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President Jair Messias Bolsonaro of Brazil addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Brazilian President commits country to climate neutrality by 2050 

21 September 2021
UN Affairs

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted this Tuesday, in New York, his country’s work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change.  

Joenia Wapixana, activist for the rights of indigenous people in Brazil
UN News/Daniela Gross

First Person: A life dedicated to indigenous rights in Brazil

18 September 2021
Human Rights

For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against “institutionalized discrimination” in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, she says it’s time to dedicate more resources to this fight.

Five States were elected by the General Assembly to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council 

11 June 2021
UN Affairs

Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session of the General Assembly on Friday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. 

President Jair Messias Bolsonaro (on screen) of Brazil addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Brazilian President outlines action taken to address COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment

22 September 2020
UN Affairs

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has highlighted social and economic measures his administration implemented, to address the COVID-19 pandemic and what he views as the politicization of the virus in South America’s largest country. 

During one year the documentary followed the lives of Syrian student Ibrahim (left) and Iraqi physiotherapist Qutaiba (right).
Juan Sarmiento

Building a cinematic bond with refugees, in a time of crisis

19 May 2020
Migrants and Refugees

A Brazilian filmmaker is hoping that the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will generate more empathy and solidarity towards others, including refugees, an optimistic position also held by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the South American country.

Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Brazilian President speaks out against ‘media lies’ surrounding Amazon fires

24 September 2019
Peace and Security

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against what he characterized as “media lies” about the Amazon and  alleged manipulation of the indigenous people who live there.

President Michel Temer of Brazil addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly..
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

‘Old forms of intolerance are being rekindled,’ unilateralism re-emerging, Brazil warns at UN Assembly

25 September 2018
UN Affairs

The first Head of State to address the seventy-third general debate of the United Nations General Assembly, Michel Temer, President of Brazil, denounced the rising tide of isolationism, intolerance and unilateralism that was challenging international order.