UNRCCA announces youth contest “Preventive Diplomacy Ambassador”
The United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), implements the Preventive Diplomacy Academy project for the third consecutive year. The project aims to build capacity in preventive…
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SECRETARY GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE FOR EARTH HOUR 2021
New York, 27 March 2021 We need to make peace with nature. Without nature’s help, we cannot thrive or even survive on this planet Earth. Climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution threaten lives, jobs and health. It…
Youth Forum for peace and trust
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan
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SRSG Natalia Gherman takes part in the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION
New York, 4 April 2021 Today, on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, we reflect on how far we have come in raising awareness of the dangers posed by landmines, and recommit to our target of…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON WORLD HEALTH DAY
New York, 7 April 2021 On this World Health Day, we highlight the inequalities and injustices of our health systems. The COVID-19 crisis has revealed how unequal our societies are. Within countries, illness and death from…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE
New York, 6 April 2021 Sport is one of the great human pursuits – a model of teamwork, a platform for individual excellence, a driver of economic growth for all of society. The United Nations has long worked in wide-ranging…
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SECRETARY GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REFLECTION ON THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI IN RWANDA
New York, 7 April 2021 I am privileged to participate in the commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This year marks 27 years since more than one million people…
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SECRETARY GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON “CLIMATE ACTION FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET: THE TIME IS NOW”
In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: to stop the climate crisis from becoming a permanent catastrophe, we must limit global heating to 1.5…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY
New York, 22 April 2021 As we mark International Mother Earth Day, our planet is at a tipping point. Humanity continues to abuse the natural world. We heedlessly plunder the Earth’s resources, deplete its wildlife and treat…