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Storytelling as a Catalyst for Cultural & Community Transformation - SDG Media Zone | United Nations
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- Storytelling as a Catalyst for Cultural & Community Transformation - SDG Media Zone | United Nations
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- 21:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In an era when stories travel faster than policies, the work of documentary filmmakers extends far beyond the screen. This session will explore how documentary filmmaking can accelerate progress on the SDGs by turning urgent global challenges into stories that mobilize awareness, financing, and action. Through diverse examples spanning environmental innovation, economic justice, youth leadership and human rights, speakers will highlight how filmmakers leverage global streaming platforms to reach millions.
Speakers:
Farhoud Meybodi, Founder/Filmmaker, Ritual Arts
Tobias Deml, Director, Gaming Wall St on HBO Max
Sarah Kuck, Director, 100 Ways to Catch Wind
Moderator:
William Nix, Co-Executive Director, SIE (Social Impact Entertainment) Society
SDG Media Zone website: https://www.un.org/en/sdgmediazone
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- Why Disease Is Spreading Fast in #gaza Right Now
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Cold and rainy weather, severe overcrowding, deteriorating shelters and poor water and sanitation conditions have created a high disease-transmission environment across Gaza.
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- Middle East, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (27 March 2026) | United Nations
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- 20:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- Strait of Hormuz
- Security Council
- Lebanon
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Myanmar
- Earth Hour
STRAIT OF HORMUZ
The conflict in the Middle East unfolds and threatens to intensify, disruptions in the maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz risk creating a ripple effect impacting humanitarian needs and agricultural production in the coming months. While the Secretary-General is committed to making every effort to achieve a comprehensive and durable settlement of the conflict, immediate action is essential to mitigate these consequences.
To address these challenges, the Secretary-General has established a dedicated Task Force, led by Under Secretary-General Jorge Moreira da Silva, the Executive Director of UNOPS, the UN Office of Project Services. This Task Force will also include representatives fro...
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- Conflict in the Middle East and the implications for food security - FAO Presser | United Nations
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- 26:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Chief Economist Maximo Torero briefed reporters on the conflict in the Middle East and the implications for food security.
Speaking to reporters via video link, Torero said that the escalating conflict and the closure of the Hormuz translate directly into higher costs for farmers, adding that fertilizer prices have already risen sharply.
He took Middle East granular urea as example which climbed 19 percent in the first week of March, reach 590 US dollars per ton. Egyptian urea for example, is by 28 percent, he said.
The FAO economist continued, “because natural gas is a primary element to provide nitrogen fertilizers, this could also lead to a significant increase between 50 to 20 percent higher in the first half of 2026,” adding that this mean the farmers are facing “double choke.” He explained, “they have more expensive fertilizers alongside rising fuel costs, which are being used across the val...
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- The AI Divide: From Warning to Action - Goals Lounge | United Nations
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- 38:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a defining driver of economic growth, innovation, and social development. Yet access to AI capabilities remains deeply uneven across countries and populations, creating a growing AI divide.
AI offers unprecedented opportunities to accelerate progress, but, without urgent action, disparities in connectivity, compute infrastructure, digital skills, and local innovation ecosystems could leave too many behind.
This Goals Lounge discussion explores how governments, international organizations, and the private sector can work together to ensure AI becomes a force for inclusive and sustainable development. Our intention is to move beyond warning and into action, exploring concrete steps to bridge the rapidly growing divide.
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- DRC: Conflict Widens, 26.6 Million Face Hunger Amid Rising Violence - Briefing | United Nations
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- 14:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- “The conflict is expanding beyond North and South Kivu into Tshopo Province, which lies far from the epicentre of the conflict,” said Vivian van de Perre, interim head of MONUSCO briefing on the situation in the DRC.
Van de Perre, the UN stabilization mission's deputy special representative, told the Council the security situation in South Kivu remained tense despite an AFC/M23 withdrawal from Uvira in January. “The renewed hostilities have expanded and shifted the frontlines, including toward Burundi's border, increasing the risk of a regional conflagration,” she said.
She said recent fighting had been marked by growing use of offensive drones and jamming of GPS signals in urban areas, including incidents affecting Bangoka Airport in Kisangani and Goma. “The use of such capabilities in urban settings raises serious concerns about the risks posed to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” she added.
