Francine Pickup

UNDP Deputy Director, Bureau Policy & Programme, Anthropologist who believes in #globaldev. Formerly #Palestine #Iraq #Indonesia #India #Serbia.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Big 🙏🏽 2 @wfpg 4 hosting my fireside chat w moderator @alia_d in #Washington . We covered 2024 outlook, multilateralism, how 2achieve #SDGs, engaging private sector, gender backlash, career advice 2 young women & how 2 stay hopeful. Access conversation 👉🏼: https://t.co/pUD9LsQkKb

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Proud to launch the @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group w/@HaoliangXu at @proofoftalk! @UNDP_AltFinLab

Trust, ID, financial inclusion, sustainability & skills—this is about where blockchain can drive real devt impact.🙏for a rich discussion. Let's carry this momentum fwd together!🤝

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Touchdown in Paris 🇫🇷 for @ProofofTalk w/ an important question for the future: how can blockchain support sustainable devt & public-purpose digital transformation? 🔗💻

Excited to explore what this means in practice & 🆕forms of partnership for devt at scale!
@UNDP_AltFinLab

[FLock.io @flock_io]

FLock in Paris 🇫🇷

On the ground for the inaugural meeting of @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group at @proofoftalk.

FLock's Head of EMEA @TiffanyWang98 with UNDP Associate Administrator & @UN Under-Secretary-General @HaoliangXu, and Francine Pickup, Deputy Director, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Responsive & effective public institutions are key to building fairer societies.

Great conversation w/ @Mariana_Betsa, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs at @Mfa_Ukraine 🇺🇦, on this priority, including @UNDP’s support to the Ministries of Energy & Finance. #FeministFPSpain2026

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Glad to connect with @CPJElmore, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office @FCDOGovUK 🇬🇧 – valuable conversation on the role of feminist foreign policy🤝🌐! #FeministFPSpain2026

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Care policies & co-responsibility are central to stronger public institutions.

Pleased to meet w/ @GloriaReyesG, Minister of Women’s Affairs 🇩🇴, to discuss advancing this agenda in public administration and promoting #GenderEquality in the private sector. #FeministFPSpain2026

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Great exchange with @cristinagallach Director of Global Women Leaders for Change @GWLvoices at the margins of #FeministFPSpain2026.

We explored how to join forces in advancing♀️women’s leadership and meaningful participation in public institutions & multilateral organizations🏛️.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Pleasure meeting @Eva_Granados, Secretary of State for International Cooperation at @MAECgo. We discussed #SustainableFinance, #GenderEquality & #Localization as top priorities in the Spain–@UNDP partnership.

Thank you🇪🇸for continued & strong partnership!🤝#FeministFPSpain2026

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Honoured to join the 5th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy🇪🇸🌍

Peace and democracy are 💪stronger when women are able to lead, decide & shape outcomes. @UNDP is working w/ partners to support the structural shifts that make full & equal participation possible.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Glad to be back in 🇪🇸 for #FeministFPSpain2026!

Crises remind us that resilience depends on stronger institutions, inclusion and trust. Gender equality is central to that work and to building democracies that can better withstand shocks. Looking fwd to joining the conversation.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Long-standing structural challenges, combined w/ emerging threats pose a challenge to foster enabling environment for democracy— to deliver to citizens.

@UNDP's report #DemocraciesUnderPressure offers key insights in Latin America & the Caribbean: https://t.co/RKSw2wl7PD

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

In Asia & the Pacific, #ArtificialIntelligence is transforming justice systems faster than the frameworks meant to govern it.

@UNDP's 🆕 two-volume publication examines this transformation & provides a roadmap for responsible use of #AI.

Learn more: https://t.co/sR2ZZariAW

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

UNDP: The approach to water systems in the urban context is of particular importance https://t.co/0aVWdM3Ptq

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Aya Mohanna: Issue of integrating climate risks becoming key for countries in Arab region https://t.co/CqzFqKS3KW

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

And it’s a wrap at #WUF13!
Key takeaways on how rebuilding after crisis must go beyond temporary shelter & the importance of building sub-national capacity to attract financing.
🙏🏽 @WUF_UNHabitat & @Azerbaijan for hosting.
Proud to lead @UNDP’s small but mighty delegation 🌎!

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

If nature breaks down, so do we.

@UNDP is committed to changing how the world values nature - from the ground up.

Let's choose a smarter path.

My statement on #BiodiversityDay 👇

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

💧Water resilience🟰urban resilience

In African cities, progress depends on context-specific solutions that reflect local realities, along w/ aligned finance+stronger systems to scale water-responsive & nature-based approaches🌳.

Aqinile gives us a way to move together🤝.#WUF13

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

🌊Across Asia-Pacific, climate-related movement toward cities is rising, putting⬆️pressure on urban systems.
As we move👉#COP31,@UNDP will keep working w/@UNmigration @UNHABITAT to connect humanitarian, development & climate finance to locally-led solutions & stronger resilience.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Timely discussion at #WUF13. Recent military escalations in the Middle East are undoing decades of progress in weeks, reshaping 🌐housing systems. The poorest are hit first&hardest.
@UNDP remains committed to providing technical support to restore livelihoods+rebuild resilience.

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Constructive exchange w/ @RafTuts-@UNHABITAT on how we take our partnership fwd for sustainable urban development🏙️, drawing on our complementary expertise🧩 and a one UN🇺🇳 approach.

🔜 Next steps: more coordinated delivery & scaling impact through @Local2030 and beyond. #WUF13