Francine Pickup

UNDP Deputy Director, Bureau Policy & Programme, Anthropologist who believes in #globaldev. Formerly #Palestine #Iraq #Indonesia #India #Serbia.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Big 🙏🏽 2 @wfpg 4 hosting my fireside chat w moderator @alia_d in #Washington . We covered 2024 outlook, multilateralism, how 2achieve #SDGs, engaging private sector, gender backlash, career advice 2 young women & how 2 stay hopeful. Access conversation 👉🏼: https://t.co/pUD9LsQkKb

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

AI is offering new ways to accelerate progress toward universal energy access.

@UNDP's 🆕 paper explores how AI can
✅enhance decision-making
💡optimize energy systems
🏢enable inclusive, data-driven policy & planning
in low- & middle-income countries.

https://t.co/rsAMECEg6b

[Marcos Athias Neto @marcosathias]

🙏 to #UNDPEB for welcoming @UNDP’s 🆕 Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2029.

Gender equality is not a sectoral priority, but a systemic accelerator of development.

It is about future-proofing development.

My full statement: https://t.co/yVZKCoRv1b

@alexanderdecroo

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Credible elections depend on more than the vote itself. @UNDP_Evaluation

W/our strength in supporting long-term institutional resilience, we'll keep inclusion,digital readiness,info integrity,risk mgmt &impartiality at the core to address the⬆️complex electoral landscape.#UNDPEB

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

.@alexanderdecroo “development is the first line of defense against instability, fragility, and conflict. 
And it remains one of the smartest long-term investments our global community can make towards shared prosperity. 

Key message at @UNDP #EB interactive dialogue today.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

The world @UNDP works in has changed.

More crises.
More shocks.
Less predictable financing.

Today, at the @UNDP Executive Board, I highlighted 5 priorities to continue delivering at scale.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/m66gj3yOt3

🧵1/8

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

First day of the #UNDP Executive Board.

For @UNDP, #UN80 means reform that reduces fragmentation, strengthens country-level delivery, and better connects support.

Moving from ambition to action—toward a @UN that delivers faster and better.

[UN Development @UNDP]

📅 June 10
⏰10:00 am
📺https://t.co/lXeGZR1JbI

Follow our Administrator @alexanderdecroo in an interactive dialogue with our Executive Board on the future of our development work and the implementation of our 2026-2029 Strategic Plan.

Stay tuned and join tomorrow! #UNDPEB

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ At @proofoftalk in Paris, the #SDGBlockchainAccelerator Impact Showcase connected practical blockchain use cases with builders and ecosystem actors.

One outcome of this session was the new partner conversations for cohort 3 of the accelerator, which will open soon...

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

When the worst environmental disaster struck in the history of Mauritius, it left catastrophic gash through coral reefs, causing widespread damage to marine ecosystems.

On #WorldOceansDay see how @UNDP & @theGEF came together to the rescue: https://t.co/xbsTL8tdMJ

#SaveOurOcean

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

🌟 @UNDP’s Blockchain Advisory Group is now officially launched, opening a new structured space with senior leaders from across the blockchain ecosystem.

For us, this is part of a longer effort to move the blockchain for development conversation into a more responsible space.

[UNDP Eurasia @UNDPEurasia]

How can technology help deliver better services for people?

This week in Paris, @UNDP launched its Blockchain Advisory Group to explore practical solutions for financial inclusion, digital public infrastructure & stronger public systems.

https://t.co/X6kOXkwjB6

#ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Pleasure to co-host the dialogue on #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood w/@sciencespo.

Responsible public sector adoption starts w/trust, stronger institutions, better governance & interoperability. Long-term partnerships are🔑to bridging innovation➕implementation. @UNDP_AltFinLab

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ Today at @sciencespo, we moved into the policy room, focusing on institutional readiness, governance that can hold trust and people-centred services.

The #GovernmentBlockchainAcademy was also introduced as a practical route into that work.

🌟 More from the full recap soon...

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

🌟 After @proofoftalk and the launch of the @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group, #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood moves today into a public-policy and government-facing setting at @sciencespo.

Follow along as the programme continues to unfold!

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Proud to launch the @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group w/@HaoliangXu at @proofoftalk! @UNDP_AltFinLab

Trust, ID, financial inclusion, sustainability & skills—this is about where blockchain can drive real devt impact.🙏for a rich discussion. Let's carry this momentum fwd together!🤝

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Touchdown in Paris 🇫🇷 for @ProofofTalk w/ an important question for the future: how can blockchain support sustainable devt & public-purpose digital transformation? 🔗💻

Excited to explore what this means in practice & 🆕forms of partnership for devt at scale!
@UNDP_AltFinLab

[FLock.io @flock_io]

FLock in Paris 🇫🇷

On the ground for the inaugural meeting of @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group at @proofoftalk.

FLock's Head of EMEA @TiffanyWang98 with UNDP Associate Administrator & @UN Under-Secretary-General @HaoliangXu, and Francine Pickup, Deputy Director, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Responsive & effective public institutions are key to building fairer societies.

Great conversation w/ @Mariana_Betsa, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs at @Mfa_Ukraine 🇺🇦, on this priority, including @UNDP’s support to the Ministries of Energy & Finance. #FeministFPSpain2026

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Glad to connect with @CPJElmore, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office @FCDOGovUK 🇬🇧 – valuable conversation on the role of feminist foreign policy🤝🌐! #FeministFPSpain2026

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Care policies & co-responsibility are central to stronger public institutions.

Pleased to meet w/ @GloriaReyesG, Minister of Women’s Affairs 🇩🇴, to discuss advancing this agenda in public administration and promoting #GenderEquality in the private sector. #FeministFPSpain2026

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Great exchange with @cristinagallach Director of Global Women Leaders for Change @GWLvoices at the margins of #FeministFPSpain2026.

We explored how to join forces in advancing♀️women’s leadership and meaningful participation in public institutions & multilateral organizations🏛️.