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We are delighted to introduce the Central Asian Water Yearbook which features key water related events and developments in Central Asia and beyond. The Yearbook seeks to ease access to key events of the year for policy and decision-makers and other stakeholders, inside and outside the water…

New York, 19 November 2020 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to this very important discussion on racism in the workplace. I want to thank Dr. Kanem and our distinguished panel members who bring impressive expertise to this difficult issue. Racism is a persistent scourge of our world. People’s opportunities…

New York, 19 November 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the importance of sanitation, safe water and handwashing facilities to stop the spread of infectious diseases. Everyone should have access to hygienic, safe, sustainable sanitation. That is the only way to ensure health for all…

New York, 20 November 2020 The COVID-19 crisis hit African economies well before the pandemic spread across the continent, with falling demand for African commodities and products, disruptions in trade and travel, reduced remittances and foreign investment, and vast job and income losses. The…

New York, 25 November 2020 Violence against women and girls is a global human rights challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed this issue as a global emergency requiring urgent action at all levels, in all spaces and by all people. The social and economic fallout from the pandemic is…

New York, 29 Ocober 2020 Thank you, Mr. President. Excellencies, I thank you for this opportunity to brief you on Women, Peace and Security, twenty years after the landmark Security Council resolution 1325. The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest test the international community has faced since the…

New-York, 19 November 2020 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to this very important discussion on racism in the workplace. I want to thank Dr. Kanem and our distinguished panel members who bring impressive expertise to this difficult issue. Racism is a persistent scourge of our world. People’s opportunities…

New York, 8 October 2020 Excellencies, colleagues and friends, Today, I have the honor of meeting – albeit remotely – four formidable women leaders who strive for peace in their regions and countries. Thank you for joining us as we mark both the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and 20 years…

New York, 8 October 2020 Indeed I wanted to launch a call to action, and to call on Governments, on the United Nations system - because it starts by us all and the way we behave - on Regional Organizations, African Union, European Union, many others, Civil Society Organizations, academia, and the…

New York, 30 November 2020 More than one hundred years after the first large-scale use of chemical weapons in battle, they continue to inflict terror, suffering and death. Recent years have seen the erosion of the taboo against chemical weapons, threatening the disarmament and non-proliferation…

New York, 29 November 2020 As the United Nations marks its 75th anniversary, the question of Palestine remains distressingly unresolved. The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the Palestinian economy and undermined the already fragile humanitarian, economic and political situation in Gaza, further…

New York, 1 December 2020 With the world’s attention focused on the COVID-19 crisis, World AIDS Day is a reminder of the need to maintain focus on another global pandemic that is still with us nearly 40 years after it emerged. Despite significant successes, the AIDS emergency is not over. HIV still…