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SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE NATALIA GHERMAN ADDRESSED THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM DEDICATED TO THE WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY
On 19 November 2021, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman took part in the International Web Forum…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON WORLD TOILET DAY
New York, 19 November 2021 Life without a toilet is dirty, dangerous and undignified. Everyone should have access to hygienic, safe, and sustainable sanitation. Yet 3.6 billion people still live without safely managed…
UNRCCA HELD TWO TRAINING SEMINARS OF THE ACADEMY OF PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM CENTRAL ASIA AND AFGHANISTAN
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan In November 2021, UNRCCA held two training seminars for young people from Central Asia and Afghanistan within the framework of the Preventive Diplomacy Academy (PDA) initiative. 28 PDA participants…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WAR AND ARMED CONFLICT
New York, 6 November 2021 The climate crisis is a peace and security crisis. It intensifies conflict over natural resources, inflating food prices and increasing geopolitical tensions. Today, around one in every five people…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S WRITTEN MESSAGE ON WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY
New York, 5 November 2021 On World Tsunami Awareness Day, we call on countries, international bodies, and civil society to increase understanding about the threat and share innovative approaches to reduce risks. We can build…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIDEO MESSAGE FOR EVENT MARKING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
New York, 2 November 2021 Last year, according to UNESCO, 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs. Many lost their lives to conflict. But in recent years, the number of media workers killed while investigating…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON WORLD CITIES DAY 2021
New York, 31 October 2021 Cities are hubs of innovation and human ingenuity — and potential centres for transformative action to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and build a zero-carbon, climate-resilient and…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE UNITED NATIONS DAY
New York, 24 October 2021 Seventy-six years ago, the United Nations was created as a vehicle of hope for a world emerging from the shadow of catastrophic conflict. Today, the women and men of the UN carry this hope forward…
UNRCCA AND UNOCT-UNCCT CO-ORGANIZED THE CENTRAL ASIAN YOUTH DIALOGUE ON STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM
ISTANBUL, Turkey On 12 – 15 October 2021, UNRCCA Preventive Diplomacy Academy (PDA) and UNOCT co-organized the Central Asian Youth Dialogue in Istanbul, Turkey, in a hybrid format with 34 PDA students and graduates from all…
- Secretary-General
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S WRITTEN MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY
New York, 17 October 2021 Poverty is a moral indictment of our times. For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise. Last year, around 120 million people fell into poverty as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked…