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UN’s mission ‘more important than ever’, Secretary-General says at UN Day ceremony

26 October 2020
UN Affairs

Seventy-five years after world leaders united to promote global peace and progress through cooperation, representatives from the international community stood in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday to reaffirm their commitment to this promise. 

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Step up action to achieve COVID-19 ceasefire, Guterres says in UN Day message

23 October 2020
UN Affairs

The UN’s 75th anniversary this Saturday, which falls as countries continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, is an opportunity to accelerate action to achieve a global ceasefire during the crisis, Secretary-General António Guterres has said. 

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UNcomplicated: ‘Multilateralism in action’

25 September 2020
UNcomplicated

In this special anniversary episode of our UNcomplicated podcast, hosts Sinjuda and Jason get to stay in their pyjamas to interview our colleague Reem Abaza, who spent the COVID-19 emergency working at the heart of the UN, as spokesperson for the President of the 74th General Assembly. 

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PODCAST SPECIAL: Nations United, hosted by Julia Roberts

21 September 2020
The Lid is On

In the midst of COVID-19, we have an historic opportunity to look at the world as it is, based on the facts, and then focus on collective solutions, according to a special project undertaken by the United Nations this year to mark its 75th anniversary.

Tune in to this special edition of our Lid is On podcast -Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times, hosted by Hollywood great, Julia Roberts.

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One million people share hopes and fears for future with the UN

21 September 2020
UN Affairs

The results are in from a massive, unprecedented crowd-sourcing survey of international opinion, launched in January 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Participants from all walks of life, women, men, girls and boys in developed and developing countries were encouraged to share their hopes and fears for the future and how the UN can help to bring about change. 

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LIVE: UN 'only as strong as its members' Guterres tells UN75 event, looking to the future

21 September 2020
UN Affairs

On Monday the UN marks the 75 years of the Organization with a High-level meeting featuring many world leaders. The theme is, “The future we want, the United Nations we need”, and there is a strong focus on the role of youth, and ensuring the UN remains relevant for future generations.


Highlights: 
•     Live broadcast of High-level meeting

•    UNcomplicated podcast: the UN turns 75
•    UN75 photo story 

•    Richard Curtis video, Nations United

•   Lid Is On podcast, narrated by Julia Roberts

•   W.H. Auden's "Hymn to the United Nations"

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UN Secretary-General's opening remarks at press conference

16 September 2020
General News

UN Secretary-General's opening remarks at #UNGA press conference, on 16 September 2020

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PODCAST: UN chief names COVID, a ceasefire, and climate as UN75 priorities

15 September 2020
The Lid is On

Although COVID-19 continues to dominate the headlines, a host of other global challenges have not gone away, such as conflict, famine and the existential threat posed by climate change.

In this edition of our Lid is On podcast, UN News’s May Yaacoub spoke to UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, to find out what his priorities are for the event.

 

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COVID-19: World leaders to stay at home, in first ‘virtual’ UN General Assembly

23 July 2020
UN Affairs

The General Debate of the General Assembly, traditionally the most high-profile UN event of the year, will be a slimmed-down affair this September, with world leaders staying away from New York, and contributing set-piece speeches via video link, a UN spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.

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Onset of COVID-19 pandemic boosts support for international cooperation

20 April 2020
UN Affairs

Initial results of a UN initiative to help decide the future direction of the Organization have revealed overwhelming support for international cooperation, which has grown significantly since COVID-19 began spreading around the world.