Happy and excited to start a new chapter as Deputy Executive Director (Programme) at @UNFPA. Looking forward to working with our @unfpachief @dienekeita, and all our UNFPA colleagues worldwide!

Starting a new role, there is a natural urge to prove yourself—to contribute quickly, bring ideas and show what you can do. I’m finding that some of the most valuable moments come from listening. At #UNGA, a conversation with Kunle Adeniyi @kunleaden, our @UNFPA Representative in Sierra Leone, brought that home. We spoke about how to ensure country offices have the attention, support and access to leadership they need. That conversation stayed with me. Impact in countries is our reason for being. As a leader, I need to make time for colleagues closest to that work—and ensure their experience shapes our decisions. It helped sharpen the “country first” message I am taking into our leadership meeting in Bangkok. It also made me reflect on what it means to settle into a new role. Learning the responsibilities is one part. Understanding what colleagues need from you—and where you can be most useful—is another. For anyone beginning a new job, at any stage of their career: make room for the conversations that might change your thinking. Ask questions. Listen closely. Let what you learn shape what you do next. I’m on my way to Bangkok with that reminder very much in mind.

Investing in rights and choices for all means investing in the productivity and resilience of tomorrow's workforce. 🎥 Watch @UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme) @BoehmeCatharina during our first #UNGA side event yesterday.

As one of the strongest @UNFPA supporters, #Germany’s global leadership of maternal health & innovation stands tall. On the margins of #UNGA81, H.E. Reem Alabali Radovan @BMZ_Bund & I discussed joint priorities, including innovative financing & the importance of multilateralism.

Demographic intelligence is business intelligence. Whether a country has a young and growing population or an ageing workforce, businesses face the same question: how do we attract, support and retain the people we need? During our first #UNGA side event, we heard successful examples of companies using demographic data to better understand their workforce—and design support ranging from sexual and reproductive health and parental leave to menopause and healthy ageing. The results: greater employee satisfaction, stronger retention and higher productivity. The next step is to amplify and scale what works. Thank you to our partners from Sweden and Finland and to our excellent panelists. Through @UNFPA’s Coalition for Reproductive Justice in Business, we invite more companies to join us and turn evidence into action.

A special moment with @HelenClarkNZ, as she concludes seven years chairing the global partnership for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, and Monica Greingos, former First Lady of Namibia and incoming Chair—two formidable advocates for women, children and adolescents. At #UNGA, partners came together to discuss how to turn promises into real progress. Accountability is not about spreadsheets or reports. It is whether a woman can give birth safely, whether a midwife has the medicines she needs, and whether an adolescent can access quality care. At @UNFPA, we help countries build sustainable financing for these essential services—and ensure communities have a real say in the decisions that affect them.

Companies, governments and partners joined @UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme) @BoehmeCatharina during our first #UNGA side event. Let's turn demographic intelligence into investment, investment into action, and action into more resilient workforces and economies.

My first new friend this UNGA week 😉 Who else is coming to NY? Looking forward to meeting with partners, colleagues, and friends and advancing @UNFPA’s work to put people and populations at the centre.

A very warm welcome to @UNFPA’s new Deputy Executive Director (Programme), Dr. @BoehmeCatharina! @unfpachief and the team are looking forward to working with you to uphold the rights and choices of women, girls and young people around the world.

.@WHO needs sustainable, flexible, predictable and resilient financing to deliver #HealthForAll. Earlier this month at #WHS2024, European countries and philanthropies pledged $1 billion as part of the WHO Investment Round. We are grateful to 🇩🇪, 🇳🇴 and 🇫🇷 for their leadership to mobilise countries to #InvestInWHO.

Nous sommes profondément reconnaissants envers la France pour notre partenariat continu. Nous travaillons ensemble pour la santé mondiale.

Today ⁦@wellcometrust⁩ announces US$25mn for climate and health as part of US$50mn commitment to World Health Organisation’s 2025-28 strategy ⁦@WHO⁩ wellcome.org/news/wellcome-a…

#OMS | La santé mondiale passe par la solidarité mondiale 🌍 @DrTedros & les ministres de la Santé de 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇴🇲🇷 appellent dans une tribune à soutenir le 1er cycle d’investissement de @WHO pour renforcer la sécurité sanitaire mondiale ➡️ bit.ly/3U9LkQP

Norwegian prime minister @jonasgahrstore at @WHO's first-ever Investment Round: "Having sustainable, predictable and flexible financing will give us a more effective & a more democratic WHO." Norway continues its long-term & flexible investments in WHO🤝 @Statsmin_kontor

In a powerful demonstration of high-level support, WHO today received nearly US$ 700 million in new funding commitments from European countries, foundations and others, and another US$ 300 million in reaffirmed commitments. Announced at the WHO Investment Round Signature Event at the @WorldHealthSmt in Berlin hosted by Germany, France, and Norway, the commitments highlighted the urgent need for investments in the Organization’s mission to improve health outcomes worldwide. bit.ly/4dNxwSU

I am pleased that the member states of @WHO have decided on a gradual increase of their assessed contributions. Every contribution counts – no matter how small. With the money that we collect, we can enable many people to live healthier lives.

“The WHO’s work benefits us all. What it needs for this work is sustainable finance to plan ahead, and the flexibility to react” These are not my words. These are the words @Bundeskanzler Scholz pronounced during today’s event at the @WorldHealthSmt. We are immensely grateful to the Chancellor for his leadership and support for the @WHO Investment Round. We want to thank all the leaders, foundations and supporters that made pledges today. Together, we achieved one billion USD pledged, and one billion USD pipeline announced. All for health, #HealthForAll

We want to see a @WHO which is sustainably financed, accountable and effective, fulfilling its mandate and supporting member states to deliver #HealthForAll.

RT @GermanyUNGeneva: Germany is proud to help @WHO in supporting those most in need. Yesterday, State Secretary Susanne Baumann & @DrTedr…

Vielen dank Susanne Baumann, @GermanyDiplo State Secretary, for €8 million contribution to @WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal, and for being the largest contributor to our Contingency Fund for Emergencies. We agreed on the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza and, now, Lebanon, to prevent further expansion of insecurity in the region. We also discussed collaboration in response to the current #mpox and #Marburg outbreaks. I thanked the Secretary for #Germany’s strong support for the WHO Investment Round and the ongoing #PandemicAccord negotiations.