Rainer Frauenfeld

Country Director for UNOPS East and Southern Africa. Tweets represent my personal views. RTs do not imply endorsement.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I’m deeply alarmed over the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

The stability of Ethiopia is important for the entire Horn of Africa region.

I call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and a peaceful resolution to the dispute.

https://t.co/nWtI2JtGlu

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

Horrible!
This deceased whale was found with 220 pounds of trash in its stomach. Let’s beat plastic pollution!

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

CNN Hero Afroz Shah from Mumbai 🇮🇳 recruited an army of volunteers to clean up one of the world's most polluted beaches. Now he is on a mission to save the oceans from plastic waste.

[Rainer Frauenfeld @rainerfrau]

World pledges to protect polluted, degraded planet as it adopts blueprint for more sustainable future https://t.co/OWgxLyQQEn

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

“Until you start focusing on what needs to be done, rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope.

If solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself.”
- @GretaThunberg

A must-watch.

[Rainer Frauenfeld @rainerfrau]

UNOPS https://t.co/pDbu6NhZQx

[Rainer Frauenfeld @rainerfrau]

Join the biggest global call for 100% clean energy ahead of UN climate talks. #COP24 Sign now and RT https://t.co/scSkS4pK3s

[UNOPS @UNOPS]

We’re proud to work w/KOICA to help fight Uganda’s high youth unemployment rate by providing a dedicated space for young people to study & learn skilled trades!

[Claire Melamed @clairemelamed]

My son has an Ethiopian friend & an Eritrean friend, so he knows that those two countries are making peace after decades of war from conversations on the football pitch in the local park. Immigration enriches my children’s lives in so many ways.

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

I am so impressed by the work done at Blancomet e-waste recycling company in Accra! Electronics, plastics waste collected from Ghana and neighboring countries are recycled and exported. Great effort to turn waste into wealth and beat pollution!

[Filippo Grandi @FilippoGrandi]

All should listen to Secretary-General @antonioguterres’ appeal for restraint. Even when diplomacy appears wishful thinking, it remains the only way to truly end war. https://t.co/VVQgVOhNar

[Azzam Ameen @AzzamAmeen]

“Still no justice” graveside vigil attended by a small gathering held at Borella cemetery today, January 8 to mark 9 years since the assassination of Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge #pressfreedom

[Filippo Grandi @FilippoGrandi]

Conditions on the Greek islands are getting worse with winter, making life miserable for thousands of stranded refugees and migrants. More transfers to the mainland are urgently needed.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

As we begin 2018, I am issuing a red alert for our world. I call for unity – our future depends on it.

[UNHCR Partnerships Africa @UNHCRAfrica]

The world welcomes #DoItLuQuLuQu
#OneAfrica

[100RC (LEGACY) @100ResCities]

Starting tomorrow: The 2017 #100RCSummit. Tune in and follow along all week long: https://t.co/XxGGJLcoWP

[Rainer Frauenfeld @rainerfrau]

More plastic than fish in ocean by 2050 or #CleanSeas? Govts deciding now! Tell them #SaveOurOceans: https://t.co/NDHLCgI1YY

[Rainer Frauenfeld @rainerfrau]

BBC News - Thousands take to streets in anti-Brexit London march https://t.co/Qml5XCttG6

[Rainer Frauenfeld @rainerfrau]

Let’s Unite to End Violence Against Women in Kenya | Inter Press Service https://t.co/jhW9hiTqKy via @sharethis