Team Leader, Recovery and Resilience, UNDP Sudan. Views are my own and RT is not an endorsement.

Port Sudan
Joined January 2010
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When the rains failed Afraa’, @UNDP and @SwissDevCoop provided solar-powered irrigation to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and animal feed. In 2025, UNDP reached around 820,000 people with water projects to boost incomes and food security.
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As Sudan’s crisis continues to place pressure on essential services,the solar water systems in Al Gezira offer a powerful example of how sustainable solutions can deliver multiple dividends.Learn how solar water systems restore life-saving access in Sudan: go.undp.org/xPL
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Innovation isn't just about new technology. It's also about connecting knowledge, communities, policy and investment to build climate-resilient food systems. On #WorldFoodDay, discover how @‌UNDP and @‌FAO are putting this into practice: go.undp.org/xGa @‌IKI_Germany
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Excellent discussion with Islamic Development Bank Group Chairman Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser. @UNDP and @isdb_group are longstanding partners. We explored how to deepen our cooperation, with a special focus on recovery and resilience in crisis-affected countries. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings
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@AbdallahAldard1 to @arabnews: Economic fallout due to military escalation has been substantial. Our new Regional Convergence Initiative for Energy, Trade & Connectivity will help to address the region’s need for alternative arteries for trade & energy. shorturl.at/qu1rv
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The Development Pivot is live! After 30+ years working in development, covering excitements and confusions, the ordinary and the curious, joys and setbacks, I would like to share some reflections on dev progress and dev distress over these past years. What all this adds up to is for us to consider... Ep 1/6 on Substack: thedevelopmentpivot.substack… A short teaser video below. And the full episode is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=tZ0Hxm31…
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Thank you 🙏 Germany 🇩🇪 for your contribution through #FundingWindows to support stability & recovery in Lebanon. The new contribution will help clear rubble & explosive ordnance & sustain the wellbeing of Lebanese Armed Forces personnel & families go.undp.org/xqB
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Great to sit down with World Bank Managing Director @bjerde_anna and ministers and representatives from Lebanon, Yemen, Haiti and Nepal to put the new @UNDP–@WorldBankGroup Cooperation Framework to work. We’re combining UNDP’s local expertise and presence on the ground with the World Bank’s expertise and financing power to strengthen institutions, unlock private investment and create more and better jobs. #IMFMeetings #WBGMeetings
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🕊️ ♀️ Peace is felt in everyday life when women shape budgets and lead recovery. 26 years after UNSC resolution 1325, #GPF26 called for flexible funding for women-led organizations.
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On #RuralWomen's Day, learn @UNDP_Sudan is collaborating with @BMZ_Bund 🇩🇪 & @giz_gmbh to support female farmers and women agri-entrepreneurs of Sudan to respond to food insecurity and engineer local economic recovery: go.undp.org/xcW
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People cannot put their lives on hold until a war ends. They need schools, hospitals and jobs while their country is under attack.   Thanks @RaviReports for our conversation on @ForeignPolicy Live about why emergency support and long-term recovery must move together. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/qztX_tNyf98?si=rTMR…
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Great new opportunities for Sudan's CSOs to access up to USD 150k for projects on peacebuilding, recovery and women’s rights. Full details and links to apply below. cutt.ly/aymzBnqz 🗓️ Deadline: 29 Oct.
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وكيل الخارجية يلتقي مساعد الامين العام لبرنامج الامم المتحدة الانمائي للدول العربية على هامش أعمال الدورة (81) للجمعية العامة للامم المتحدة suna-sd.net/posts/okyl-alkha… #سونا #السودان
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Replying to @UNDP_Sudan
@UNDP_Sudan and the Ministry of Finance organized a high-level dialogue that brought together government, financial institutions and the private sector to mobilize investment and rebuild Sudan’s agriculture and economy: go.undp.org/NzJ
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Some provocation, some contradictions, some paralysis; also some new moves and improvs? It was all there at the #UNGA81! My 'take five' reflections today, if you have two minutes for a quick listen😀 And if you have your own improv on this topic, do share 🎶🎷
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Good meeting with Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim. We discussed the country’s security & humanitarian challenges and how @UNDP can help supporting nationally led efforts. Recovery cannot wait until the crisis is over. #UNGA
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جمهورية السودان وزارة الخارجية والتعاون الدولي مكتب الناطق الرسمي وإدارة الإعلام خبر صحفي وزير الخارجية يبحت مع المدير التنفيذي لبرنامج الامم المتحدة الانمائي التعافي الاقتصادي و اعادة الاعمار التقى معالي وزير الخارجية والتعاون الدولي، السفير محيي الدين سالم، اليوم الجمعة الموافق 25 سبتمبر 2026م، بالمدير التنفيذي لبرنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي (UNDP)، السيد ألكسندر دي كرو، وذلك على هامش أعمال الدورة الحادية والثمانين للجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة. بحث اللقاء آخر التطورات السياسية، وسبل تعزيز التعاون في مجالات التعافي الاقتصادي وإصلاح الأنظمة المالية، وإعادة الإعمار والتنمية المتوازنة، والتحول الرقمي. كما ناقش اللقاء مخرجات المؤتمر الأخير الذي عُقد بالخرطوم حول سبل تعزيز تعافي القطاع الخاص، وأهمية دعم قطاع رواد الأعمال. من جانبه، أكد المدير التنفيذي استمرار جهود البرنامج في الدفع بعجلة التنمية في السودان، في ظل التحديات الراهنة، وثمّن التعاون الوثيق والمستمر مع الحكومة والجهات ذات الصلة. وأكد الطرفان، في ختام اللقاء، أهمية إنشاء صندوق تنموي يُعنى بالسودان. صدر في يوم الجمعة الموافق ٢٥ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٦م ٢٦/١٣٨
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التوصيات الختامية لحوار تعافي القطاع الخاص في السودان suna-sd.net/posts/altosyat-a… #سونا #السودان
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خارطة طريق وتحالف ثلاثي لتعافي القطاع الخاص وإعادة إعمار السودان - أعلنت وزارة المالية السودانية، الأربعاء، خارطة طريق لتعافي القطاع الخاص تتضمن 10 توصيات تستهدف تحسين بيئة الاستثمار، وتوسيع قنوات التمويل، وتأهيل البنية التحتية، وتعزيز الإنتاج والتصدير، وذلك في ختام أعمال مؤتمر حوار تعافي القطاع الخاص الذي استمر ثلاثة أيام في الخرطوم. sudantribune.net/article/319…
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#UNDP has outlined three priorities for #Sudan’s economic recovery, placing the private sector at the centre of the process. #UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Assistant Administrator Haoliang Xu called for identifying structural and operational barriers, building on successful local initiatives, and defining clear roles and practical commitments for government, businesses and development partners.
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