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UN Forum To Highlight Critical Role Of Science, Technology And Innovation In Responding To Global Challenges
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 6:39 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Learning from COVID-19, UN Forum to highlight critical role of science, technology and innovation in responding to global challenges UN Science, Technology and Innovation Forum to showcase bold innovations for advancing sustainable development New York, ... More >>
UN General Assembly To Hold High-level Dialogue On Antimicrobial Resistance, A Global Health & Development Threat
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 10:32 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 28 April - Calling for accelerated action to tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkır, is convening a High-level Interactive ... More >>
General Assembly Adopts Historic First UN Resolution On Global Drowning Prevention
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 10:31 am | UN Department of Global Communications
NEW YORK, 28 April - The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a historic Resolution on drowning prevention, acknowledging the issue for the first time in its 75-year history. Drowning cost the world over 2.5 million lives in the last decade. ... More >>
UN General Assembly To Hold High-level Interactive Dialogue On Antimicrobial Resistance, A Global Health & Dev Threat
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 6:17 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 28 April - Calling for accelerated action to tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkır, is convening a High-level Interactive ... More >>
General Assembly Adopts Historic First UN Resolution On Global Drowning Prevention
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 5:12 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Ireland, Bangladesh worked with UN organizations to bring the resolution on drowning, which claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year NEW YORK, 28 April - The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a historic Resolution on drowning prevention, ... More >>
Top Economists Warn COVID-19 Impacts Will Be Severe And Long-lasting For Developing Countries
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 4:37 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
The multilateral system has to fundamentally change in the spirit of international solidarity to confront the severe impacts of COVID-19, according to members of the United Nations High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs, convened ... More >>
General Assembly President To Shine Spotlight On Digital Divide
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 4:57 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Bold commitments needed to make sure no one is left offline What: The President of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, is convening a one-day High-level Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation and Connectivity under the theme “Whole-Of-Society ... More >>
United Nations Economic And Social Council (ECOSOC) High-level Meeting On “A Vaccine For All” - 16 April 2021
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:05 am | UN Department of Global Communications
World needs safe and effective vaccines available for All Leaders call for immediate efforts to ensure equitable access to vaccines New York, 20 April 2021 – As we continue the battle to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, world leaders were alerted ... More >>
UN Calls For Urgent Action To Feed The World’s Growing Population Healthily, Equitably And Sustainably
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:00 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 19 April –The COVID-19 crisis has added between 83 and 132 million to the 690 million people worldwide who were already undernourished, casting doubt on the chances of meeting global targets on food security and nutrition and prompting ... More >>
UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ Message For World Health Day 2021
Friday, 9 April 2021, 6:03 am | UN Department of Global Communications
5 APRIL 2021 As COVID-19 Reveals Immoral Inequities in Health System, Secretary-General Observance Message Calls for Applying Policies, Assigning Resources to Ensure Everyone Thrives Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World ... More >>
Responding To COVID-19 Pandemic, Young People Advocate For Bold Solutions
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:26 am | UN Department of Global Communications
From climate action to addressing inequalities and building peace, youth leaders scale up efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 7 to 8 April 2021 Follow on UN Web TV Youth leaders, activists and youth-led organizations around the world ... More >>
SDG ACTION AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Saturday, 27 March 2021, 7:41 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Mobilizing, inspiring, and connecting individuals around the globe to #TurnItAround for people and planet Bonn, Germany, 25 March - The 2020 SDG Action Awards Ceremony, which took place on 25 March as a part of the fifth SDG Global Festival of Action ... More >>
SDG Global Festival Of Action - Over 20,000 Gather, Calling For Transformative Change
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:37 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Over 20,000 gather at the SDG Global Festival of Action, calling for transformative change to turn things around for people and the planet BONN, GERMANY, 25 MARCH – Calling for the beginning of a ‘new era’ following COVID-19 recovery, United ... More >>
SDG Global Festival Of Action, 25 And 26 March
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 6:39 am | UN Department of Global Communications
SDG GLOBAL FESTIVAL OF ACTION, 25-26 MARCH 2021 - A Turning Point for People and Planet - Festival mobilizes stakeholders from around the world to take action on the SDGs WHAT: On 25 and 26 March, the fifth SDG Global Festival of Action ... More >>
UN Launches New Campaign, Only Together, To Support Global Vaccine Equity Call
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 5:22 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
The United Nations today launched a new global campaign, Only Together , to support its call for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world. The campaign stresses the need for coordinated global action to ensure vaccines are accessible ... More >>
Podcast: A UN Top Official’s Inspiring Journey To Leadership
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 6:02 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Awake at Night Podcast: Finding the Thing you Love UN Under-Secretary for Global Communications Melissa Fleming speaks to Agnes Kalibata, the Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit , about her journey as a woman leader – from growing up ... More >>
UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ Message For International Women’s Day 2021
Friday, 5 March 2021, 6:10 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Secretary-General's message 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has erased decades of progress towards gender equality. From high job losses to exploding burdens of unpaid care, from disrupted schooling to an escalating crisis of domestic violence and exploitation, ... More >>
SDG Global Festival Of Action, 25-26 March 2021
Friday, 5 March 2021, 5:54 am | UN Department of Global Communications
SDG GLOBAL FESTIVAL OF ACTION, 25-26 MARCH 2021 - A Turning Point for People and Planet – Innovation, inspiration, and entertainment brings the global community together to drive action towards the SDGs WHAT: The fifth SDG Global Festival ... More >>
Giant Painting In São Paulo's Carnival Calls For People To Be “All For Vaccines”
Sunday, 14 February 2021, 7:00 am | UN Department of Global Communications
This year, instead of uninterrupted parties, Carnival in the São Paulo Sambadrome will be marked by the “All for Vaccines” campaign. More than 80 volunteers from various Samba schools worked together all night to create a giant painting of over ... More >>
'All For Vaccines' Campaign Takes Over The São Paulo Sambadrome, With The Support Of Samba Schools’ Members
Saturday, 13 February 2021, 4:07 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
This year, instead of uninterrupted parties, the Carnival in São Paulo will be marked by the “All for Vaccines”campaign. Organized by scientific communication institutions, such as Team Halo / United Nations (UN), the COVID-19 Observatory, ... More >>
