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The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Their…

Over the past year, to be a United Nations peacekeeper in the field has meant adopting new levels of flexibility and resilience in the face of evolving challenges. A hard job has become even harder. As this global pandemic…

This year’s Africa Day highlights arts, culture and heritage as levers for building the Africa we want. Africa’s rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage is important for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and…

SG MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR  MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION  New York, 4 April 2021    Today, on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, we reflect on how far we have…

29 Mar 2021 - 28 March 2021 marks three years since the Secretary-General launched his Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative during a Security Council open debate on peacekeeping, presided by the Kingdom of the Netherlands…

MINURSO international staff/military members over 60 years and 3 members of the medical unit received today, 17 March 2021 the AstraZeneca vaccine from the local authorities. They are the first international staff in the…

Today, 01 February 2021, marks 70 years of electing Trygve Lie as the first UN Secretary-General. Following his recommendation by the Security Council, the General Assembly held a secret ballot, which saw Lie, a former…

Today we honour the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators. This year’s anniversary takes place under the shadow of the…

Lord Ahmad, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear young people, It is a special privilege to address you today, on the 75 thanniversary of the first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which took…

New York, 1 December 2020 [as delivered] This year, we marked the 75 th anniversary of the United Nations with tributes to the Organization’s achievements and calls to strengthen multilateralism to meet longstanding and new…

In recent days, the United Nations, including the Secretary-General, has been involved in multiple initiatives to avoid an escalation of the situation in the Buffer Strip in the Guerguerat area and to warn against violations…

The moment of silence was held during the official ceremony to commemorate UN Day, observed annually on 24 October, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter. The ‘epicenter’ of global unity Addressing…