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Latest crisis underscores urgency of resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks — UN envoy 27th November 2012- The recent escalation of violence underscores the urgent need to get the Israeli-Palestinian peace process back on track, a top United Nations official told the Security Council today, stressing that the status quo is unsustainable. Link to UN News Centre Story- www.un.org From: unitednations Views: 229 9 ratings Time: 00:45 More in News & Politics |
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My Voice Counts (Human Rights Day – December 10th) United Nations, November 2012 – December 10th is Human Rights Day, this year the highlight theme is Inclusion and the Right to Participate in Public Life. Everybody has the right to have their voice heard and to have a role in making the decisions that shape their communities. Each one of us should be able to choose those people who will represent us in all governance institutions, to stand for public office, and to vote on the fundamental questions that shape our individual and collective destines. |
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'A promise is a promise' — UN issues call to action to end violence against women Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. In some countries, up to 7 in 10 women will be beaten, raped, abused or mutilated in their lifetimes. “A promise is A Promise” is the theme of the Official Commemoration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
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Qatar: Sweet Epidemic Every five seconds one person develops diabetes…every 10 seconds one person dies of diabetes…every 30 seconds a limb is lost to diabetes. In Qatar, some 215000 people are living with the disease. |
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Philippines: A Penny Saved United Nations, New York, November 8 2012 – More than 10 million overseas Filipino workers send money home to family members each year. But little of that money is actually saved or invested. Now, a financial literacy training programme, targeted at migrant workers and their families, is helping to change that. |
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MDG Advocates at Rio +20 – Sustainable Futures: Progress of the MDGs through Youth Innovations UN Secretary-General's MDG Advocates Kickstart the Jobs of the Future Rio de Janeiro, 21 June 2012 — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's MDG Advocates –eminent experts representing the private sector, academia, government and civil society came together for a dialogue with young people on “Sustainable Futures: Accelerating the Progress of the MDGs through Youth Innovations.” The goal was to strengthen global advocacy on the MDGs during the Rio+20 Summit and ensure linkages between poverty, climate change and sustainable development. The panel moderated by Fabien Cousteau included interventions by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, Jeffrey Sachs, Muhammad Yunus, Ted Turner, Marina Silva and Ambassador Dho Young-Shim and featured Youth representatives Ralien Bekker (MGCY) a youth advocate, Edinilson Ferreira dos Santos (UN-habitat) who works on promoting public participation in slum upgrading project, by young social entrepreneurs, Jill Van den Brule (Soleil Global) working on solar powered lighting to address energy poverty, and Sebastian Stier (Code Sustainable) working on leveraging the power of technology and games to promote sustainable development. The event signals that innovation and youth engagement is high on the UN agenda to move the anti-poverty goals forward in the post-2015 period. |
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Support for Malala Yousafzai and girls' education – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon message United Nations, New York, November 8 2012 – Malala Yousafzai is a global symbol of every girl's right to an education. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon adds his voice to the messages from over 1 million people across the globe |
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South Africa – From Victim to Victor In a country often referred to as the murder and rape capital of the world, one group of people are especially at risk. |
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and PSY, Korean singer Watch United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the Korean singer PSY! The gangnam style artist visited the UN headquarters in New York this Tuesday and met with the UN leader. From: unitednations Views: 17613 160 ratings Time: 08:50 More in News & Politics |
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UN Day 2012 Concert for Peace with Stevie Wonder United Nations Headquarters in New York sang and danced to the music of award-winning artist and humanitarian Stevie Wonder and other renowned musicians on Thursday evening, during a concert to celebrate the world body's 67th anniversary. Mr. Wonder, who is also a UN Messenger of Peace, performed his well-known 'Happy Birthday' song, as well as some of his best known hits, to a General Assembly Hall full of enthusiastic UN staff, members of the diplomatic community and guests, in observance of UN Day, observed annually on 24 October. |
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Silent Shout: The “most deaf” rapper In high school, he was told that he couldn't hope to have a career as a musician. Because, he was deaf. But still, he dreamed of becoming a rap star and bringing his music … |
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Togo: Lighting up the land In today's fast-paced modern world, the idea of turning off the power, even for a moment, may seem a welcome relief for some. We travel to Togo in West Africa where living without electricity is a harsh reality for more than 80 percent of its population. But now, an innovative new program is bringing hope to millions |
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UN Day 2012- Secretary-General message United nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for UN Day 2012 (24th October) From: unitednations Views: 282 22 ratings Time: 01:34 More in News & Politics |
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Four Freedoms Park opens United Nations, New York, 18 October 2012 – 40 years in the making, the Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island opened on Thursday 18th October- a new memorial to President Franklin D Roosevelt. UN News Center Story: www.un.org From: unitednations Views: 20 3 ratings Time: 01:45 More in News & Politics |
