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Celebrate literacy and multilingualism!
International Literacy Day (8 September), proclaimed by UNESCO in 1966 and endorsed by Economic and Social Council resolution 1276(LIII) in 1967, aimed to remind the international community of the...
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One week: 5 summits, 17 Goals
The outcomes of five high-level events taking place at UN Headquarters in New York this week: the Climate Action Summit (23 September); the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (23...
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“Breathe with me” exhibit at UN and Central Park
“Breathe with Me", a public art action for the world, conceived and executed by Jeppe Hein with ART 2030, invites people to paint their individual breath onto large canvases in the shape of vertical...
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30th anniversary of children's rights convention
2019 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the General Assembly’s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which has become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and...
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UNEP issues greenhouse gas emissions report
The UN Climate Change Conference (2-13 December 2019) #COP25 in Madrid started today, less than a week after the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) issued its annual Emissions Gap Report. The report found...
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Support women and girls in science!
Science and technology are often considered to be the forte of men. #Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), which presents an opportunity to dispel myths, celebrate...
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Take the UN DESA publications and databases survey!
As the authoritative reference on the annual activities and concerns of the United Nations, the Yearbook of the United Nations regularly covers international economic and social questions in its Part...
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The fight against influenza
Long before the coronavirus (#COVID-19) arrived, the United Nations created a system to defend against the recurrence of an influenza pandemic like the 1918 flu that killed over 40 million people. In...
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UN and Guatemala peace process
On this day in 1996, after three years of United Nations-moderated peace talks between the Government of Guatemala and representatives from the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (Guatemalan...
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Eliminating racism: time for change
The death of George Floyd in May 2020 galvanized people worldwide to protest racism and discrimination and prompted global discussions on racial justice, including at the United Nations, which has...
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