Van de Perre sa...
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- Visiting #Somalia, UNICEF chief calls for aid to help children there
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In Somalia, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warns that children there at risk of acute malnutrition. With the situation deteriorating as multiple crises converge, she calls on the world to help alleviate the plight of Somali children.
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan & other topics - Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
- Runtime
- 26:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- Security Council
- Sudan
- Sudan/Humanitarian
- Nicholas (Fink) Haysom
- UN Interim Force in Lebanon
- Iran
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Yemen
- Cuba
- Financial Contribution
SECURITY COUNCIL
This morning, Vivian van de Perre, the chief ad interim of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), briefed council members saying that the security and political situation in the eastern part of the country remains extremely tense, marked by the persistence of hostilities and armed group activities amidst a constrained operational environment.
In this challenging context, she said peacekeepers remain committed to delivering on their mandate. While the Mission continues to implement the full spectrum of its activities in Ituri,...
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- DRC: Danger of Regional Escalation & Risk to Civilians - Media Stakeout | United Nations
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- 9:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Comments to the media by Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Protection and Operations in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Interim Head of MONUSCO, on the situation in the Country.
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- Poet at the United Nations, remembering Victims of Slavery
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Shahaddah Jack, spoken word #artist, human rights activist, and Toronto's first Youth Poet Laureate offers a spoken word performance in the UN General Assembly on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, March 25, 2026.
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- Slavery: "We must turn memory into progress" - UN Chief's remarks | United Nations
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- 6:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the 75th plenary meeting of the 80th session of the General Assembly on the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade.
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Secretary-General António Guterres for his part said “today is more than a time of remembrance. It's a moment to confront the lasting legacies of inequality and racism. We will never forget the victims of slavery, and you must never forget the malevolent system that sustained it for so long.”
Guterres said, “this was not simply forced labour. It was a machinery of mass exploitation and deliberate dehumanisation of men, women and children.”
He said, “the transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity that struck at the core of personhood, broke up families and devastated communities.”
The Secretary-General welcomed “steps some countries are taking to apologise for their ...
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- Essential medical supplies arrive in #lebanon
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Essential medical supplies have arrived in Lebanon, where escalating violence has driven some 1.2 million people from their homes. The shipment, a collaboration between Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, the World Health Organization and UNICEF, will contribute to trauma care and disease management.
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- The UN Security Council Visits Lehman College in the Bronx | United Nations
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Members of the UN Security Council visit Lehman College in the Bronx, #newyork, which served as the location of the first Security Council meeting on US soil on 25 March 1946.
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- Ghana on Adoption of Resolution on Trafficking of Enslaved Africans - Media Stakeout |United Nations
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- 16:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- After the vote, Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said this was “an emphatic victory for justice, and our ancestors, Africans are all people of African descent are today honoured that our humanity and our dignity have been restored.”
Ablakwa acknowledged that “views differed during this process,” and said, “the adoption of this text is not an arrival at a destination, but rather a major step in our ongoing journey and collective conversation for reparatory justice.”
He said the resolution “does not ignore the many dimensions of historical experience. Rather, it recognises that even within complexity, there are moments in history that stand apart, moments defined by their scale, their systematisation, and their impact on humanity.”
For more than 400 years, millions of people were stolen from Africa and shipped to the New World to toil in cotton fields and sugar and coffee plantations. Denied their basic humanity and...
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- Middle East: Fighting is triggering a chain reaction - UN Chief's Stakeout | United Nations
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- 8:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Secretary-General António Guterres said the way out of the war in the middle east is diplomacy, full respect of international law and peace.
Guterres spoke to reporters in New York, warning more than three weeks in, the war in the Middle East is “out of control.”
He reiterated, “it is time to stop climbing the escalation ladder – and start climbing the diplomatic ladder, and return to full respect of international law.”
The UN chief noted that he has remained in close contact with many from the region and around the world. A number of initiatives for dialogue and peace are underway. “They must succeed,” Guterres emphasized.
The Secretary-General announced the appointment of Jean Arnault as his Personal Envoy to lead the UN efforts on the conflict and its consequences.
Guterres said, “my message to the United States and Israel is that it is high time to end the war – as human suffering deepens, civilian ...
