Ali Zafar

Program Officer, Asia-Pacific @Internews| Previously with @savechildrenuk @unwomenmyanmar @unwomen_pak & @UNDP_Pakistan| @Lindaunobel Alum| @StateDept Fellow'18

[Ali Zafar @azpk90]

Today is the International Day to #ENDviolence against #women. Its time to #Listen, #Support, #empower & #talk about it. It starts NOW! It starts from YOU! It starts from your husband, your brother, your son and your father! It starts from the Household!
#HearMeToo #16Days

[EDPB @EU_EDPB]

Today, the EDPB welcomed independent journalists from Sri Lanka, as part of their Europe study tour. 🇪🇺 🇱🇰
A fruitful discussion was held on #GDPR enforcement, Data Protection Authorities' challenges and the interplay between transparency and data protection.

[Ali Zafar @azpk90]

#EndChildMarriage #GirlsNotBrides

[UN Women Pakistan @unwomen_pak]

Historic Win for Girls' Rights!

The #NationalAssembly has passed landmark bill banning child marriage in ICT!
Spearheaded by @sharmilafaruqi, it criminalizes marriage under 18—for all genders.
A major leap for children's rights. 🙌
#EndChildMarriage #GirlsNotBrides 💜

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Internews @Internews]

Internews, with @EU_FPI funding, has successfully completed the “Improving Access to Quality Information in Afghanistan” project, which enabled Afghan people to access reliable & accurate public information.

Check out some of the initiative's key successes 👇 #EUForeignPolicy

[Internews @Internews]

Internews' latest report w/ the EU analyses the online mis- and #disinformation environment in #Afghanistan, with key findings about the country's digital information landscape 💡

Worth the read for donors and media outlets alike: https://t.co/vrEISQO9E0.

[United Nations in Myanmar @UNinMyanmar]

Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i.

Myanmar marks a bleak milestone with more than 3 million civilians now displaced nationwide amid intensifying conflict. The figure has jumped sharply, up by 50 per cent in just six months.

👉👉https://t.co/ZOyC71pp9H

[Nicolas Burniat @NBurniat]

Check out our mid-point report on the #SDGs. The numbers don't lie. Despite the rhetoric, the world is failing women and girls! #SDGSummit #genderequality https://t.co/jfiAKmZ4DO

[UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa @UNOSAA1]

#OPPORTUNITIES 📢📢
Are you looking for a fulfilling career with #UnitedNations 🇺🇳 driving sustainable development?

Join a team dedicated to positive impact and shape a better world! 💼 🌍

Explore these job openings across Africa ⬇️

#SustainableDevelopment #UN #Africa

[Saad Aftab @SaadAftab8]

Guys I have a resume of a girl who has graduated with an Economics degree recently with a pretty good GPA (3.6+). She also has two pretty nice internships in marketing and management.

Her mom works as a maid and her brother is a blue collar worker.

[UNHCR Myanmar @UNHCRMyanmar]

⚠️အကြံပြုချက်⚠️

UNHCR ဟု အယောင်ဆောင်ထားသော ဝဘ်ဆိုဒ်အတုများ ရှိပါသည်။

UNHCR သည် ဆုများ သို့မဟုတ် လက်ဆောင်များပေးခြင်းမပြုလုပ်ပါ။ “အစိုးရဆင်းရဲနွမ်းပါးမှု လျှော့ချရေး ထောက်ပံ့ကြေး” ဆိုသည့်အကြောင်းအရာမျိုးမပြုလုပ်ပါ။

ယင်းကဲ့သို့သော ဝဘ်ဆိုဒ်များကိုသတိထားပါ။🚨[1/2]

[Ali Zafar @azpk90]

@valkyrie786 Good luck! Onwards and upwards!

[Ali Zafar @azpk90]

@HaiderAzhar Extremely sorry for your loss @HaiderAzhar Bhai.

[Jumanah Zabaneh ~ جمانة @j_zabaneh]

🚨Recruiting now🚨

If you are:
- a national of Lebanon
- a senior Monitoring and evaluation specialist
- a passionate gender equality professional

Please apply & share widely!

https://t.co/CjbatxIykr

[Raza @iamRMK7]

If you wish to learn @Stata during summer, you can watch my videos:

https://t.co/3R6icBruZj

This playlist contains my lectures at @EconomicsLUMS for Econometrics labs. The playlist consists of tutorials followed by a practice sets.

Happy Learning!
#DataScience #Stata

[Osama Siddique @DrOsamaSiddique]

I’ve been asked to recommend names to be considered for a six month long prestigious training program aboard for human rights defenders who have done very commendable work in their own contexts. Please nominate people of integrity, ability & achievement & I shall forward. Thanks

[UN Women Pakistan @unwomen_pak]

5 every hour!
That’s how many women and girls are killed by someone in their own family.

Let's make families safe spaces🏠
Are you with us?

[punnu - پُنّوں @punnu__khan]

"Ni Oothaan Wale Tur Jan Gay, Folktale of Sassi Punnu & Popular Music 🎶"

Attaullah Khan rendered "Ni Oothaan Wale" in CS which narrates the lamentations of Sassi tormented in search of Punnu. Let's dive into the tale along with qawwalis, songs & popular literature.

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[Nicolas Burniat @NBurniat]

And for those who would like to learn more about men’s and women’s attitudes & practices related to #genderequality in #Jordan, check @unwomenjordan IMAGES report which was generously funded by @SweMFA @SwedeninJO with support from @FCDOGovUK @UKinJordan https://t.co/vgUjXKc2aa

[Nicolas Burniat @NBurniat]

For those who would still wonder why the work of @UN_Women is so crucial and why #genderequality and the empowerment of women needs to be a top priority for the entire #UN. "Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, says ‘alarming’ UN report" https://t.co/wozr2MA3sc

[punnu - پُنّوں @punnu__khan]

"Mera Piya Ghar Aaya"

A rapturous Kaafi celebrating the most-awaited arrival of the beloved (the recurrent theme in Sufi literature) penned by Bulleh Shah, traditionally composed & popularized by NFAK, later performed by dozens of musicians & akin to Khusrau's Rung.

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