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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EPIDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
New York, 27 December 2020 This first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true. With COVID-19 having now killed more than…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S NEW YEAR’S VIDEO MESSAGE 2021
Dear Friends, 2020 has been a year of trials, tragedies and tears. COVID-19 upended our lives and plunged the world into suffering and grief. So many loved ones have been lost — and the pandemic rages on, creating new waves…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION
New York, 24 January 2021 When education is interrupted, it affects everyone – especially students, teachers and families. Today, on the third International Day of Education, I pay tribute to their resilience in the face of a…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
New York, 27 January 2021 Today we honour the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators. This year’s anniversary takes place…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN FRATERNITY
New York, 4 February 2021 I am pleased to welcome the first International Day of Human Fraternity in World Interfaith Harmony Week. I applaud all Member States that co-sponsored the United Nations General Assembly resolution…
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Youth voices from Central Asia and Afghanistan / UN75 and Regional Peace and Security
This is the publication comprising the entire essays of the contest winners from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan “Youth Voices from Central Asia and Afghanistan: UN75 and Regional…
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Preventive diplomacy resource book
The Resource book brings together materials developed for the UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy training workshops. The information you will find here is divided into four parts. The first part provides background…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
New York, 6 February, 2021 Female Genital Mutilation is a terrible human rights violation that affects the health and wellbeing of millions of women and girls around the world. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE
New York, 11 February 2021 Advancing gender equality in science and technology is essential for building a better future. We have seen this yet again in the fight against COVID-19. Women, who represent 70 per cent of all…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
New York, 12 February 2021 Chun Jie Kuai Le! [ 春节快乐！ Happy Lunar New Year!] I send my best wishes to everyone celebrating the Lunar New Year. This year is the Year of the Ox – the same sign as the year of my birth. The ox…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS TO THE OPENING OF THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF THE 46TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Madam High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Human rights are our bloodline; they connect us to one another, as equals. Human rights are our lifeline; they…