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- Middle East: Israeli Settlement Expansion and Escalation - Briefing | United Nations
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- 23:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Security Council briefing by Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
The United Nations Security Council met to receive briefings on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with a senior UN official reporting that Israeli planning authorities had advanced or approved over 6,000 housing units in occupied Palestinian territory during the reporting period.
“Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) calls on Israel to ‘immediately and completely cease all settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,’” Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN's Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process said to the Security Council. “Settlement activity has, nevertheless, continued at high levels,” he added.
Alakbarov told the Council that Israeli authorities ha...
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- Middle East - Joint Media Stakeout | United Nations
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- 4:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Joint media stakeout by Bahrain, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Pakistan, Somalia, and the United Kingdom, on the situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian question.
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- Israel on Iran - Security Council Media Stakeout | United Nations
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- 9:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Media stakeout by Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, on Iran.
Speaking about Iran, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon challenged European leaders by asking, “Where is the moral clarity?” He emphasized that now is the time “to step up, to recognize the common enemy.”
Ambassador Danon spoke to reporters today (24 Mar) ahead of a Security Council meeting on the Palestinian question.
He said, “over the weekend, the Iranian regime launched missiles nearly 4,000 kilometres toward Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean that hosted a major joint US-UK military base.”
The Israeli Ambassador pointed to a map next to him that illustrates the range of the Iranian ballistic missiles. He said, “they can reach Paris, it reaches London, Athens, Copenhagen, Riga. It reaches deep into Europe, 4,000 kilometres, double the range they claimed.”
Ambassador Danon warned, “if it has do...
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- Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (24 March 2026) | United Nations
- Runtime
- 28:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Lebanon
Sudan
Sudan/Humanitarian
Haiti
Colombia
Central America
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Security Council/Ukraine
Exhibition
International Days
Guest
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OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
At 3:00 p.m., the Security Council will hold an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” Our Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, is expected to brief on the implementation of resolution 2334, which is related to settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.
Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace High Representative to Gaza, is ...
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- Ukraine: "Nearly 1500 days of death, destruction and despair" - Briefing | United Nations
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- 9:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Briefing a Security Council session on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said four years since the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, “the violence is worse than ever,” and noted that “since February 2022, the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has verified that 15,364 civilians, including 775 children, have been killed in Ukraine.
DiCarlo said, “over the winter, damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure brought the country's energy grid to the brink of total collapse,” as “60 percent of gas production capacity has been destroyed, and all the country's power stations damaged, leading to persistent disruptions in electricity, heating and water across the country.”
She noted that the Russian Federation “has also reported attacks impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure,” including over the weekend of 14 to 16 March...
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- Racial Discrimination: "The Remedy is Solidarity" - UN Chief | United Nations
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- 5:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the 74th plenary meeting of the 80th session of the General Assembly on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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António Guterres, said, “Racial discrimination is a violation of human rights and human dignity. It is a learned behaviour that is both pervasive and deeply destructive.”
He also said, , “I am deeply troubled by how racism and xenophobia are being mainstreamed on digital platforms and in political discourse. What might begin with dog whistles — coded messages meant to embolden other bigots — can quickly turn into full-throated hate speech. We know where this road leads: to further injustice, violence, and even worse. The remedy is solidarity. Governments, institutions, businesses and communities must work together to safeguard the dignity, justice, equality, and rights of every person.”
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- Lebanon: Children are paying devastating price - Press Conference | United Nations
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- 24:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- UNICEF senior official Ted Chaiban told reporters that 118 children have been killed and 372 more have been injured in Lebanon since the escalation began –“the equivalent of a classroom of children every day that's either killed or injured.”
UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban briefed reporters on his recent visit to Lebanon.
He said, “Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a devastating price. A further descent into a wider and more protracted conflict would be catastrophic for millions more.”
According the UNICEF, more than 2,100 children have been killed or injured, including 206 children killed in Iran, 118 in Lebanon, four children killed in Israel and one in Kuwait. “These are the reported figures and they are expected to rise as the violence continues. That's an average of approximately 87 children either killed or injured every day since the beginnin...
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- Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity - Press Conference | United Nations
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- 26:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Ahead of landmark UN Resolution on the enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity, Ghanaian Ambassador Samuel Yao Kumah said the resolution “does not rank suffering, nor does it attempt to create a legal hierarchy of crimes against humanity.”
