Asako Okai

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

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

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: https://t.co/ihVhfyWQMU

[Achim Steiner @ASteiner]

A day of gratitude and relief as threat of Red Sea oil spill from #FSOSafer is averted. The @UN-led, @UNDP implemented plan to #StopRedSeaSpill has succeeded. 2 years of meticulous & painstaking negotiations and logistics by our dedicated teams delivered

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

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

@UNDP Crisis Bureau's @J_LuengoCabrera explains why balancing quantitative and qualitative inputs in crisis analytics is essential.

Read more: https://t.co/EqUAmDXZdp

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

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👇:
https://t.co/KtXHEf8ZsF

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

By strengthening #LocalGovernance, @UNDP is helping to ensure that communities in fragile & conflict-affected settings like #Yemen can continue to access essential services.

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

https://t.co/XA68gZZ90o

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

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

#StopRedSeaSpill

https://t.co/u7JVTa7MOR

[UN Development @UNDP]

3️⃣vessels
1️⃣objective
🚢Over a million barrels of oil

After months of hard work, the @UN-led operation has successfully transferred the oil from the decaying #FSOSafer, preventing a major environmental and humanitarian disaster in the Red Sea.

See how: https://t.co/RCdOdvd9rD

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

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

[Achim Steiner @ASteiner]

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

We look forward to collaborating with all @UNDP partners in implementing the New Vision for the Rule of Law. #RoL4Peace

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

Investing in development today prevents crises tomorrow.
Learn how @UNDP addresses conflict and crisis drivers with @ASteiner, Abdallah Dardari and @IrynaHaiduchyk in Episode 1 of Hello Future. A Must-see piece!
#FutureOfDevelopment

https://t.co/Ln37RRbvbp

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

Honoured to speak at ‘Sustainable Peace and Prosperity for All’, a #NPTPrepCom hybrid side event, highlighting the interconnectedness between peace, eliminating nuclear weapons and sustainable development. @PHiroshimapref
More: https://t.co/WD6RO4cCEW

[Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) @PHiroshimapref]

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今夜開催
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@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→
https://t.co/fVTL8wNZKD

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

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 @Refugees' @RaoufMazou to hear from Syrian refugees and host communities.

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

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

Learn how: https://t.co/Spr1NpDDxA

@UNDPaf @UNDPArabStates

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

@too_elsie @Wassimelchami @PolixeniaCalagi It has been lovely to have you in my bureau, Elsie. Now it's time for you to apply what you learned at the Crisis Academy. Best wishes to your promising future!

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

The realization of the #SDGs is at the core of @UNDP’s mandate. That’s why people on the move must not be excluded from the #2030Agenda.
My statement from UNDP-@UNmigration #HLPF Human Mobility event yesterday 👇
https://t.co/uWs55iGFFd

[Achim Steiner @ASteiner]

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👉https://t.co/ihKpJpZ053

[UNDP Iraq @undpiniraq]

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.
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[UNDP Iraq @undpiniraq]

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.
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[UNDP Iraq @undpiniraq]

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.

[Asako Okai @asakookai]

Cities are key to finding solutions for growing numbers of internally displaced people, which reached 71 million by the end of 2022.
#HLPF2023 provides a global platform to review progress on the #2030Agenda & #SDGs, including #SDG11, Sustainable Cities

[UN Development @UNDP]

Internal displacement globally rose to 71M in 2022.

80% of internally displaced people head to cities.

Inclusive, safe, resilient & sustainable cities are built on human connections. Integrating internally displaced people will be key to their future & the #GlobalGoals.

#HLPF