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New York | UNMAS
On Thursday, 20 September 2018 at 7:15 p.m., the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) will open an exhibition entitled “Safe Home,” at Photoville, in Brooklyn.
New York | EOSG
“Climate change is undeniable” said Secretary-General António Guterres at UN Headquarters in New York today. “The science is beyond doubt,” he added, warning that this issue poses an existential threat to humankind.
Global | DPI
To mark one year since the outbreak of the Rohingya refugee crisis, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, visited the Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh to highlight the need for safe spaces for youth, in particular, for young refugees who lack access to basic human rights.
New York | Dag Hammarskjold Library
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library’s Digitization Team has scanned over 160 memorable Secretary-General’s Bulletins, including UN staff rules, from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
Gao | DFS
In late June 2018, UNO-053P, an ATR-72 twin-engine turbo-prop regional airliner adorned in the familiar white and black livery of the UN Department of Field Service (DFS) Aviation, took off just beyond the runway, on the freshly paved and painted asphalt of a newly minted airstrip in Northern Mali, and in doing so, provides tangible results of a successful UN project.
New York | Dag Hammarskjold Library
On 14 August, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, as part of its Insight Series, brought together migrants, humanitarian workers, Member States, UN agencies and advocates to discuss the issue of migration in relation to the finalized draft Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration with a view to analyzing the implementation of the Compact and its potential impacts.
Worldwide | DPA I DPKO I PBSO
The General Assembly recently adopted resolution A/RES/72/262 C endorsing the restructuring of the peace and security pillar of the United Nations.
New York | iSeek
Kofi Annan has died in Switzerland at the age of 80. Mr. Annan served as United Nations Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006. He was jointly awarded the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize - with the United Nations - "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world".
Worldwide | UN Women
The world is at a turning point. People everywhere understand and support the idea of gender equality. They know it’s not just a women’s issue; it’s a human rights issue. And when these powerful voices are heard, they will change the world.
Worldwide | OHRM | DM
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recently declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the North Kivu province, Eastern DRC. As of 3 August, the WHO reported 13 confirmed and 30 probable cases (including 33 deaths) from this outbreak.
