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UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed says latest crisis an opportunity for Haitians to start anew
PORT-AU-PRINCE, 20 AUGUST 2021 – UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, on a two-day mission to Haiti, said the response to the country’s…
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Statement by the Secretary-General - on Haiti earthquake response
The United Nations stands in solidarity with the people of Haiti at this difficult time. The earthquake has destroyed or damaged…
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President of the UN General Assembly Visits UN Team in Barbados
Bridgetown, 28 July 2020 - Wrapping up a three-island Caribbean tour, President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozhir, today…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Haiti
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of the Republic of Haiti. The perpetrators of this crime…
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Hurricane season an urgent reminder: Climate action will save lives, livelihoods in region
* The author is Selwin Hart, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action and Special Adviser to the U.N. Secretary-General. This op-ed was…
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“A crisis with a woman’s face”, article by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on International Women’s Day (8 March 2020)
As the world marks International Women’s Day in the midst of a global pandemic, one stark fact is clear: the…
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Feature Stories
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ECOSOC chief calls for financial support for small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) must receive financial and international support if they are to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday. "Financial liquidity… Read More -
UN chief hears from a mother from Trinidad and Tobago working on the pandemic’s frontlines
“In life, things wouldn’t always go as you wanted to but you have to learn how to roll with the punches,” frontline worker Peaches Dinnoo tells United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in their one-on-one conversation about the challenges she faces… Read More
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GOALS OF THE MONTH
8 High-level events will feature the SDGs in September
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly will be held on 20 September. Ahead of this event, the September Goal of the Month editorial looks at eight Sustainable Development Goals-related high-level events:
1. The SDG Moment
2. Keeping the Promise Campaign
3. The 20th Anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
4. Food Systems Summit
5. The Interspecies Assembly
6. High-level Dialogue on Energy
7. SDG Media Zone
8. SDG Action Zone
These events highlight the different SDGs and the discussions at the events will center on how to continue the work to achieve Agenda 2030.
Read more at the Goal of the Month Website.