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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE DAY
New York, 23 June 2020 As the world continues to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, public servants have been on the frontlines of the crisis response. They are the nurses, doctors and paramedics who provide life-saving care; The sanitation workers who disinfect and clean public spaces; The…
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 283 - 12 -18 June
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 283 - 12 -18 June
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY
New York, 20 June 2020 Nearly 80 million women, children, and men around the world have been forced from their homes as refugees or internally displaced people. Even more shocking: ten million of these people fled in the past year alone. On World Refugee Day, we pledge to do everything in our power…
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Security and Gender Group Calls for meaningful participation of women in Pristina-Belgrade Dialogue
We, the undersigned members of the Security and Gender Group, demand that women’s meaningful participation is ensured in the Pristina delegation, participating in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue for normalization of relations, as well as in the working groups established to inform the Dialogue. Since…
Essay competition “The Future We Want, The UN We Need"
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth (OSGEY), the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary and Devex, are excited to announce the launch of an Essay Competition for the best essay by a young…
UNAMID COVID-19 MEDIA UPDATE
18 June 2020 UNAMID COVID-19 MEDIA UPDATE Situation update : UNAMID continues to implement measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As at 17 June 2020, UNAMID has sixteen cases of COVID-19 among its mission personnel including two cases in Kenya and one national staff in Khartoum. A total of…
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UN IN LIBYA Statement on “International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones”
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN family in Libya commemorates the adoption of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) , on 19 June 2008 in which the Council condemned sexual violence as a tactic of war and an impediment to peacebuilding. On this…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO REMARKS ON POLICY BRIEF: COVID-19 AND THE WORLD OF WORK
New York, 19 June 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world of work upside down. Every worker, every business and every corner of the globe has been affected. Hundreds of millions of jobs have been lost. Those toiling in the informal economy — often without rights at work and social protection…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
New York, 19 June 2020 Sexual violence in conflict is a brutal crime, mainly perpetrated against women and girls, but also affecting men and boys. It reverberates throughout communities and societies, perpetuating cycles of violence and threatening international peace and security. As the COVID-19…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT
New York, 17 June 2020 The health of humanity depends on the health of the planet. Today, our planet is ailing. Land degradation affects some 3.2 billion people. Seventy 70 per cent of the world’s land has been transformed by human activity. We can reverse this trend and bring solutions to a wide…