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Gong Yoo Appointed as UNICEF’s Child Rights Representative on November 20 2013

[internationalwomenday]

Kicking off the NGO CSW69 Forum Consultation Day.

The NGO CSW69 Consultation Day serves as the pivotal kick-off event for the NGO CSW Forum. We are excited to bring together a distinguished lineup of speakers. This includes Member States and representatives from UN Entities for a high-level panel, as well as individuals who were integral to the 1995 Beijing Fourth World Conference on women.

Consultation Day March 9 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Special Representative Olgun Meets Evstigneeva and Jenca at UN

During his visit to New York TRNC President Ersin Tatar’s Special Representative, Ergün Olgun, met with Ambassador Anna Evstigneeva, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation.  He also met Miroslav Jenča, the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations…

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[childvictimday]

"The Light in Their Eyes" Melissa Fleming (UN) interviews the United Nations Special Representative on Violence against Children.

"The Light in Their Eyes" Melissa Fleming (UN) interviews Dr. Najat Maalla M'jid (UN Special Representative on Violence against Children) -

"You hear some strong policymakers telling us our children are our future. They are not your future. You are the past; they are the present

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Learn about the mandates of special political missions and United Nations Peacekeeping operations.

The Security Council briefings from mission heads, check out the UNSCAD Field Missions dashboard to learn about the mandates of special political missions and United Nations Peacekeeping operations.

The Field Missions Dashboard is elaborated by the Security Council Affairs Division as an information resource for the preparation of the Re

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Building Peace: Protecting Children in Conflict.

Building Peace: Protecting Children in Conflict

Building Peace: Protecting Children in Conflict This event will showcase that ending and preventing violations against children in armed con

This event will showcase that ending and preventing violations against children in armed conflict is not only a moral imperative but can also build sustainable peace. The event will build support for the Special Representative's strategic focus on prevention and will hear ways in which Member States, civil society and others contribute to building peace through the implementation of the children in armed conflict agenda and related prevention initiatives.

With remarks by: Michael Møller, Director-General of UN Office at Geneva H.E. Amb. Geert Muylle, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva H.E. Amb. Ricardo González Arenas, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations in Geneva Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Messeh Leone, Advocate for children affected by war, from Sierra Leone Nathalie Ben Zakour Man, Senior Child Protection Advisor and Field Advocate, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) Jean-François Basse, UNICEF Hichem Khadhraoui, Director of Operations, Geneva Call Erica Hall, World Vision.

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Strengthen international cooperation and multilateralism as key to achieving the strategic objectives.

The United Nations General Assembly concluded its debate on the Secretary-General’s priorities for 2022, as delegates called for strengthened international cooperation and multilateralism as key to achieving those strategic objectives.

Today’s discussion followed a meeting in which the U.N. Secretary-General called upon countries to mobilize against a “five-alarm global fire”, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, an unprincipled global financial system, lawlessness in cyberspace and a rise in violent conflict (See Press Release GA/12401).

Resuming the debate, Cuba’s representative said the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remains the road map for fair socioeconomic development for all States, calling on Member States to defend multilateralism and reject coercive measures, such as the one imposed by the United States.  Drawing attention to the right to development, he stressed that it must be promoted with the same force the international community applies to other human rights.

Azerbaijan’s delegate described the central role of the United Nations in promoting global solidarity, multilateralism and common efforts as the most effective means to achieve sustainable development and human rights.  Agreeing on the need to confront vaccine nationalism, he said his country has mobilized resources to ensure equitable vaccine access for all States.

Along the same lines, Haiti’s delegate commended the Organization’s contributions to peace and socioeconomic progress, stating:  “Despite its weaknesses, how can we imagine the world without superstructures such as the United Nations?”

Timor-Leste’s representative urged the entire international community to cooperate and fulfil commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change and support developing countries’ efforts to address the issue by providing financial resources and technical support.

Wrapping up the debate, the Assembly took note of the U.N. Secretary-General’s annual report on the work of the Organization (document A/76/1).

Also speaking today were the representatives of Tajikistan, Peru, Myanmar, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Philippines and India.

Our common Agenda.

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U.N. Delegates of the Republic of Cuba on the Common Agenda

Mr. PEDRO LUIS PEDROSO CUESTA (Cuba) said that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remains the road map for fair socioeconomic development for all States.  The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of achieving the 2030 Agenda on time.  Noting that the pandemic worsened the challenges facing States, he stressed the need for financing for development, official development assistance (ODA), technology transfer and national capacity-building.  Concurring with the Secretary-General on the importance of promoting human rights, he emphasized the need to approach the right to development with the same force the international community applies to other rights.  Coercive measures undermine people’s well-being, multiplying difficulties they have been already facing.  Sovereignty, self-determination and non-interference in domestic affairs are the premises of the United Nations.  The economic embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba is a flagrant violation of his people’s human rights and an impediment to sustainable development, he said, calling for action by the General Assembly to defend multilateralism.