Shayna Halliwell

Partnership Specialist, @UNOPS // M.A. in Human Rights, Columbia University @Columbia // Retweet is not endorsement. Opinions are my own.

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

Ahead of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable #Development, @ICRtoP asked me to write a blogpost on the important role of #women and #girls, the #R2P and the nexus of #development, #humanitarianism and the peace and #security agendas:

[International Coalition for R2P @R2PCoalition]

Ahead of the High-Level Political Forum on the #SDGs, @HalliwellShayna writes on women and girls, the #R2P, and the nexus of humanitarian, development, peace and security, and her observations as a practitioner. Read her blog post here: https://t.co/A07YFnJvcg

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

Sad to have missed the launch of this book at #UNPFII after working with all of the authors through the fall/winter because I was away on fieldwork. I hope one day I have the opportunity to meet these incredible young authors and activists ✊ @ishrcolumbia @UNGIYC @UN4Indigenous

[UN Youth Office @UNYouthAffairs]

Starting the launch of @UNGIYC’s book "Global Indigenous Youth: Through Their Eyes" with a spiritual opening. 🙏🏻 The 📖 features voices of young indigenous ppl from different parts of the 🌏 & proofs how youth is persistant in carrying traditional culture and knowledge.#UNFPII

[UN Youth Office @UNYouthAffairs]

I want to thank @UNGIYC for giving me the honor of writing the foreword for “Through Their Eyes”. I’m grateful and proud to take a stand with Indigenous youth, and I hope to work together in ensuring no youth is left behind. 🙌🏻

[FAO Indigenous Peoples @FAOIndigenous]

#NowReading 📚🖌 🌏 “Global Indigenous Youth: Through Their Eyes” by @UNGIYC @ishrcolumbia

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

Grateful to be asked to contribute for the 3rd yr to this series on #IndigenousRights at the Institute for the Study of #HumanRights at @Columbia University. This year the book was written entirely by members of UN Global Indigenous #Youth Caucus @UNGIYC https://t.co/jPJ1D22CVN

[UN Youth Office @UNYouthAffairs]

Happy to meet with young indigeneous women attending #WD2019 and learn about their incredible work @UNGIYC. 🙌🏻 Here’s to leaving no one behind in progress and change! 🎉 #WD2019

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

Working with #youth on this book was an absolute honour, including our foreword written by UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth @jayathmadw who I had the pleasure of meeting at our @RightToPlayIntl @UNFPA event @WomenDeliver https://t.co/PPXr1vtOWN

[UNESCO @UNESCO]

No human being is illegal
No human being is illegal
No human being is illegal
No human being is illegal
No human being is illegal
No human being is illegal
No human being is illegal
No human being is illegal

On #WorldRefugeeDay and every day, stand #WithRefugees

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

“To end the #Ebola outbreak in #DRC commitment & partnership of leaders who have the trust of their people is needed.” - @DrTedros while meeting traditional leaders in #Butembo.

[UNSR_VickyTauli @UNSR_VickyTauli]

Lands under Indigenous tenure have better conservation outcomes, says U.N. special rapporteur

https://t.co/RLGP2NygC7

[Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation]

Data can transform lives, but if the data doesn’t capture the experiences of women and girls, the picture is not complete and societies can’t drive change.

[UNFPA @UNFPA]

“Around the world, a chorus of women’s voices is rising and saying:
#TimesUp, #SheDecides, #MeToo!”

— Dr. Natalia Kanem @Atayeshe, UNFPA Executive Director, speaking on the @WomenDeliver plenary stage about #ThePowerOf women’s collective voice and strength ✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿

#WD2019 #SRHR

[Yona “Education Shifts Power” Nestel @yonanestel]

Fatu, a young Sierra Leonian activist: “Africa is shaped like a question mark and only us African youth can answer the questions Africa is facing” #WD2019 #EduHubWD

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

Surprise photo op with @WomenDeliver CEO @Katja_Iversen!

[Right To Play Canada @RightToPlayCAN]

Thanks for coming to our #SilentDisco at #WomenDeliver @Katja_Iversen and starting a congo line 💃🏿 #WD2019

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

“The reality is that the taboo around pregnant girls is still there. We still find it hard to talk about sex. So I’m going to talk about sex. Kids need to understand how sex relates to menstruation and how it relates to getting pregnant.” @GirlsNotBrides #SRHR #MHM @WomenDeliver

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

“When there are no private toilets in schools, girls cannot go to school when they are menstruating. We need to invest in infrastructure to ensure our girls are safe in school.” @jayathmadw #UN Special Envoy for #Youth @WomenDeliver @UNFPA #SRHR #MHM

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

Direct advocacy in action: “There is a certain section of the population that is not free and that is pregnant girls.” - @PlanGlobal advocate Fatu speaking directly to the First Lady of her country, Sierra Leone @WomenDeliver

[Dr. Lilian Benjamin Mwakyosi @liliogreen]

"I can't change my HIV status but you can change your attitude " #endstigma

[Julia Drost @julia_drost]

Awareness, autonomy and decision-making. Research shows that women want #selfcare to meet their #SRHR needs. That is #powerinherhands #WD2019 #SelfCare4SRHR @PSIimpact

[Shayna Halliwell @HalliwellShayna]

Self-care in SRHR means structural changes to health systems and to financing for health interventions around #MHM, emergency contraception, HIV prevention - @IanAskew_HRP @WHO #WomenDeliver2019 @PSIimpact @CIFF #SelfCare4SRHR