Robert Piper

Former Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations. @DagHammarskjold @NYUCIC @TheGCSP. Over at bluesky @unpiper.bsky.social.

[NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyuCIC]

🌍 What does the future hold for the #UN development system in an era of shrinking aid budgets, rising geopolitical tensions, and growing global fragmentation?

In this short conversation, #NYUCIC Senior Fellow Robert Piper (@UNPiper) speaks with the Director of our Multilateral Reform program, Betty Wainaina (@BettyNyamburaW1), about the mounting pressures facing multilateral cooperation, the unfinished business of UN reform, and what must change for the international system to remain effective in today’s world. 🤝

The discussion draws on Robert’s latest CIC paper, “Unfinished Business: Coming to Terms with the New Financial and Political Realities Facing the UN’s Development Ecosystem.” 📘

🎥 Watch the interview: https://t.co/UBP0LUNFzp.
📄 Read the paper: https://t.co/guj1n2ITgi.

#Multilateralism #UnitedNations #UN80 #GlobalGovernance

[Robert Piper @UNPiper]

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[Robert Piper @UNPiper]

Honoured to have been invited to join @DagHammarskjold Foundation as one of their Senior Advisors. I have long been a fan of the Foundation's work...

[Robert Piper @UNPiper]

Congratulations @ConilleGarry !

[UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 @UN_SDG]

We are happy to announce that @UN 🇺🇳 Secretary-General @antonioguterres has appointed @ConilleGarry to lead @UnKenya 🇰🇪.

We look forward to working with him and his team to advance the #GlobalGoals 🌍 and help #LeaveNoOneBehind.

⏩ https://t.co/4vED6bENgX

[Robert Piper @UNPiper]

For the full report https://t.co/BAyCrNryBx

[Robert Piper @UNPiper]

In these gloomy days for multilateralism, we should not lose sight of some of the hard-fought wins of the last decade. The UN development system, for one, has gone through a major transformation.
Unfinished business for sure, but much good to build-on https://t.co/AU3V08y3QZ

[Robert Piper @UNPiper]

RIP Fink. A true fighter for peace.

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres issued a statement on the passing of Nicholas “Fink” Haysom.

His legacy "will endure in the peace processes he advanced, the institutions he strengthened & the principles he helped bring to life around the world."

https://t.co/MeSMZrsKfm

[Ambassador James Larsen 🇦🇺🇺🇳 @AustraliaUN]

Engaging discussions on how to revitalise #ECOSOC and the #HLPF to deliver real results.

Australia 🇦🇺 backs an action focused review that strengthens multilateralism and prepares us for the challenges ahead.

[NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyuCIC]

📢 Meet #NYUCIC’s newest Senior Fellow, @UNPiper!

🇺🇳 A former @UN Assistant Secretary-General, he brings 35 years of experience in humanitarian action, international development, and #peacebuilding. An Australian national, he served the UN in senior leadership roles on 4️⃣ continents, leading complex operations and institutional reforms at both headquarters and country levels.

👉 Learn more: https://t.co/9MBVhmj5se

#NewStaff #UNReform #GlobalGoals #UnitedNations #UN

[Paula Gaviria @PaulaGaviriaB]

🇸🇸 While our attention is divided among multiple crises, let’s not forget the mass #displacement of population and the horrendous attacks against civilians in #SouthSudan.

All parties must comply with international law.

All movement must be voluntary, safe and dignified.

[Mohamed M. M. Fall @MohamedFall]

What a historic moment for 🇳🇬! Glad that H.E. @OfficialABAT has signed the domestication of the #KampalaConvention into law, strengthening protection & justice for the 3.7m displaced persons in 🇳🇬. @UN_Nigeria is ready to support implementation & ensure #DurableSolution for #IDPs

[Paula Gaviria @PaulaGaviriaB]

I join my colleagues in raising my voice and standing in solidarity with @FranceskAlbs. Personal attacks against UN human rights independent experts are simply unacceptable.

[Robert Piper @UNPiper]

Fantastic news! Good luck @taijakonsharp !!

[UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 @UN_SDG]

Congratulations to @taijakonsharp, appointed by UN Secretary‑General @antonioguterres to lead @UNLesotho 🇱🇸.

We look forward to working with her and her team to advance the #GlobalGoals and ensure we #LeaveNoOneBehind.

⏩ https://t.co/8HpFCtyqmm

[Mohamed M. M. Fall @MohamedFall]

Strong leadership at sub-nat'l level is a sure pathway to ensuring #DurableSolutions for 🇳🇬 IDPs. Great to see @KatsinaStateNg & @Zamfarastate launch #IDPs Policy/ Action Plan. IDPs are farmers ready to plant, young pple ready to innovate & women rebuilding families & economies.

[Ugochi Daniels @daniels_ugochi]

Community voices and territorial governance drive resilient, area-based solutions, linking livelihoods, habitat & inclusion.

With @UN partners, I met authorities in Bogotá, Medellín & Quibdó to boost joint efforts for the most vulnerable toward lasting, dignified well-being.

[Ugochi Daniels @daniels_ugochi]

Excited to be in #Colombia with fellow @UN colleagues, championing efforts to protect the wellbeing of IDPs.

Our focus: a participatory, area-based approach that links social protection, livelihoods, and territorial planning to help communities rebuild safely and sustainably.

[Mohamed M. M. Fall @MohamedFall]

In my interview with @UN_News_Centre, I stressed that violence & climate shocks have raised food insecurity & malnutrition to an unprecedent level. This huge humanitarian crisis requires national leadership & urgent domestic resource mobilisation. Watch👉 https://t.co/1hVim3pJRJ

[UNHCR CAR @UNHCR_CAR]

The Gov’t, UNHCR and partners are piloting a development hub to support Central Africans 🇨🇫 returning home with access to essential services and sustainable economic opportunities.

🎥⬇️ Learn more about Baoro.

All hands on deck to help returnees rebuild and prosper at home!🤝

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Heartbroken by all the suffering I have seen the last 5 days in South Kordofan, Sudan.

This is the worst conflict within the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today.

Tens of thousands have fled hunger and bombing in the main city of Kadugli, where an armed blockade prevents us from getting in aid to the famine-stricken population.

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

I'm pleased that my new article with @ThomasMulderPhD is now out: 'A Last Resort? Reframing Evacuations as an Anticipatory Disaster Risk Management Strategy' - read it here! https://t.co/YMQwJJhcdD