Gillian Butts-Garnet

Public Health Specialist, active @UNFPASouthSudan; Tweets - personal

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

Today's #CanadaDay2025, we dedicate the incredible stories of midwives and nurses in South Sudan, working to save lives in the face of difficulties.

Canada's generous support to @UNFPA programs enables responding to the critical needs of women and girls #SouthSudan

🙏 Canada

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

Undersecretary chaired the joint @MoHsouthsudan @UNFPA & #Canada Project Steering Committee meeting for "Human Resource for SRH & GBV" project to assess progress

Canada's support for SRH & GBV programs enables respond to the needs of women and girls in the face of difficulties.

[UNFPA @UNFPA]

Around 300,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Borno State, #Nigeria.

@UNFPA is on the ground distributing hygiene items and ensuring that the reproductive health and protection needs of women and girls are prioritised.

[Denilson Deneki Saniki @deneki_saniki]

It's happening now

@UNFPASouthSudan country office Semi-annual program review Meeting with the 4th @SouthSudanGov program 2023-2025executed thru Implementation partnership with both Gov & NGOs partners

[Jamnel Care Organization South Sudan🇸🇸 @jamnelcareorg]

𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 #𝐒𝐑𝐇𝐑 𝐄𝐦��𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞
Our guests & beneficiaries from Munuki, are sharing their personal journeys of empowerment through SRHR education.

Hear about the impact of #SRHR in communities.
Missed it? Catch the replay on the last post

[UNFPA East and Southern Africa @UNFPA_ESARO]

🌍 Climate change could nearly triple intimate partner violence (IPV) in sub-Saharan Africa by 2060—from 48 million cases in 2015 to 140 million if emissions remain unchecked. #ClimateAction #EndGBV

[Gillian Butts-Garnet @ButtsGarnett]

@UNFPASouthSudan @UNFPA @MasaleSarah @SwedeninSD @SwedenUN @tomasbrundin @LZigomo @UNFPA_ESARO @MaureenHirwa Thank you @SweMFA @AfricaSweMFA #SouthSudan made strides in women and girls empowerment because of your contribution in the last 18 years

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

We bid farewell to the Swedish Cooperation office, closing after 18 years in Juba, South Sudan

Sweden's commitment and significant contribution to @UNFPA 🇸🇸 Country Program to advancing SRHR has been the hallmark of their long-term partnership.
#PartnersAtCore

[Chipo Chimwanda @chipochimwanda]

#ESARFS2024 Today was the first day of a week-long UNFPA Financing Learning Symposium for East and Southern Africa (ESA). It's a packed week discussing all things sustainable financing.@lindakabwila @UNFPA_ESARO

[UNFPA East and Southern Africa @UNFPA_ESARO]

Exciting times ahead. @UNFPA symposium in #Nairobi, we're diving deep into the transition from funding to financing for sustainable development. Empowering our teams in #EastAndSouthernAfrica to harness public, private, and innovative finance. #GlobalGoals

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

#SweinSouthSudan @CanSouthSudan @NorwayinSSudan & @UNFPA had an impactful visit in #Wau to witness #UNFPA🇸🇸 & partners' interventions to women & girls' #SRH needs

🙏#PartnersAtCore for your support in saving the lives of Women & Girls in 🇸🇸

#Partnership4Development
#GlobalGoals

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

Access to safe and dignified menstruation is a fundamental need and a human right.

Read the full story on how @UNFPA🇸🇸 & partners are helping reach the furthest left behind in cattle camps.
👉https://t.co/vzRsvjwGeD
#Musharaka4Tanmiya

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

Ending 2023, a big thank you to our #PartnersAtCore

Together, we continue to save lives & make a difference to the lives of millions of women & girls across #SouthSudan & achieve #GlobalGoals

Shukran 🙏 @CanSouthSudan
@SweinSouthSudan @NorwayinSSudan @UNCERF @eu_echo @WorldBank

[Diene Keita @unfpachief]

Delighted to meet with Hon. @kaminajsmith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of 🇯🇲, a longstanding partner of @UNFPA.

We discussed #SRHR, #GBV, and population dynamics and opportunities to deepen our collaboration in line with Jamaica’s Vision 2030 National Development Plan.

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

#UNFPA 🇸🇸 works in partnership with young people, national, & international organizations to amplify their voices.
#UNFPA🇸🇸 assists in identifying and implementing programs to secure the health, development, and SRHR needs of adolescents and youth.
#Musharaka4Tanmiya

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

#UNFPA🇸🇸 and partners are committed to making sure that all efforts to address gender-based violence (GBV) are inclusive of and accessible to women and girls with disabilities, ensuring that transformative goals are met and that no one is left behind
#Musharaka4Tanmiya
#3Zeros

[UNFPA South Sudan @UNFPASouthSudan]

#UNFPA🇸🇸 is pleased to host Michael Rymek, Head of Cooperation & Ms. Niamh Second Secretary @canadainsouthsudan.

@canadainsouthsudan is a key donor to UNFPA🇸🇸
🙏
#Musharaka4Tanmiya

[Diene Keita @unfpachief]

Afrodescendent women have never given up the quest for equality, justice and recognition.

On the Int'l Day for People of #AfricanDescent, let's renew the call to promote and protect the human rights of Afrodescendent people.

#Standup4HumanRights

https://t.co/6VX3uQTV8U

[Diene Keita @unfpachief]

It was a pleasure to meet with the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, during my visit to the country.

I commended him for his government’s key role in championing population issues and advancing the ICPD agenda in the Caribbean and beyond.