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Reem Abaza, Spokesperson of PGA74
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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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The Sustainable Development Goals projected onto UN Headquarters, New York.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

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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A young woman from St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean completed a UN survey about her hopes and futures for the future.
UN Barbados and the OECS

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. 

The Indian Government is ensuring that youth volunteers are a part of the conversation and action in meeting their sustainable development goals.
© UNDP India

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"

Press Briefing by the Secretary-General to mark the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly
UN Photo/Cia Pak

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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UN News' May Yaacoub interviews Un Secretary General António Guterres.
UN News/Ben Dotsei Malor

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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