Martin Hart-Hansen

On the International Day for the #EliminationOfRacialDiscrimination, @UNDP🇨🇲 reaffirms its commitment to dignity, inclusion, and respect for all. We stand against discrimination in all its forms and continue advancing equitable opportunities for everyone, everywhere. Building inclusive societies starts with everyday actions, challenging bias, promoting equity, and ensuring every voice is valued. Together, we can end discrimination. #FightRacism #IDERD #Inclusion #Cameroon #LeaveNoOneBehind

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 @UNDP🇨🇲 wishes you a joyful and peaceful Eid al-Fitr. May this celebration bring peace, solidarity, and inclusive progress. #EidMubarak #TogetherForDevelopment

Today, H.E. Jean De Dieu Momo, #MINDEL_MINJUSTICE🇨🇲, received Mr. Mathieu @Ciowela, @UNDP RR, for a resourceful meeting focused on reinforcing the longstanding #MINJUSTICE + #UNDP partnership in advancing the rule of law, enhancing justice delivery, and scaling efforts in governance, accountability, and institutional resilience. With their experts, they discussed strengthening #JudicialService delivery, #digitalizing court systems and records management, expanding access to justice, especially for women and vulnerable groups, promoting #HumanRights, advancing gender inclusion in penitentiary services, and building capacity across the justice sector to reinforce an efficient and inclusive justice system in #Cameroon.

Eid Mubarak 🌙✨ Wishing peace, unity, and prosperity to all celebrating in Cameroon and around the world. #EidMubarak

📽️ Inclusive justice systems strengthen the rule of law and protect women’s rights. — @wakiaga, Resident Rep., @UNDPZambia In Zambia, Fast Track GBV courts, One Stop Centres & support for women in policing and peacekeeping are strengthening access to justice. #IWD2026

Today, H.E. Dr Taïga, Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, #MINEPIA🇨🇲, welcomed Mr. Mathieu @Ciowela, @UNDP🇨🇲 RR, to discuss strengthening collaboration for sustainable livestock development and value chain transformation in #Cameroon, including opportunities for value addition, #FoodSecurity, and #DecentJobs for youth and women. Discussions also highlighted investments in training, technical support, infrastructure, and market access, to boost production. #LivestockDevelopment #FoodSecurity #YouthEmployment #WomenEmpowerment #SDG1 #SDG2 #SDG5 #SDG8

Engaging in a technical meeting with colleagues in the #SWRegion, our RR, Mathieu @Ciowela, commended the team for their remarkable results and impact achieved through strong collaboration with the #Government🇨🇲 and #partners. He emphasized strengthening the Field Office’s role in the #HDP_Nexus, highlighting priorities such as bolstering gender integration and private-sector engagement. Discussions reinforced the importance of strategic coordination to deliver lasting, inclusive recovery. Our #Recovery teams in the #SW & #NW Regions pcontinue to demonstrate unwavering commitment, working tirelessly to achieve sustainable community impact across the Regions.

In #Limbe III, the Lord Mayor Mr. Nseke Diboti Luma welcomed Mr. Mathieu @Ciowela and team to engage beneficiaries of farm #rehabilitation and economic revitalization initiatives. The Mayor and farmers described the UNDP‑supported #PPRD_NW_SW initiatives as game changers, showing how farm rehabilitation and training boost production and livelihoods. They showcased processing units, farms, and equipment, highlighting value addition and sustainable practices. #SDG1 #SDG2 #SDG8 #SDG12

In #Buea🇨🇲, RR Mathieu @Ciowela & team engaged key actors to boost youth innovation, livelihoods, & economic recovery. With the #ChamberOfCommerce, discussions covered private sector recovery, the 2026 SW Investment & Recovery Forum, Blue Economy, & more. With the #UniversityOfBuea, the private sector, and CSOs, the focus was on youth skills, digital innovation, gender promotion, a Peace Tech Hub, & more. With partners, they highlighted farm rehabilitation, start-up support, production progress, and scaling value chains. #PPRD_NW_SW #EconomicRecovery #SDG1 #SDG5 #SDG8 #SDG9 #SDG14 #SDG16

Mathieu @Ciowela and team visited #EducationalFacilities, Islamic Secondary School Buea and GTHS Ombe, #reconstructed and equipped by the #PPRD_NW_SW, through the @UNDP Recovery Programme. With the schools’ authorities and students, they discussed the continued remarkable impact on the lives of learners and teachers, highlighting how the #rehabilitation of the facilities is helping restore access to #QualityEducation and boosting significant growth in student populations. They also exchanged on the importance of promoting gender equality in education to ensure inclusive and safe learning environments for girls and boys alike. #SDG4 #Recovery @MINEPAT237 @PPRDNWSW_CM @UNDP

Mathieu @Ciowela visited the #BueaIntegrated #HealthCentre, reconstructed by @UNDP with the support of the @JapanGov, under the #PPRD_NW_SW🇨🇲 With the centre’s chief and UNDP team, they discussed the impact of the rehabilitated facility in restoring access to essential #HealthServices, improving healthcare delivery, and strengthening community resilience. #SDG3 #HealthForAll #Recovery @AmbJaponCMR @MINEPAT237 @PPRDNWSW_CM

