Joel Bassuk

Digitalist. Activist. Feminist. Positivist. Musician. Dad of 2. @UNAIDS. Ex-@Oxfam social lead. @Princeton. Views.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

A very tight election in #Brazil 🇧🇷. Can #Lula stem the tide towards right-wing populism in the region? All to be determined in the second round on 25 October.

[Joel Bassuk @blazing]

Here are the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
People living in a low-income country are far more likely to die of a communicable disease than a noncommunicable disease.
Latest @WHO data is out today:
https://t.co/jp1uBKipoZ

[𝙺𝙴𝙽𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙰𝚃𝙾𝚁🇰🇪 @Gregory96444884]

Kenyan Queen❤️🇰🇪

[United Nations @UN]

Friday's International Day of Non-Violence marks the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader who remained committed to the principle of non-violence, even in the most difficult circumstances. https://t.co/cjpYWYbGYN

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In Japan, some fruit and vegetable boxes show photos of the farmers who grew them.

[United Nations @UN]

Coffee is enjoyed worldwide & provides livelihoods for millions.

The UN supports producers, climate-resilient practices & a more sustainable coffee sector.

On #InternationalCoffeeDay, we celebrate this popular beverage & the people who make it possible. https://t.co/z4EBX2WlXz

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

A senior member of Congo's ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative said on Monday. https://t.co/RcbRacu5Fi

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

France has superb trains. Sitting at the second floor, cruising the beautiful landscapes with TGV train at 300 km/hour is such a delight.

This is every French 🇫🇷 passenger train, on an ordinary Tuesday, from first departure to last

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

With the HIV response facing such massive disruption, and with communities serving the most marginalized under such pressure, @UNAIDS is helping countries redesign programmes strategically, strengthen data systems, protect treatment, and make every dollar count.
#UNGA81 #UnitedToEndAIDS

[UNAIDS Global @UNAIDS]

One week. Many conversations. And some important questions about what comes next.

At #UNGA81, UNAIDS brought the lessons of the HIV response into the wider conversation on pandemic preparedness, advanced discussions on health sovereignty and access to science, and pushed for HIV responses that countries can lead and sustain.

The work continues. UNAIDS will keep convening governments, communities and partners, connecting political leadership, science and evidence, and supporting action to end AIDS.

That’s what we’re taking forward.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Happy birthday to Gal Costa, born on this day in 1945!

A captivating voice of Brazilian music, she brought warmth, emotion, and a fearless spirit to bossa nova, tropicalia, and MPB.

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

The transformation of @UNAIDS must deliver for the 41 million people living with HIV around the world, especially for those most marginalized and criminalized.

The future of the HIV response must be more country-owned, more community-led, and more sustainably financed, while remaining grounded in human rights.

Ultimately, transformation is not only about integrating UNAIDS into the UN system, it's about integrating the AIDS response into stronger national institutions.
#UNGA81 #UnitedToEndAIDS

[Angelique Kidjo @angeliquekidjo]

💃🏿 Johannesburg was MADNESS yesterday; see you tonight!!!💃🏿
Thanks for the warm welcome 🙏🏾
#wegettogethernothingstoppingus
@JoyOfJazz

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Being a leftist means taking big shots. And making them.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor.

This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why.

Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people. https://t.co/hed5bdvdp4

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

“When the British abolished slavery, they compensated the slave owners with 20 million pounds in 1834,” notes @miaamormottley, prime minister of Barbados, as part of her case for reparations. “We have borne double jeopardy,” Mottley says, “blood, sweat, and tears to create the Industrial Revolution, and . . . now to be its victims on the front line of a climate crisis.”

Watch her conversation at CFR with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations @LindaT_G: https://t.co/mwa6RyHyGj

[Joel Bassuk @blazing]

One of my favorite sculptures of all time.

[United Nations @UN]

Happy birthday to our Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas!

Thank you for your tireless commitment to the United Nations and your advocacy for disarmament, helping build a more peaceful world for all.

https://t.co/fLmqGRdATV

[Javier Padilla @javierpadillab]

Esto es clave y la posición de España en este tema es muy reseñable.

Para que el Acuerdo de Pandemias se sustancie y sea útil es necesario adoptar posiciones guiadas por la mirada larga y la justicia global.

Y ahí está España.

[Mia Amor Mottley @miaamormottley]

Every human being has equal value. Every single one.

At the United Nations General Assembly, I challenged a world that still decides whose lives deserve protection and whose suffering can be ignored.

No race is superior. No people are disposable. Until we honour that truth, "everywhere is war" remains a warning we have failed to heed.

What the world needs now is love, with the courage to confront injustice and defend our shared humanity.

Love and a little kindness. For everyone.

[Joel Bassuk @blazing]

RT @Winnie_Byanyima: So pleased to meet with H.E. President @duma_boko ����🇼 today. Truly humbling to hear him say that even in the current ti…