Speaking on behalf of the African Group at the United Nations, Kumah told reporters in New York that the initiative “did not arise suddenly, nor is it the undertaking of a single mission,” but instead “is the result of a clear continental mandate, grounded in decision, taken at the highest political level of Africa's multilateral institution, the African Union.”
He noted that during the 2025 General Assembly general debate, the President of Ghana, John Mahama “announced the country's intention to lead the tabling of a draft resolution on the declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as Gravest Crime Against Humanity.”
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- Zero Waste Day 2026 - UN Chief Message | United Nations
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Zero Waste (30 March 2026).
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"The world wastes far too much food.
Every day, we throw away enough to prepare 1 billion meals — while letting 9 percent of humanity go hungry.
We are putting our climate, ecosystems and health at risk.
And threatening our ability to feed ourselves in the future.
That’s why this year’s International Day of Zero Waste spotlights the mounting food waste crisis — and calls on each of us to take action.
Consumers can make a big impact with small changes in their shopping and cooking habits.
Retailers can optimize their operations and redistribute surplus food.
Cities can scale organic waste separation and strengthen procurement for schools and hospitals.
And national governments can drive systemic change by addressing food waste in their cli...
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- Racial Discrimination, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Briefing (23 March 2026) | United Nations
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- 23:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- State of the Global Climate/Report
- World Meteorological Day
- Racial Discrimination
- Lebanon
- West Bank
- Sudan
- South Sudan
- Security Council/Afternoon
- Ukraine
- Senior Personnel Appointment
- Financial Contribution
- Guest
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
This morning, the Secretary-General addressed the General Assembly event marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. He said that many of the solutions to confront racial discrimination are being weakened as some governments dismantle anti-racist policies and practices and leaders try to rewrite history.
He said he was deeply troubled by how racism and xenophobia are being mainstreamed on digital platforms and in political discourse. What might begin with dog whistles, coded message...
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- Why is the UN in New York? The Untold Story | United Nations
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- 9:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In the aftermath of World War II, the search for a permanent UN headquarters became one of the most high-profile decisions of the era - involving world leaders, city officials, and influential figures including US President Harry S. Truman, the Rockefeller family and New York City mayor William O'Dwyer.
Before the iconic Headquarters was built, the UN operated out of a series of temporary locations across New York - including Hunter College (now Lehman College), where the first Security Council meeting took place in March 1946, and Parkway Village in Queens, a pioneering residential community that housed many UN delegates and staff.
Through rare archival footage, historic photography, and expert interviews, this film traces the early years of the UN in New York (1945–1952) and explores the deep political, cultural, and economic ties between the Organization and its host city.
As the UN marks 80 years since its first meetings in New York, thi...
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- Cutting through the Noise | Goals Lounge | United Nations
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- 28:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In a world flooded with information, the stories that move people to care—and act—are the ones that cut through the noise.
Join us for a dynamic conversation exploring how storytelling can amplify social impact, build authentic connections, and turn complex issues into narratives that inspire change.
Moderator:
Annemarie Hou, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships
Speakers:
Tabitha Morton, Executive Director, UN Women UK
Bradley Archer Haynes, Global Marketing and Social Impact Chief, former Head of Brand and ED of Content for Change, Paramount Global
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- Turning Promises into Progress - SDG Media Zone | United Nations
- Runtime
- 21:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Intergenerational Leadership for Climate Justice and a Sustainable Future.
The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time and without urgent action it will continue to accelerate. It is our collective responsibility to leave behind a world that is safe and livable for future generations. But there is still reason to have hope: climate solutions are now readily available and cost-effective to implement.
Meaningful youth engagement is a fundamental human right and a non-negotiable strategy to raise climate ambition. From grassroots campaigns to global advocacy, youth-led movements are sparking hope, driving recognition of urgent realities, and transforming calls for climate justice into action. This intergenerational conversation will explore why it is essential to elevate young and diverse voices in the fight for the future of people and the planet.
Speakers:
Charitie Ropati, UN Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Grou...
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- Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade - UN Chief's Message | United Nations
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March 2026).
"Today we commemorate the victims of a staggering crime:
Millions of people stolen from their families and communities in Africa.
Trafficked across the Atlantic.