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Rwanda today: Rising from the ashes (revised video) United Nations, May 2008 – In 1994, Rwanda was home to one of the worst genocides ever witnessed. In a reign of terror lasting some one hundred days, an estimated 800000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered at the hands of Hutu militias. More than a decade later, Rwanda is slowly stitching itself together again. |
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Rwanda: Lessons from a Hero (revised video) Put to the test, an ordinary man made an extraordinary choice – to risk his own life to save hundreds of others during the Rwandan genocide. From: unitednations Views: 54 3 ratings Time: 09:21 More in News & Politics |
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Ban Ki-moon, World Food Security and “Zero Hunger Challenge” Video Message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening session of the 39th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The meeting heard a further call to action in a video message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who told the opening session “you are at the heart of the next big push – eliminating hunger in our lifetimes”. |
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World Food Day, 16 October Produced by: Fabrica The Live Windows Project is an initiative by Fabrica, the Benetton research centre on communication, conceived to create a new language between people and retail space. Thanks to a co-operative network among major educational and cultural institutions, it promotes young talented designers and publishes their works on the media-walls of selected Benetton flagship stores all over the world. This video has received the endorsement of the United Nations Regional Information Center (UNRIC). |
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Nearly 870 million people chronically undernourished, says new UN hunger report Almost 870 million people, or one in eight, are suffering from chronic malnutrition, according to a new United Nations report released today, which shows a sharp decline in the number of undernourished people over the past two decades, but warns that immediate action is still needed to tackle hunger particularly in developing countries. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 (SOFI), which was jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), reveals that the number of hungry declined more sharply between 1990 and 2007 than previously believed. |
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Indonesia – Teens go Green A huge metropolis — a booming economy — and vast quantities of garbage churned out every day. That's the dilemma facing Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. |
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United Nations Supports Elections Around the Globe Published on Sep 25, 2012 by UnitedNationsDPA The Department of Political Affairs plays a leading role in the work of the United Nations to help nations hold credible elections. In many cases, these elections are a defining moment in a country's transition to democracy, as in Libya in 2012. |
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.post, the future home of postal e-services The latest animation film is a call from the UPU to its member countries, urging them to come together to progressively build the single electronic postal network of the future on the .post (dotpost) platform. The film's production reunites Sascha Tittmann of B |
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Diplomacy in Bani Walid The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General visits the town of Bani Walid to urge tribal elders to seize an opportunity for reconciliation with the newly-elected National Congress. From: unitednations Views: 205 6 ratings Time: 04:26 More in News & Politics |
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UN Guidance for Effective Mediation With armed conflicts trending upward again and proving increasingly complex, the challenges are also mounting for mediators working to resolve them through negotiations. Newly developed guidance from the United Nations can help them to succeed, providing practical advice for navigating mediation processes effectively |
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General Assembly's high-level segment produced substantial progress, says deputy UN chief From advancing efforts to tackle the complex crisis in Africa's Sahel region to generating new commitments to ensure education for millions of children, this year's high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly produced substantial progress, a top official said today. |
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World Bank President: What Will it Take? United Nations, New York – www.worldbank.org What will it take …to end poverty? |
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Sesame Street: Kami and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon – Every Woman Every Child PSA Sesame Workshop reaffirms and deepens its commitment to the United Nations Secretary-General's Every Woman Every Child movement to mobilize and intensify global action to improve the health of women and children around the world. Sesame Workshop has produced a public service announcement featuring Kami from Takalani Sesame (South Africa's Sesame Street) with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talking about what they do to stay healthy including washing their hands before they eat, drinking plenty of clean water and exercising. From: unitednations Views: 479 34 ratings Time: 02:36 More in News & Politics |
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UNiTE to End Violence Against Women Football Match United Nations, 26 September 2012 – On Wednesday the 26th of September a team of top officials, staff members and ambassadors to the UN played in a friendly match in New York City against President of Bolivia Evo Morales' team during the 67th session of the General Assembly. |
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Funny stories – Behind the scenes with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened his doors to UN Radio and the UN News Centre for an informal interview on Wednesday, ahead of the start next week of the high-level debate of the 67th General Assembly session. Any funny stories from last year's General Assembly? From: unitednations Views: 74 4 ratings Time: 01:27 More in News & Politics |
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The UN Alliance of Civilizations on its efforts addressing tensions United Nations, 21 September 2012 – Marc Scheuer, Director of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, discusses the unrest around the recent film and talks about the Alliance's efforts around addressing tensions. The Alliance is an initiative of the UNSG that addresses the following question: How do we live well together in the diversity of a globalized world? |
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