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UN Geneva and partners celebrate the centenary of modern multilateralism with a series of activities. Evolution of global cooperation in the Swiss city is highlighted. COVID-19 reinforces the need for multilateral problem-solving. Creative solutions bring lessons of...
Tobacco should be considered a pandemic – a slow-motion pandemic – that adds its lethal features to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.The harmful effects of tobacco on human health have been well documented, but people are not often aware of the extent of that harm. It is...
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims The year 2020 has seen unprecedented events. The COVID-19 crisis has brought grief and financial difficulties to many, and tremendous changes to the daily lives of us all. But it is during these times of great...
We would like to share with our readers an interview on the unanimous adoption by the Security Council, on 1 July 2020, of Resolution 2532 expressing its support for the Secretary-General’s appeal for a global ceasefire to help unite efforts to fight COVID-19 and its...
Last year the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy was launched by the Secretary-General, enabling the UN system to support the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other international human rights instruments, as...
Ce qui était autrefois impensable est maintenant devenu une réalité. Une maladie inconnue s’est propagée partout dans le monde avec une rapidité effarante, alors que la communauté mondiale n’était pas préparée, et de loin. Il y a eu des pandémies dans le passé : le...
À la suite d’une double explosion qui a ravagé une grande partie de la capitale libanaise, les Nations Unies et la communauté internationale ont immédiatement confirmé leur soutien au pays. La destruction d’innombrables infrastructures, dans un contexte général déjà...
Huit ans plus tard, Beyrouth. Comment ne pas reprendre l'écriture ? Mes larmes coulent encore, mon cerveau refuse la réalité. Je suis éventrée. Amputée d'une partie de moi-même. Je respire encore pourtant. Mon souffle s'arrête, reprend, s'accélère, s'achève en de...
We are aware of the climate risks, yet turning a blind eye. In 2019, the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap report highlighted that despite global commitments under the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the world is heading towards a temperature rise of over 3°C...
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The University for Peace is celebrating its 40th Anniversary of promoting and working for conflict transformation and resolution, peaceful coexistence, tolerance and understanding among peoples and societies around the globe. Commemorating 40 years of existence speaks...
The International Day for Mine Assistance and Awareness of Mine Action A time to remember the importance of eliminating the threat posed to vulnerable populations by mines, explosive remnants of war, improvised explosive devices, and more…Mine Action plays a unique...
Les Nations Unies et l’Éthiopie ont inauguré le premier vol de solidarité de l’ONU. Ce service a été mis sur pied afin d’aider plus de 120 pays dont les systèmes de santé sont des plus vulnérables dans leur lutte contre le COVID‑19. A cette occasion, une plate-forme...
Following the outbreak in more than 200 territories and countries around the globe and its impact on the world economy, countries will continue seeing a growing shortage of workforce as well as increasing transaction cost and distortions in the food supply chains...
“Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.”― Kofi Annan, Former UN...
Depuis 2016, c’est devenu une tradition… Le Comité contre la torture, avec le soutien de la Fondation René Cassin – Institut international des droits de l’Homme (Strasbourg – France), invite les trois juridictions de protection des droits de l’Homme à venir à sa...
If “International Day of Forests” rings a bell, this might be because ever since this special day to celebrate forests was designated in 2012, the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber section has been working hard to bring forests closer to you. Remember a cave made of paper...
As climate change and biodiversity loses force humankind to rethink its relationship to nature, World Wildlife Day 2020 aims to foster a more sustainable human interaction with the biosphere and its precious diversity. Last year was marked by a series of abnormal...
Celebrating 30 Years of Global Standards for Quality Preparedness and Response. The first survivors are being rescued by family members, passers-by and neighbors locating and carrying them or leading them into the streets. The injured, and those shocked and dazed by...
