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Government institutions must deliver equally to provide ‘true stability,’ Ban...
UN Photo/Mark Garten Opening the 2015 Government Summit in Dubai, the Secretary-General today drew attention to the world’s pressing security and development challenges, calling on Governments to help...
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Diplomats counting on youth to shape the future
UN Photo/Loey Felipe What world do young people want to see in fifteen years? That’s one of the questions United Nations Ambassadors asked at a youth assembly taking place at the United Nations in New...
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2015 ECOSOC Operational Activities
UN Photo/Loey Felipe The 2015 ECOSOC operational activities for development segment will take place 23-25 February 2015 at UN headquarters in New York. The segment aims to look at the longer-term...
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Ban stresses UN’s impact in past 70 years, urges States to recommit to...
UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz In a Security Council meeting today in which Member States reaffirmed their commitment to the United Nations Charter, the Secretary-General said the UN was an Organization...
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SG: 2015 pivotal for finalizing universal climate change agreement
UN Photo/Ariane Rummery This year is pivotal for global action on climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in New York, emphasising that all the major advances of 2014...
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On trend in its 70th anniversary year, UN launches new ‘modern,...
Photo: UNDPI A revamped United Nations website was launched this week after a year of design, consultation and testing, making it easier for users to view the gateway to the world body on mobile...
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Web portal unveiled: “UN at 70″
Photo: UNDPI The website tracks the major milestones in the Organization’s history through interactive timelines and multimedia. It also highlights the main events in 2015 to mark the UN’s 70th...
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Model UN helps South African student understand global issues
Victor Asiwe (left) interviewed by Derrick Mbatha. UN PHOTO A South African high school student says that participating in Model UN activities has helped him to better understand the work of the United...
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UNSDN Interview: Les Malezer
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been a key instrument guiding international norms on the promotion of the well-being of indigenous peoples. What has...
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The Third International Conference on Financing and Development kicks off in...
Photo: UNECA High-level political representatives, including Heads of State and Government, and Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, as well as all relevant institutional...
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Cooperatives Moving Into the Care Economy
Credit:UN Photo/M Guthrie Lenore Matthew from ILO’s Cooperatives Unit (COOP) and the Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch (GED) is mapping the global provision of care through cooperatives. A...
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‘Tolerance Must Be Taught, Nurtured and Defended,’ Says Ban on International Day
Credit:UN Photo/Mark Garten Tolerance is much more than passively accepting the “other;” it brings obligations to act, and must be taught, nurtured and defended, United Nations Secretary-General Ban...
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A comprehensive agenda for achieving “strong, sustainable and balanced growth”
Credit: UN Photo G20 Leaders adopted a comprehensive agenda for achieving “strong, sustainable and balanced growth” to promote inclusiveness and reduce inequalities.“This year’s G20 has been...
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90 per cent of Major Disasters are Weather-Related
Credit:UN Photo/Mark Garten A new report issued today by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) shows that over the last 20 years, 90 per cent of major disasters have been...
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UN calls on countries to protect health from impacts of climate change
Credit:UN Photo/Evan Schneider With the United Nations climate conference (COP21) starting in Paris in less than two weeks away, the World Health Organization (WHO) today underlined that climate change...
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How Philippines recovered from disaster through decent work
Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, and as climate change exacerbates weather-related disasters around the globe, the ILO is working with local communities in the Philippines...
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UNiTE to end violence against women: “Orange the world”
Credit:UN Women/Ryan Brown Violence against women and girls is a worldwide pandemic; globally 35% experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Approximately 133 million...
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UN Security Council adopts first-ever resolution on youth, peace and security
Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe The United Nations Security Council today adopted a historic resolution on youth, peace and security that urges greater representation by young men and women in the...
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How Does Climate Change Drive Hunger?
Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A powerful online research tool recently launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) offers a window into our global future to the 2080s. This...
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2015 Holiday Greetings from UNDESA-DSPD
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people’s needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and...
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