And — if they survived the journey — enslaved in the Americas.
Millions more were born into bondage, brutally exploited for their labour, and denied their basic humanity.
We honour their quiet resilience and courageous acts of open resistance.
This global order prevailed for over 400 years — and haunts our world even now.
In systems and institutions shaped and enriched by chattel slavery.
In social and economic inequalities rooted in past injustices.
And in biases that permeate our culture and impact us...
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- #UN women’s commission draws participants globally
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Officials, activists, artists and others concerned about women’s status in today’s world gathered at UN Headquarters for its annual two-week session on the issue. Although bringing different perspectives, they joined together with a resounding call for real change to improve the lives of women everywhere.
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- Rewriting a Gender-Equal Future: Data, Tech and the 2030 Deadline - SDG Media Zone | United Nations
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- 21:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- With just five years left to deliver the 2030 Agenda, the clock is ticking—and gender equality is slipping backward. The Gender Snapshot 2025, by UN Women and UN DESA, sounds the alarm: new tech once hailed as a game-changer is now weaponized against women, with generative AI threatening their jobs at nearly double the rate of men's. Yet closing the gender digital divide could lift 30 million women out of poverty and add $1.5 trillion to global GDP by 2030.
Speakers:
Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Sarah Hendriks, Director of Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (UN Women,
Anoushka Sinha, Founder & Director of Anupam Foundation, Human Rights Activist & Forbes 30 Under 30
Roya Mahboob, Founder of the Digital Citizen Fund
Moderator:
Elaine Reyes, News Anchor UN insider & Americas...
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- Leading in the Digital Spotlight | Goals Lounge | United Nations
- Runtime
- 30:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- This session of the Goals Lounge will feature diverse perspectives from young leaders and influencers, highlighting their experiences, strategies and reflections on navigating leadership, digital spaces and gender-based challenges today.
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- #CSW70 - #UN #women’s commission draws participants globally
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 19 March 2026.
Officials, activists, artists and others concerned about women’s status in today’s world gathered at UN Headquarters for its annual two-week session on the issue. Although bringing different perspectives, they joined together with a resounding call for real change to improve the lives of women everywhere.
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- International Day of Nowruz 2026 - UN Chief Message | United Nations
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Nowruz 2026 (21 March).
"Dear friends,
For more than 300 million people around the world, Nowruz represents renewal.
A new year.
A new spring.
A new chance to build bridges of understanding and mutual respect among all cultures and peoples.
In these difficult and divided times, the message of Nowruz is vital.
Its timeless values of diversity, dialogue, understanding and reconciliation represent a powerful path to achieving the peace, human rights and dignity that the United Nations works for each and every day.
The challenges faced by the human family are immense.
But Nowruz can be our guide.
Across all nations and cultures, let’s walk together as we build a more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for all people.
May this Nowruz bring joy, health, prosperity and peace".
More info: https://...
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- Gender Equality in Water - Press Conference | United Nations
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- 14:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Mr. Bhanu Neupane, Process Coordinator for the UNESCO World Water Development Report, on the launch of the World Water Development Report.
“The message of the report is very clear. As with climbing Mount Everest, the route to gender equality in water may be visible, but the real challenge is sustaining the exit to the summit,” Bhanu Neupane, UNESCO Representative, said as he briefed journalists on the launch of the UN World Water Development Report for 2026.
Neupane said 1.8 billion people live in households without water on the premises. In those households, women and girls are responsible for collecting water in about 70 percent of cases, spending around 250 million hours every single day on the task.
“These burdens begin very early,” he said. “Girls under the age of 15 are almost twice as likely as boys to face fetch water, and girls five to nine years old already spend significantly more time than boys on unpaid househo...
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- Sudan, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (19 March 2026) | United Nations
- Runtime
- 16:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Noon Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- Secretary-General/Travel
- Deputy Secretary-General/Travel
- Nicholas Haysom
- Sudan
- Sudan/Humanitarian
- UN Interim Force in Lebanon
- Lebanon/Humanitarian
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Ukraine
- Colombia
- International Days
- Briefings
SECRETARY-GENERAL/TRAVEL
The Secretary-General this morning met and had a working lunch with the members of the European Council in Brussels.
He also spoke to the press in Brussels and told them that he had the following message for the United States and to Israel: it’s high time to end this war that is risking getting completely out of control.
