UN Botswana

Official account for the UN in Botswana |

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

Real results. Real impact. Real lives changed.

Discover how the UN worked with the Government of Botswana and partners to deliver meaningful results in 2025.

📊 Read the Annual Results Report: ▶️ https://t.co/HAdcJBAM4J

[UNICEF Botswana @UNICEFBotswana]

The @UNICEF, @BWGovernment & @GenUnlimited_ are strengthening collaboration to expand opportunities for young people. Discussions during GenU Liana Nadi Albino’s visit focused on skills development, employment, entrepreneurship, mentorship, internships & apprenticeships.

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, Botswana’s border communities remind us that protection starts before harm occurs. By spotting risks early, verifying offers and strengthening referrals, communities help keep opportunity from becoming exploitation.

Full text - https://t.co/xNi6eHm2Sz

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

🇧🇼 Dialogue, collaboration, and solutions.

The Diplomatic Corps, UN colleagues, and independent experts met at the UN House to discuss Botswana’s economic outlook and explore pathways to sustainable and inclusive economic transformation. #InclusiveGrowth #DevelopmentDialogue

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

“What unites the world’s young people is greater than what divides them. The United Nations stands with youth everywhere in their call for investment and inclusion.” @UN SG Antonio Guterres

🌍 Different Contexts, Common Aspirations
👉 https://t.co/yPJQZDau06
#YouthDay #SDGs

[UNinGhana @UNinGhana]

In 2025, the #UNinGhana & partners turned commitments into action, expanding education opportunities, strengthening climate resilience & supporting communities to build a more sustainable future.
▶️Hit play to see the highlights, the milestones & the people behind the progress.

[UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 @UN_SDG]

Thank you @GermanyUN for the commitment and contribution to the Special Purpose Trust Fund for the @UN 🇺🇳 Resident Coordinator system in 2026, lifting the work of UN teams to support countries #ForPeopleForPlanet🌎.

⏩ https://t.co/bukgB8mznk

[UNICEF Botswana @UNICEFBotswana]

Every child's first journey begins in loving arms. Breastfeeding is nourishment, protection and love. This #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, UNICEF Botswana celebrates every mother, family and health worker giving children the best possible start in life. #ForEveryChild
#BreastfeedingWeek

[UNHCR South Africa @UNHCRSouthernAF]

"Receiving my ID was a moment of joy. I finally feel that I belong," says Joyce, a former refugee from Burundi.

After more than two decades as a refugee, Joyce is now a citizen of Botswana - one of 64 former #refugees granted citizenship.

Thanks to @BWGovernment and people of Botswana, with support from UNHCR, she has a new place to call home.

Read her inspiring story: https://t.co/CJYNiqFmOX

@Refugees @UN_Botswana
#50by35

[UN-Habitat Africa @UNHABITAT_ROAF]

Water security is urban resilience. 💧🏙️

Together with Partners, we launched the Southern Africa Urban Water Crisis Emergency Response Project in Botswana.
Backed by 🇯🇵 Govt, it will strengthen water security and disaster preparedness across Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa.

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

The AU Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa and the AUC met with the UN in Botswana to advance advocacy for ratification of the #AUCEVAWG Convention.
The UN reaffirms support to strengthen action and accountability to end violence against women and girls. #EndGBV

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

Supported by the Government of Japan, the initiative will help build more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient urban communities for @BWGovernment. #ClimateAction #SDG6 #SDG11 #SDG13

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

🌍💧UN-Habitat Botswana has officially launched the Southern Africa Urban Water Crisis Emergency Response Project in Botswana, strengthening water security and climate resilience through drainage rehabilitation, rainwater harvesting, and community-led solutions.

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

“There is real progress—but it is not reaching everyone, everywhere.” - @AminaJMohammed

More people have water, electricity and connectivity. But gaps remain and risks are rising.
Now is the moment to scale what delivers ⏩https://t.co/RPKb5r9pgk
#SDGReport2026

[UNFPA Botswana @UNFPABotswana]

What shapes young people's decisions about relationships, parenthood and the future?
@UNFPA 's new report explores aspirations, opportunities and challenges across 73 countries.
See why demographic change is about people, not population targets: https://t.co/shlDRcv3QP

[EUinBotswana @EUinBotswana]

The future we want: where every woman survives, no matter where she is, which facility she reaches, or if she has the right medicine.
Hear from ​@UNFPA_ESARO,@EU_Partnerships 🇪🇺 & @SADC_News on why financing maternal health must be at the heart of #UHC.

👉https://t.co/Ywq8wdTJXB

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

Born from a global commitment to prevent future generations from the scourge of war, the UN remains essential to advancing peace, prosperity and human rights for everyone, everywhere.

Here’s how the UN makes a difference in the lives of millions of people every day.

[ECASROSA @ECASROSA]

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖 : The @ECA_OFFICIAL, Subregional Office for Southern Africa @ECASROSA, is convening a High-Level Regional Dialogue on the implications of the Middle East crisis for Southern Africa.

Senior policymakers, UN agencies, regional bodies, development partners, the private sector and experts are assessing economic impacts, reviewing mitigation measures, and identifying strategies to strengthen regional resilience, economic stability and cooperation.

#ECA #SouthernAfrica #RegionalResilience #EconomicTransformation #MiddleEastCrisis

@ECA_OFFICIAL @UN_Botswana @UNEswatini
@UNZambia @COMESA_HQ @SADC_News
@UNinSouthAfrica

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

The UN Secretary-General's Call to Action on Methane offers a practical roadmap for governments, industry and financial institutions to rapidly cut methane emissions this decade through proven and cost-effective solutions.

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

@UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres delivered a special address linking the climate crisis & rising energy insecurity to continued fossil fuel dependence, while outlining a path toward a secure, renewable-powered future at the Local #ClimateAction Summit in London. #ActNow

[UN Botswana @UN_Botswana]

The Secretary-General highlights how renewable energy offers the clearest route to energy security, affordability and resilience, while underscoring the urgent need to strengthen adaptation efforts in a world already experiencing dangerous climate impacts. #ClimateAction #ActNow