org/building-brick…

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The realization of the is at the core of UN Development’s mandate. That’s why people on the move must not be excluded from the .
My statement from UNDP-IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 Human Mobility event yesterday 👇
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Peace, justice, & strong institutions are crucial for a sustainable world. Unfortunately, conflicts worldwide are derailing the global path to .

We must address structural injustices & inequalities to build inclusive societies.

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Peace, justice, & strong institutions are crucial for a sustainable world. Unfortunately, conflicts worldwide are derailing the global path to #Peace. We must address structural injustices & inequalities to build inclusive societies. #SDGReport👉bit.ly/3NSvuGu
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Nadhran is one out of six Model Police Stations across , where UNDP supports strategic adaptation of police work to the needs of the community and services such as family and community policing units.
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Nadhran is one out of six Model Police Stations across #Iraq, where UNDP supports strategic adaptation of police work to the needs of the community and services such as family and community policing units. (2/2)
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ASG visits Nadhran Model Police Station in Basra to hear from the station commander and the community about the transformation of policing and security in .
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ASG visits Nadhran Model Police Station in Basra to hear from the station commander and the community about the transformation of policing and security in #Basra. (1/2)
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Paving the way for a bright future in through collaboration and shared goals 🌍🤝

Ms. Asako Okai, UNDP Crisis Bureau Director, meets with Mr. Assad Al-Eidani, Governor of Basra, to address development challenges in Basra, and foster a mutual partnership.

Paving the way for a bright future in #Basra through collaboration and shared goals 🌍🤝 Ms. Asako Okai, UNDP Crisis Bureau Director, meets with Mr. Assad Al-Eidani, Governor of Basra, to address development challenges in Basra, and foster a mutual partnership.
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Cities are key to finding solutions for growing numbers of internally displaced people, which reached 71 million by the end of 2022.
provides a global platform to review progress on the & , including , Sustainable Cities

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Seeing amazing progress in Iraq on the reintegration of 80% of the 6 million people displaced by .
UN Development will continue to support the government & people by giving everyone the choice & chance to go home.
UNDP Iraq
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