Brenden Varma

UN official 🇺🇳 Former spox for 2 General Assembly Presidents & 2 field missions. Former associate spox for 2 Secretaries-General.

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

To fight racism within the UN and change our organizational culture, we need allies - both internal and external. Very happy that @afuahirsch is one of them.

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Happy to have played a part in organizing tomorrow’s UN online event on Maroons. Tune in to learn about the resilient Africans who escaped enslavement and founded vibrant communities in Brazil, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname and the US. #RememberSlavery

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The UN’s new Anti-Racism Office fights racial discrimination within our own organization. Because efforts to promote inclusion and equity have to start at home. #FightRacism

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

Pennsylvania is a key swing state. So, I’m thrilled that my parents voted early there today. ❤️

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

An upsetting update from our UN political chief in Lebanon (and my former boss in Iraq) 👇🏽

[Jeanine Hennis @JeanineHennis]

Another sleepless night in Beirut. Counting the blasts shaking the city. No warning sirens. Not knowing what’s next. Only that uncertainty lies ahead. Anxiety and fear are omnipresent.

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

JOB ALERT: A new post with the UN Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery has opened up.

Experience working on issues related to the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans and/or anti-racism is required.

Apply: https://t.co/aCcUBmKVby

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Indian influencer Prajakta Koli (@iamMostlySane) has 8 million followers on Instagram, a hit show on Netflix and a new book coming out. And I love that she uses her incredible platform to promote UN values. 🩵🤍🇺🇳🤍🩵

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In 2023, the UN got food aid to 152 million people and safe water to 36 million - and vaccinated 133 million kids against measles.

Read the full "Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization" at: https://t.co/xa7oYtuV3t

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This is the highest death toll among @UNRWA staff in a single incident. 💔

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable.

A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today.

Six of our @UNRWA colleagues are among those killed.

These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.

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@AmbUNReform @USUN Fantastic

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

We can't end racism globally until we end it in our own halls. That's why I joined @UN_MgmtStrategy's Anti-Racism Office today. Racism is incompatible with UN values. And I'm raring to help tackle it head-on.

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

Today's my last day in the UN Dept of Global Communications. During my time here, I've seen our storytelling get more powerful and our intra-UN coordination get stronger. It's been a privilege to communicate to the public on behalf of the UN. And now on to my next UN assignment.

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The 79th session of the UN General Assembly starts one week from today.

The theme will be "Unity and diversity for advancing peace, sustainable development and human dignity, everywhere and for all."

Learn more about the incoming President at: https://t.co/X32ovdeTRW

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

I’m a UN official. But also a US voter. So I decided to spend my bday in Milwaukee. Swing states are playing key roles in our elections, so I wanted to get to know the folks who live there. The Wisconsinites I met were kind and showed me that our country’s future remains bright.

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When my parents were born in India, it was still a colony. Colonial oppression is not ancient history. And freedom must never be taken for granted. Happy #IndianIndependenceDay.

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

Zach Danz is an American from Texas; a speaker of Mandarin and Turkish; and my newest colleague. After successfully passing @UN_Careers' YPP exam, he just joined our social media team this month. Follow his lead and apply to take the exam at: https://t.co/npkzrsYyUW

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Just had a great conversation with @StateDept interns who wanted to learn more about @UN_Careers. Interacting with young Americans committed to improving their world through diplomacy was the perfect way to start my week.

[Brenden Varma @brendenvarma]

I passed this exam 20 years ago in political affairs. It was my ticket to launching a fulfilling career in an organization that I love. And now you can apply to take it too. Learn more at: https://t.co/3BPnrADWiB

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@AmbUNReform @USUN Inspiring.

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@SaldanhaVP ❤️❤️❤️