And the Secretary-General said to Iran: stop attacking your neighbours, they were never parties to the conflict. He added that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormu...
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- #UN mourns top crisis diplomat Nicholas #Haysom
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The UN is mourning the loss of Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan, who went from advising Nelson Mandela following the historic anti-apartheid struggle to becoming a ‘tireless’ champion of crisis diplomacy for the UN in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Read more UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167160
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- Earth Hour 2026 - UN Chief Message | United Nations
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Video Message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for Earth Hour.
"Earth Hour began as a simple gesture.Now it is a global signal: people everywhere are calling for climate action.This year, as Earth Hour marks 20 years of impact, I invite you to join the millions who areturning off non-essential lights on Saturday, 28 March, from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m.But let it be more than a shot in the dark.Let it be a spark for change.Demand faster emissions cuts;A rapid and just transition from fossil fuels to renewables;And real support for communities already facing the worst impacts.Speak up. Mobilize.Help power a safer, fairer future for all."
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- Syria: Regional conflict's impact - Security Council Briefing | United Nations
- Runtime
- 12:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- "Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Claudio Cordone told the Security Council that “Syria’s steady but fragile recovery political, institutional and economic could be undermined by the impact of a prolonged regional conflict.”
Addressing an open briefing on Syria, Cordone said, “as Syrians mark this month the 15th anniversary of the revolution, we reflect on the immense human cost of the conflict, the aspiration that animated the early demonstrations, the long struggle that ensued, and our efforts, including in this Council, to support a future in which Syrians can live in dignity, peace and stability.”
He said, “Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have claimed both Lebanese and Syrian lives, and resulted in approximately 140,000 persons, mostly Syrians, crossing into Syria seeking safety” and reiterated the UN’s call on Israel “to fully respect Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity, adhere to the terms of the 1974 Disengagement on Forces Agree...
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- Ethiopia & Sudan: Mine Action - Press Conference | United Nations
- Runtime
- 27:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) spokesperson said, “There are many crises in the world today that are taking up attention and resources, but neglecting countries on the path to peace will result in them sliding back to war.”
Rob Syfret, Chief of the UN Mine Action Programme in Ethiopia, and Mohammad Sediq Rashid (joining virtually from Khartoum), Chief of the UN Mine Action Programme in Sudan, addressed the press in New York.
Syfret said, “Ethiopia at the moment, risks becoming the forgotten post conflict. There are many crises in the world today that are taking up attention and resources, but neglecting countries on the path to peace will result in them sliding back to war.”
He continued, “The fighting left areas of the country littered with explosive remnants of war that continue to kill and maim civilians four years after the Pretoria agreement ended the conflict. The resources that required to solve the problem are ebbing away and b...
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- Afghanistan, Lebanon & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (18 March 2026) | United Nations
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- 26:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Noon Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
- Secretary-General Travels
- Afghanistan-Pakistan
- Afghanistan/Humanitarian
- UNIFIL
- Lebanon
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Syria/Security Council
- Yemen
- Somalia
- Colombia
- Child Mortality
- International Maritime Organization
- Financial Contribution
- Guest Tomorrow
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 16 March, which reportedly resulted in the death and injury of civilians at a hospital.
The Secretary-General recalls that under international humanitarian law, patients, medical personnel and medical facilities, including hospitals, must be respected and protected at all times. He calls for an independent and impartial investigation into the incident.
The Se...
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- UN High Commissioner for Refugees on solutions & hope for forcibly displaced people | United Nations
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih speaks about his first months in office and advancing solutions for forcibly displaced people at a time when more than 117 million people have been forced to flee, his own story as a refugee and his message to refugee youth around the world.
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- #SouthSudan - They fled war… but the bullets followed them.
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Sudanese refugees who escaped conflict now face growing insecurity inside Makpandu camp in South Sudan—where safety is no longer guaranteed.
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- Afghanistan: Women’s Most Urgent Needs Shelter - Press Conference | United Nations
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- 29:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- UN Women’s Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson, today (17 Mar) told journalists in New York that for women and girls in Afghanistan, “2026 was already proving to be an extremely difficult year,” and with the conflict in the Middle East and ongoing hostilities with Pakistan, “many are facing even more trauma and hardship.”
