Paul Fargues

Associate Expert @UNDPPA @UN | 👁 on #Development #Economy #Politics #MENA | ex @UNSMILibya @AFD_France | @Harvard, @LSEManagement & @SOAS👨‍🎓

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

Campaign against #UNRWA
Unprecedented #UN staff death toll
#Humanitarian aid obstructed
Now attacks on #ICC

Institutions & laws that were built for collective problem solving are being delegitimised just as we plunge into the great collective challenge of our time #climatechange

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

7 years after my last class at university what a breath of fresh air to be back on campus @ColumbiaSIPA to attend the Kent Leadership Programme on Conflict Resolution with diplomat colleagues from around the world. Thank you @JGuehenno for the wonderful opportunity

[Philippe Lazzarini @UNLazzarini]

UNRWA lifesaving assistance is about to end following countries decisions to cut their funding to the Agency.

Our humanitarian operation, on which 2 million people depend as a lifeline in Gaza, is collapsing. I am shocked such decisions are taken based on alleged behavior of a few individuals and as the war continues, needs are deepening & famine looms.

Palestinians in Gaza did not need this additional collective punishment. This stains all of us.

Read my statement:
https://t.co/fDkLnTUoyk

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

#GlobalRefugeeForum for @UNDPPA
Last year 114M were forcibly displaced around the 🌍 a terrible record
Wars raging, climate change spreading: how many more will suffer this fate?

Preventive diplomacy and investments are essential, so are solidarity and responsibility sharing

[Elizabeth Spehar @ElizabethSpehar]

Pleased to meet w/ @Olivierray of @ICRC and discuss the importance of investing in prevention & exploring synergies between humanitarian, development & peace actors, & the importance of innovative financing & private sector engagement in conflict-affected & fragile contexts.

[aline deschamps @alineldeschamps]

#Iamnotyouranimal is now on early birds presale for the first 150 copies✨

If you wish to get a copy at a discount price it’s this way ⤵️ thank you !

https://t.co/DRGu1wsTLY

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

The world lost a brave and brilliant journalist
I lost a part of my youth, a friend in life, one you plan to grow old with

Away from war, with no helmet or vest: this is how I wish to remember him, on a warm night somewhere far in the Mediterranean
Au revoir mon ami @ArmanSoldin

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

*Personal update*
After an year full of challenges and discoveries in 🇱🇾 @UNSMILibya I have joined @UNDPPA in New York

Humbled to be part of the amazing @UNPeacebuilding team to work on strengthening linkages between #diplomacy #development & #humanitarian in fragile contexts

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

@alineldeschamps in the CNN photos of the year 🙌
Shedding light on the untold and unseen tragedies of human trafficking from Lebanon to Sierra Leone.

[aline deschamps @alineldeschamps]

Posting that a bit late, but humbled that this story made it to the CNN photos of the year https://t.co/3HFZoIPiCL
Lucy Turay thank you for opening me the doors of your home and for being such a force and inspiration around you 🤍

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

@alineldeschamps Bravo 👏👏 très fier de toi

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

Thankfully, @elonmusk seems to value #GenderBalance for #Twitter’s future… oh wait😵‍💫😨

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Just leaving Twitter HQ code review

[UNSMIL @UNSMILibya]

2/2 وتبادل الجانبان وجهات النظر حول الأوضاع الراهنة في ليبيا. كما عرض رئيس الوزراء الدبيبة رؤيته لخيارات تعزيز السلام والاستقرار في البلاد.

[UNSMIL @UNSMILibya]

2/1 التقى الممثل الخاص للأمين العام السيد عبد الله باتيلي اليوم برئيس الوزراء، السيد عبد الحميد الدبيبة في طرابلس، والذي بدوره رحب بالممثل الخاص في البلاد، وأبدى دعم حكومة الوحدة الوطنية لمساعيه الحميدة.

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

Welcoming the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General in #Libya and Head of @UNSMILibya, H.E. Abdoulaye Bathily, today in #Tripoli as he takes the lead of the @UN efforts to reach a #sustainable and #peaceful Libyan-led and Libyan-owned solution to the crisis 🇱🇾🇺🇳

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

As discussions on a #Libya dinar re-evaluation are trending, I tried to pinpoint fluctuations in the LYD/USD parallel rate against some local and intl events this year
Not saying they’re correlated, but interesting to look at #political #volatility and #currency value together📈

[Rosemary A. DiCarlo @DicarloRosemary]

Good news for our efforts in #Afghanistan and #Libya: @antonioguterres has appointed leaders for our special political missions in those two countries – Roza Otunbayeva to head @UNAMAnews and Abdoulaye Bathily to lead @UNSMILibya. A warm welcome and congratulations to them.

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

#Clashes erupted 2 days apart in #Tripoli and #Baghdad, interesting to see the different depth in #media coverage of 2 MENA countries with high geopolitical stakes.
Accessing #Libya is still very difficult for international correspondants, with virtually none based here full time

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

Bravo 👏👏 @alineldeschamps

[aline deschamps @alineldeschamps]

Pour @lemonde_M « À Beyrouth, le rire comme thérapie »

Article signé par @helenesallon sur la jeune et fascinante scène de stand-up libanaise comme exutoire de la crise

[Paul Fargues @PaulFargues]

Very tense situation in #Tripoli #Libya now with clashes ongoing for more than 12h
@UNSMILibya statement👇

[UNSMIL @UNSMILibya]

1/3 The United Nations in Libya is deeply concerned about ongoing armed clashes including indiscriminate medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighborhoods in Tripoli, reportedly causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian facilities including hospitals.

[aline deschamps @alineldeschamps]

Humbled to have my new series #Baghdadland on #themeparks in #iraq out on @GrantaMag 🎢🌴