Alia El-Yassir
@elyassir_alia
Director Gender, Equity, Diversity and Rights
@WHO
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Thousands of people turned out today in Geneva to #WalktheTalk - inspired to see the support to World Health Organization (WHO) efforts to ensure #HealthforAll and delighted to take part #ProudToBeWHO 💙
Happy #AfricaDay to all my sisters and brothers!
To create a more prosperous Africa that is driving global progress in the 21st century, we need to invest in education as the foundation for health and peace.
With thanks to WHO/Europe this new study shows how gender, age, and wealth shape eating habits, physical activity, and body image. Highlights the need to consider sex and gender in public health research and interventions. #HealthForAll
“This is for the ones who
Feel so afraid to get it wrong
So they don't speak at all”
#VoicesUnitedForAccessibility
Today World Health Organization (WHO) celebrating Global Acessibility Awareness with the beautiful voices of Ginny Owens & Mandy Harvey
Find your voice and call for inclusion!
Great first week World Health Organization (WHO)!
Delving into crucial discussions on gender equality, equity, and rights with passionate leaders and advocates.
Looking forward to the upcoming World Health Assembly, around the corner!
#HealthForAll #LNOB #WHA77
🌍 The Gender & Health Hub's Advisory Committee highlighted how global crises deepen gender inequalities, disrupting women's health services & economic stability. Urgent action and gender-responsive policies are needed to protect & empower women.
#GenderEquality #GlobalHealth
Excited for Day 1 as Director for Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Rights for Health at World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva! Grateful for the warm welcome from a fantastic team. Honored to contribute to a critical global mandate 🌍 #HealthForAll
Productive meeting with Alia El-Yassir Regional Director of #UNWomen for #AsiaPacific
Discussed the cross-cutting nature of #genderequality and #womenempowerment , and its relevance to #CICA 's #CBMs , and its advisory bodies #BusinessCouncil & #YouthCouncil
The world's biggest gathering on gender equality, #CSW68 is ending soon.
The CSW Agreed Conclusions are critical to achieving #GenderEquality worldwide.
Hear our National Goodwill Ambassador for the Philippines, Karen Davila, as she explains what they mean.
#InvestInWomen
One day the discussion on women’s leadership will begin and end with one line:
Women lead because it is their fundamental right.
In partnership with India at UN, NY and Ford Foundation, we launched “Hum: When Women Lead” at #CSW68 .
Sayeeda lives alone in a village in #Afghanistan and was badly injured during the recent earthquakes. Thanks to cash assistance from UN Women Afghanistan, she was able to survive the winter.
Read her story: unwo.men/uWeY50QTXl2
UN Afghanistan #InvestInWomen #CSW68
TODAY OECD Development is launching the #SIGI Regional Report for #SoutheastAsia : Time to Care at #CSW68 , an event hosted by Republic of Korea Mission to the UN🇰🇷🇺🇳.
Join us to learn more about how can we empower women and girls in the region!
➡️forms.office.com/e/F35su3110J 11:30am EDT
🖥️brnw.ch/21wHRqI #SIGI