Briefing virtually from Kabul, Ferguson said, “at least 64,000 people have been affected by the military escalation, just over half of them women and girls. This includes thousands of families who've been displaced yet again after living for six months in temporary camps following the August 2025 earthquake. And among them are women and girls who've already returned from, Iran or Pakistan.”
She said in Afghanistan, “women's most urgent needs are shelter, health care and clean water,” and noted that UN Women “is working with partners to ensure women are included in assessment teams, so their needs are unde...
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- Iran, Lebanon, Palestine & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (17 March 2026) | United Nations
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- 20:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Noon Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Iran
Middle East
Lebanon
Lebanon/Humanitarian
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Afghanistan/Pakistan
Cuba
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Afghanistan/Pakistan
Cuba
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Global Advocate for Human-Centric Digital Governance
Financial Contribution
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IRAN
The Secretary-General asserts once more that the war in the Middle East must stop. Diplomacy must prevail.
All Security Council resolutions must be implemented. The latest one, resolution 2817, must be respected, as we see that countries in the Gulf continue to be targeted.
MIDDLE EAST
And the World Food Programme (WFP) is warning today that the total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could re...
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- Joseph Gordon-Levitt advocates for internet governance | United Nations
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The United Nations is pleased to welcome actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the UN’s first Global Advocate for Human-centric Digital Governance.
In this role, Mr. Gordon-Levitt will collaborate with the UN to help shape a digital future that is inclusive, innovative and human-centred. He will bring his creativity, perspective and influence to the UN Internet Governance Forum, amplifying the UN’s commitment to human rights and accountability in the digital age.
From online safety to access and opportunity, his advocacy will help ensure that the human impact of technology on everyday life is never overlooked.
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- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the #UN’s first Global Advocate for Human-centric Digital Governance
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The United Nations is pleased to welcome actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the UN’s first Global Advocate for Human-centric Digital Governance.
In this role, Mr. Gordon-Levitt will collaborate with the UN to help shape a digital future that is inclusive, innovative and human-centred. He will bring his creativity, perspective and influence to the UN Internet Governance Forum, amplifying the UN’s commitment to human rights and accountability in the digital age.
From online safety to access and opportunity, his advocacy will help ensure that the human impact of technology on everyday life is never overlooked.
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- Islamophobia: Call to eradicate anti-Muslim hatred and bigotry - UN Chief | United Nations
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- 6:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- At an event commemorating the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, the Secretary-General urged a renewed commitment to “the equality, human rights, and dignity of every person, everywhere,” calling for actions to eradicate the rising tide of anti-Muslim hatred and bigotry.
The International Day to Combat Islamophobia is observed annually on March 15.
Speaking at the event in New York, Guterres cautioned a rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry and hate. He said the bias can be overt: institutional discrimination, socio economic marginalization, sweeping immigration restrictions, and unwarranted surveillance and profiling. And the bias can also be subtle, in opportunities quietly denied, assumptions left unchallenged +, questions weighted down by suspicion.
The UN chief said, “these realities are driven – and dangerously amplified – by anti‑Muslim rhetoric, misinformation, and outright hate,” adding “when discriminatory narratives ...
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- Haiti: Human Rights Crisis - Press Conference | United Nations
- Runtime
- 35:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- “I am alarmed by the ongoing human rights crisis that creates massive suffering for the Haitian people,” a UN human rights independent expert said after a ten-day visit to Haiti.
Briefing reporters in New York today (16 Mar), William O'Neill, a UN human rights independent expert on Haiti, said gang violence has forced at least 1.4 million people from their homes, describing it as an unprecedented level of internal displacement.
He said some territory had been recovered from gang control and that police were more visible and motivated. Political leadership, he added, appeared more unified. But he said those gains were offset by conditions on the ground that remained dire.
“In camps and makeshift settlements people struggle every day simply to survive,” O'Neill said. “Sexual violence is rife in these sites.” He said displaced families frequently lack access to healthcare, clean water, sanitation, food, schools and adequate shelter.
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- Children Caught in #Lebanon’s Escalating Crisis
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Three weeks into the crisis in Lebanon, more than 830,000 people have fled their homes — including nearly 290,000 children.
UNICEF warns that displacement, food shortages, and strained health systems are putting children at growing risk.
