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Kada Hotić holds photographs of her son, husband, and two brothers, who were lost in the Srebrenica genocide.
UN News/Hisae Kawamori

Mothers of Srebrenica: ‘Sadly, the killing continues in the world’

The pointe shoes were a testament to unfulfilled hopes. They belonged to a young ballet dancer from Bosnia and Herzegovina whose life was forever changed by the brutal conflict that broke out in the heart of Europe at the end of the 20th century and were on display at UN Headquarters in New York to educate visitors about the horrors of war and genocide.

Zara Bulama carries one of the goats she received from FAO in Gongulong, Maiduguri, Nigeria, in June 2021.
UNOCHA/Damilola Onafuwa

Halfway there: 5 ways the UN is turbocharging the race to the SDGs

At the halfway point towards realizing the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States, innovators, and influencers will gather at UN Headquarters on Monday when the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will be showcasing post-pandemic gains made in the push towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), unveiling its latest progress report.

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