Tag: United Nations
UN Security Council Considers Sexua...
Amal Clooney, Barrister, addresses United Nations Security Council meeting on women and peace and security, with a focus on sexual violence in conflict
Interactive Dialogue on Harmony wit...
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, chairs the interactive dialogue of the General Assembly on harmony with nature in commemoration of International Mother Earth Day
Observers Warn the Future Prospects...
The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule and has since worked to promote religious and cultural autonomy for his people
Earth Day 2019 Looks at Human Effec...
Earth Day Network, the organization that leads Earth Day observances worldwide, has designated 2019 to be the year to “Protect Our Species”
UN Interpreters a Responsible and P...
Translating from six official languages and convert it into the relevant language with proper and appropriate words needs oral skills and proper education.A team of a six language requires 14 interpreters three per booth for Arabic and Chinese
Violence in Burkina Faso Wreaks Hav...
Burkina Faso is facing massive internal displacement because of violence. The United Nations reports more than 100,000 people have been displaced this year in the West African nation
SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict...
Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefs reporters as a guest at the noon briefing
UN Secretary-General Meets Nobel La...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Nadia Murad, Nobel Laureate and Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Ms. Murad gave a copy of her book “The Last Girl” to the Secretary-General
UN Rights Chief Urges Respect for H...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is urging Sudan’s new rulers to uphold the constitution and take heed of human rights as they try to move the country forward after the toppling of president Omar al-Bashir
Scene at UN Headquarters in New Yor...
A view of the sculpture entitled “Sphere within a Sphere”, by Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro, at the visitors entrance to the UN Headquarters