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UNRCCA HOSTS TENTH MEETING OF DEPUTY MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN STATES AND AFGHANISTAN
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan The tenth annual Meeting of Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian states and Afghanistan, organized by the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2020 “RECOVER BETTER: STAND UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS”
New York, 10 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced two fundamental truths about human rights. First, human rights violations harm us all. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on vulnerable…
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SECRETARY GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION AND DIGNITY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND OF THE PREVENTION OF THIS CRIME
New York, 9 December 2020 Genocide is the most heinous of crimes, encompassing all it touches in a tsunami of hate and destruction. It is an assault on our most fundamental shared values. Today, as we remember and honour the…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY
New York, 9 December 2020 In recent years, anger and frustration have erupted at corrupt leaders and governments. In some countries, people have taken to the streets with demands for social justice and accountability. Amidst…
TURKMENISTAN ADOPTS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR 2021-2024 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PVE AND CT STRATEGY
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 4 December 2020, His Excellency President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov endorsed the National Action Plan for 2021-2024 on the implementation of the Strategy of Turkmenistan to Prevent Violent Extremism…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION DAY
New York, 7 December 2020 International aviation plays a key role in human affairs. It lets us discover our world’s wondrous geographic and cultural diversity. It enables us to learn about and benefit from each other. And it…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
New York, 5 December 2020 Every year on 5 December, the world observes International Volunteer Day. This year, we are highlighting the important contributions of volunteers to the response to COVID-19. Around the world…
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SECRETARY‑GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
New York, 3 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities and societies at their very core, deepening pre-existing inequalities. Even under normal circumstances, the one billion persons living with disabilities…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
New York, 2 December 2020 This year’s global protests against systemic racism have brought renewed attention to a legacy of injustices all over the world whose roots lie in the dark history of colonialism and slavery. But…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ADDRESS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: “THE STATE OF THE PLANET”
New York, 2 December 2020 President Bollinger, Dear friends, I thank Columbia University for hosting this gathering — and I welcome those joining online around the world. We meet in this unusual way as we enter the last month…