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SECRETARY GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
New York, 22 May 2022 To achieve a sustainable future for all, we need to act urgently to protect biodiversity, the web of life that connects and supports us all. We must end our senseless and destructive war against nature…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S WMO STATE OF THE CLIMATE VIDEO REMARKS
New York, 18 May 2022 Today’s State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption. Sea level rise, ocean heat, greenhouse gas concentrations, and ocean acidification – set…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY
New York,17 May 2022 On this World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, we focus on digital technologies for older people and healthy ageing. From building smarter cities to combatting age-based discrimination at…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’D MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA
New York, 17 May 2022 Around the world, millions of LGBTIQ+ people continue to face injustice, simply for who they are, or whom they love. I am deeply concerned by continued violence, criminalization, hate speech and…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE DAY OF VESAK
New York, 16 May 2022 I send my warmest wishes to all celebrating the Day of Vesak. For millions of Buddhists around the world, May’s full moon represents a sacred occasion honouring the birth, enlightenment and passing of…
SRSG NATALIA GHERMAN ADDRESSES SCO PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FORUM
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan On 11 May, SRSG Natalia Gherman took part in the Forum “Public Diplomacy – mutual understanding for development” jointly organized by the Parliament of Uzbekistan, the Government of Uzbekistan and the…
UNRCCA LAUNCHES E-LEARNING COURSE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTER-TERRORISM IN CENTRAL ASIA
On 9 May, a head of the High-Level International Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism, which takes place in Malaga, Spain, UNRCCA and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched an e…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
New York, 3 May 2022 On World Press Freedom Day, we shine a spotlight on the essential work of journalists and other media workers who seek transparency and accountability from those in power, often at great personal risk…
UNRCCA COMPLETES THE APRIL SERIES OF PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY ACADEMY TRAINING SEMINARS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM CENTRAL ASIA AND AFGHANISTAN
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan In April 2022, within the Preventive Diplomacy Academy (PDA) initiative framework, UNRCCA held two training workshops for youth in Central Asia and Afghanistan. The workshops were attended by 36 PDA…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
New York, 29 April 2022 Today marks the 25 th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction. The…