Pio Smith (@PioSmith

Pio Smith

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Pio Smith

@PioSmith_UN

@UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme), a.i.

Joined October 2023

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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Nov 17, 2025
Honoured to be appointed @UN Assistant Secretary-General and @UNFPA Deputy Executive Director for Programme, ad interim. I look forward to supporting @unfpachief in advancing our work for women and young people at this pivotal time for global development.
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Oct 7, 2024
Great evening with the truly inspirational engineer, entrepreneur, Bollywood actress and producer, @kritisanon, at the @UNFPAIndia 50 celebrations tonight! Kriti, you’re inspiring a generation of girls in #India & across the region & beyond to realize their dreams. We’re so
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
May 14, 2024
7 years. That's how long 1 million #Rohingya have been living in these overcrowded refugee camps in #CoxsBazar. Ever since, @UNFPA has been on the ground providing women & girls the supplies, services, and information they need to uphold their sexual & reproductive health &
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Nov 26, 2023
As we start the #16days of activism against #genderbasedviolence, I renew my commitment to ensuring our continued work across #AsiaPacific so that every woman & girl is treated with respect, equality & dignity. #NoExcuse #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #RespectAndEmpower #GlobalGoals
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Nov 26, 2023
Great energy this morning, biking together with 500+ including 🇺🇳colleagues & our families to raise awareness on ending #genderbasedviolence. Thank you Bangkok Governor @chadchart_trip 🇹🇭 & Ambassadors @HemmerPatrick 🇱🇺, @RvanWijngaarden 🇳🇱, @SibilleCartier 🇧🇪 for your support!
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Aug 25, 2024
With @UN Deputy Secretary-General @AminaJMohammed at the @UNFPA supported One Stop Service Centre in Ulaanbaatar, #Mongolia, we saw first-hand the essential services the dedicated staff provide to survivors of gender-based violence. Hearing the stories of the women, girls and
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Mar 16, 2024
Charting the course for change with our @UNFPA leaders across #AsiaPacific as we shared leadership learnings and expertise over the last 3 days on how better we can serve women and girls across this diverse region -- within countries and together with the wider @UN family and
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Dec 8, 2023
Four earthquakes struck #Herat Province in #Afghanistan in Oct. Today, 100,000 women are still in need of urgent humanitarian support. I am humbled by the dedication of @UNFPA's team on the ground & the doctors, midwives, striving to uphold the health & dignity of women & girls.
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Nov 26, 2023
Bright & early here at Rot Fai Park #Bangkok, cycling with my kids to advocate for a #SafeJourneyWithHer. Together with @UNThailand & our partners, this bike ride & exhibition of changemakers calls for the urgent need for safe spaces for #women & girls. #16days #NoExcuse
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Jan 1, 2024
Wishing everyone a New Year filled with kindness and hope! Let’s recommit to working together in 2024 for peace, human rights and genuine equality for all. 🇺🇳 UNFPA AsiaPacific will be working hard doing just that, hand-in-hand with communities and partners.
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
May 29, 2024
Our message from @UNFPA is clear: We believe in upholding the principle of 'leaving no one behind' by ensuring that no individual or community is overlooked. This means rejecting distance, cultural barriers, costs, and other challenges as excuses when designing our programmes.
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Apr 29, 2024
#OurCommonFuture must be a future for all, where no one is left behind. This message was reiterated at the opening of the 57th session of the Commission on #Population & Development. Looking forward to the #CPD57 discussions this week as we also prepare for the #ICPD30 global
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
Nov 18, 2023
Thanks to all my amazing colleagues @UNFPAAsiaPac who worked so hard behind the scenes this week to ensure a successful #APPC7 🙏
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Pio Smith
@PioSmith_UN
May 21, 2024
Returning to the camps in #CoxsBazar, where 1 million+ Rohingya people take refuge, gave me hope that our work is making a lasting difference. Yet, there is so much more to be done. While it’s the wounds on the inside that may never heal, we work for brighter days. This is
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