At his first visit to the #SouthWestRegion🇨🇲, our RR, Mathieu @Ciowela and team met with the SW #RegionalAssembly to strengthen collaboration on the Region’s development priorities. The meeting was chaired by the Assembly’s VP and President of the House of Chiefs, HRH Chief Richard Kombe Ndike, representing the President. They commended the progress and impactful achievements of the Presidential Plan for Reconstruction and Development of the NW/SW Regions, #PPRD, implemented by @UNDP🇨🇲, while highlighting key areas of interest, including women and youth empowerment as central to development and peacebuilding, and the #SiliconMountain digital ecosystem as a hub for innovative and inclusive solutions across sectors. Discussions also explored advancing the #BlueEconomy through infrastructure that supports the sustainable use of marine resources to create jobs and improve #livelihoods, alongside collaboration on climate action, social cohesion, and strengthening health and social infrastructure. Together, these priorities reflect a shared vision for sustainable development and lasting peace in the region. #YouthEmpowerment #WomenEmpowerment #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment #BlueEconomy #Innovation

#WomensDay2026 Lead-up Today, our RR, Mathieu @Ciowela, received Madam Yvonne Flore, #ACAHIJEC’s President, for a resourceful meeting on #GBV eradication and #GenderEquality advancement and the promotion of clean and healthy environments in schools 🇨🇲 Together with our DRR @Mharthansen, they underscored the need for stronger collaboration and a more holistic, coordinated approach to reinforce efforts in schools and communities, and to effectively prevent and respond to GBV in all its forms. #EndGBV #IWD2026 #RightsJusticeAction #AllWomenAndGirls

UNDP🇨🇲 and partners are empowering young innovators to drive digital solutions for sustainable development. Our RR, Mathieu @Ciowela, and team visited Yves Bertrand Solanga, CEO of Light Group, a tech SME supported through @YouthConnektCMR🇨🇲 & #OSSP-CMR. They discussed the company’s tremendous progress and its latest innovative solution for improving the tracking and management of cattle husbandry, alongside its intelligent system for the automated control and governance of petroleum products, and prospects for scaling up impact. #YouthInnovation #DigitalTransformation #PrivateSector #YouthEmpowerment #SustainableDevelopment #SDG9

Mr. Mathieu @Ciowela and team paid a visit to the #PortAuthority, Douala, where he met with Mr. Nguene Nteppe Joseph, DAPC (Chef de Division de l’Analyse, de la Prospective et de la Coopération), representing the DG. They discussed partnership opportunities to strengthen private sector contributions to the #SDGs 🇨🇲, including strengthening staff capacity in the management of public-private partnerships and providing inclusive support to #SMEs, while advancing the Port’s ongoing engagement in the UNDP #GenderSeal for the Private Sector. #BlueEconomy #GreenEconomy #DigitalInnovation #PrivateSector #GenderEquality #SDG17 #SustainableDevelopment

Mr. Mathieu @Ciowela and team were received at @Maersk Cameroon, Douala by the DG, Blaise Domtchouang, and Country Sales Manager, Aurore Tamou. They had a fruitful meeting and explored partnership opportunities in corporate social responsibility, focusing on entrepreneurship in the #BlueEconomy and #GreenEconomy such as coastal protection, fishing, port waste management, promoting carbon reduction and sustainability, and strengthening private sector contributions to the #SDGs, including in health, education, and community development in #Cameroon 🇨🇲. The team also expressed their commitment to engaging in the UNDP Gender Equality Seal for the Private Sector initiative. #PrivateSector #YouthEmpowerment #GenderEquality #SDG17 #SustainableDevelopment

Learning in safer and dignified classrooms! Students of #GTHSOmbe, one of #Cameroon’s oldest technical schools, now enjoy a renewed learning environment with 15 reconstructed classrooms, renovated workshops, new equipment, and improved facilities. All made possible thanks to #PPRD_NWSW, implemented by #UNDP, with funding from the Government of 🇨🇲 and the #IsDB. Read the full story: go.undp.org/5tt @isdb_group @minepat237 #Reconstruction #BuildingBackBetter #SkillsDevelopment #LearningEnvironment

🤝 Strengthening partnerships for a sustainable future! Today, @PNUDCameroun DRR @mharthansen welcomed a delegation from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation #JBIC to explore co‑financing opportunities in durable energy, improved waste management systems, and resilient blue & green economies. Collaboration like this accelerates transformative impact for communities across Cameroon. @AmbJaponCMR #ClimateAction #GreenEconomy #UNDP #Partnerships

On the ground in #Kolofata! 📍 Our @PNUDCameroun team met with local authorities, including the Mayor and the Sous‑Préfet, as we continue to reinforce our partnership with @KSRelief in the Far North🇨🇲. We also worked with data collection teams to improve the beneficiary selection process, ensuring greater transparency and accountability for the community. ➡️With nearly 3,000 applications already received, we remain committed to supporting the vulnerable. #livelihood #EmpoweringIDPsandYouths