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“The Sustainability Week initiative is essentially designed to galvanize momentum around sustainability in a way that helps to supercharge implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” Mr. Francis told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York. This will help to focus our attention on the Summit of the Future in September 2024, sustainability is…
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The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session. Themes Priority theme: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the…
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“The world looks to the UN for hope” World Day of Social Justice reminds us each year of the need to build fairer, more equitable societies. The ILO will mark the occasion this year with a series of seven events held in major cities around the globe. The events will bring together high-level speakers from…
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Here we are on the eve of CSocD, formerly known as Social Commission, it has been in existence from the very inception of the United Nations, it advises the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Governments on a wide range of social policy issues and on the social perspective of development. CSocD is a functional…
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As we begin this New Year 2024 the Agenda of the United Nations continue in its 78th session of the General Assembly. “2023 has been a year of enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos […] 2023 is the hottest year on record; people are getting crushed by growing poverty and hunger; wars are growing in…
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May the miracle of this holy and blessed Christmas season bring you and your loved ones peace, joy, and love.
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The climate crisis is intensifying and it’s touching every part of our lives. Global efforts to address climate change are more urgent than ever. That’s why the world gathered in Dubai from December 3 till December12, at the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP). The annual global climate change…
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a roadmap to not only uphold human rights but also prevent wars, combat hatred, rebuild trust and build a sustainable future for all. Ms. Narváez recalled the words of anti-apartheid champion and former President…
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The annual, international climate conference COP28 in Dubai has begun. Here’s how to understand the negotiations and squabbles about money and the “phaseout” versus “phasedown” of fossil fuels. Two weeks, at least 100,000 attendees and a major oil producer serving as host country — with the Earth’s future high on the agenda. Countries have made some progress since the annual talks…
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“Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tob 4:7) 19 November 2023
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