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Director-General's remarks at the "News Generation Against Hate: Promoting Sports as a Tool for Intercultural Dialogue"
17 April 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
“News Generation Against Hate: Promoting Sports as a Tool for Intercultural Dialogue", organized by the United Nations Alliance of CivilizationsWednesday, 17 April 2024 at 9.30 a.m.Room XXVII, E Building, Palais des Nations High Representative Moratinos,Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont,Mr. Gilles Poux…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
16 April 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UN Women, UN Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for…
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Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 April 2024
Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, amid spiralling violence in the West Bank and concerns over a regional escalation of the conflict following Iran’s missile and drone strike on Israel.…
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UN Youth Forum focuses on sustainable future for all
16 April 2024
Young leaders from around the world are sharing their visions and actions to advance sustainable development at a three-day meeting that opened on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York.
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum provides a platform for young people to have a dialogue with…
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Libyan leaders must put national interests above their own, top envoy tells Security Council
16 April 2024
Efforts to foster dialogue and address the concerns of Libyan politicians are being met with “stubborn resistance, unreasonable expectations and indifference” on their part, contrary to the national interest, the UN envoy to the North African nation said on Tuesday.…
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Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
16 April 2024
Dominica aims to become the world’s first “climate-resilient" nation, and the indigenous Kalinago people are playing a leading role in developing the country and helping its people to thrive in the face of the climate emergency.
Dominica, which lies in Eastern Caribbean, is particularly…
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UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination
16 April 2024
Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, bringing together anti-racism activists, human rights defenders, government delegations and others.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres celebrated the achievements and contributions of…
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Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
16 April 2024
Ethiopia’s international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian funding for the crisis-hit country, pledging a total of almost $630 million.
The UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 is only five per cent funded.…
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Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza
16 April 2024
Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays and other impediments, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories said on Tuesday.
Andrea de Domenico was speaking via videoconference to…
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Tourism ‘intrinsically susceptible’ to climate shocks, political unrest, pandemic threat
16 April 2024
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need to boost sustainable and resilient tourism practices to protect the environment while continuing to benefit local economies.
Addressing a high-level meeting on tourism as part of the General…
