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Achim Steiner

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Senior Fellow @OxMartinSchool/@UniofOxford | Chair-Hamburg Sustainability Conference | Former UN Under Secretary-Gen & Head of @UNDP | @UNEP |@IUCN | WCD
Oxford, UK Joined June 2015
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Achim Steiner @ASteiner
My heartfelt congratulations - @alexanderdecroo - as you begin your tenure today as @UNDP Administrator. I wish you all the best as you navigate these times of change and join the @UN and an amazing team and organisation at the core of the sustainable development promise!
UN Development Verified account @UNDP Dec 2, 2025
“The world is changing fast, and our partners are changing with it. Development must change too.”

Today, @alexanderdecroo begins his role as our new Administrator.

Welcome to UNDP!

go.undp.org/i6i
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Achim Steiner @ASteiner
With ⁦@fionaharvey⁩ of The Guardian I explored the implications for national security of a singular focus on investing in a ‘defense and deterrence’ track while defunding international cooperation through a ‘development and resilience’ track. theguardian.com/environment/20…
www.theguardian.com Higher defence spending is pointless without climate aid, says UN chief Achim Steiner says cuts to development budget are shortsighted in an interconnected global economy
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Achim Steiner @ASteiner
The 🌍 needs transformative solutions for our modern challenges.

That's why @UNDPAccLabs was founded & what it's managed to do by connecting grassroots innovators to global policy makers. In @devex, I explain how their breakthroughs can turn the tide.

bit.ly/3G69hoa
www.devex.com Opinion: Why grassroots innovation must survive aid cuts As threats to global development assistance mount, now is the time to elevate grassroot innovations that promise transformative change.
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Achim Steiner @ASteiner
We live in a world with $480 trillion in assets yet only 4% of those assets go to low- and middle-income countries.

Imagine what we can do if we derisk investments & unlock private sector potential. @UNDP @UNCDF

My oped in @Planeta_Futuro | bit.ly/45mfG9f
elpais.com Reimaginando la ayuda al desarrollo en una era de riesgos | Tribuna La IV Conferencia Internacional sobre Financiación para el Desarrollo, que se celebrará en Sevilla, es una oportunidad para replantear la financiación pública como catalizador de inversiones que...