Today at #UNGA in New York:
will join Heads of State and Government in keeping the promise of the #GlobalGoals for people 👨👩👦👦 and planet 🌏.
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#KeepingThePromise
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On Monday, will visit #UNGA in New York to show their support for the #GlobalGoals.
Join them and make your promise for a better future for all: un.cheerity.com
It’s official! #Cuba is the first country in the world to eliminate mother-child transmission of #HIV &#AIDS. bit.ly/2ouj5uQ
"We are concerned that India’s new Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 is fundamentally discriminatory in nature. We hope the Supreme Court of #India will consider carefully the compatibility of the law with India’s international human rights obligations." --
"We are deeply concerned that the latest restrictions in Indian-Administered #Kashmir will exacerbate the human rights situation in the region. The fact that hardly any information at all is currently coming out is of great concern in itself," -- spokesperson.
Happy to have at the United Nations HQ today! Thank you for your support for #GlobalGoals!💙 un.cheerity.com
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[#오늘의방탄] UN SDG Moment with #BTS
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#문화특사소년단 #방탄소년단 #BTSARMY #YouthToday #YourStories #PermissiontoDance
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Independent experts urge #India to end communications shutdown in #Kashmir.
“The shutdown of the internet & telecommunication networks, without the Government justification, are inconsistent with the fundamental norms of necessity & proportionality."is.gd/Vk2IsE
Relentless misogynistic and sectarian attacks online against journalist must be promptly and thoroughly investigated by the #Indian 🇮🇳 authorities and the judicial harassment against her brought to an end at once, stress . is.gd/zB9Yls
"𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝?"
Special Envoy urges the UN Security Council to take action to stop the violence and restore democracy in #Myanmar🇲🇲.
"We are extremely concerned that the population of Indian-Administered #Kashmir continues to be deprived of a wide range of human rights and we urge the Indian authorities to unlock the situation and fully restore the rights that are currently being denied," --
"We are concerned that India’s new Citizenship Amendment Act is fundamentally discriminatory in nature & hope the Supreme Court of #India will consider carefully the compatibility of the law with India’s int'l human rights obligations."-
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"'You do not have to stay at home only because you are a woman', my mom always told me."
shares her memories of growing up and breaking barriers.
#IWD2019
This year’s #UNGA will still be overshadowed by the #COVID19 pandemic, but that won’t stop leaders from addressing urgent global challenges.
Korean superstars, and friends of the UN, will be also performing live during the hybrid event: news.un.org/en/story/2021/
Human rights experts express serious concern over the UK's 🇬🇧 Nationality and Borders Bill, which they say breaches the country's obligations under international law. “If adopted, it would seriously undermine protection of the human rights of trafficked persons, incl. children."
"We thought the world has stopped, but it continues to move forward. Every choice we make is the beginning of change."
came to UNHQ during this year's UN General Assembly to support action for the #GlobalGoals and a better world for everyone.
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. on #Kashmir: We are deeply concerned at the arrest of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez under Indian counter-terrorism legislation. We are unaware of the factual basis of the charges. He is known as a tireless advocate for families of the disappeared.
. Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in #Palestine finds that "Israeli snipers shot at journalists, health workers, children and persons with disabilities, knowing they were clearly recognizable as such."
Full report: ow.ly/aEeA30nRL8q
“Nigerians, like everyone else, have a fundamental right to peaceful assembly and protest,” says UN #HumanRights Chief , while strongly condemning the use of excessive and disproportionate force by Nigerian armed forces in #Lagos, #Nigeria.
#nigeriaprotests
In its final day, the Human Rights Council #HRC46 has voted to renew the mandate of Special Rapporteur on #Myanmar Thomas Andrews for a period of one year.
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"We call on the Government of #Zimbabwe to find ways of engaging with the population about their legitimate grievances and to stop the crackdown against protesters" - spokesperson.
We are at war with a virus, and not winning it.
It took the world 3 months to reach 100,000 confirmed cases.
The next 100,000 happened in just 12 days.
The third took 4 days.
The fourth - 1.5 days.
This war needs a war-time plan to fight it.
#G20VirtualSummit #COVID19
"Don't need to talk the talk, just walk the walk!"
performed #PermissiontoDance at #UNGA76 in New York last month. #BTS is the official supporter of the "Keeping the Promise" campaign to promote #GlobalGoals.
Will you join? bit.ly/Keeping-The-Pr
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"𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩. States must not allow the deadly mistakes of the past in Syria and elsewhere to be repeated."
-- Chief
#Myanmar 🇲🇲
"If you think economic interests are more important than environment, try counting your money while holding your breath," - chief tells the opening session of #HRC40.
#Kashmir: independent human rights experts call on #India to remedy ‘alarming’ situation in Jammu and Kashmir
via :
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#Myanmar
"Consider all available tools to take collective action and do what is right, what the people of Myanmar deserve and prevent a multi-dimensional catastrophe in the heart of Asia. A bloodbath is imminent," Special Envoy warns UN Security Council.
"Shocking and shameful": comments from the President of the United States go "against universal values" according to spox Rupert Colville speaking in Geneva today
"We urge the Indian authorities to unlock the situation & fully restore the rights that are currently being denied. Although some of the measures have been relaxed, their impact on human rights continues to be widely felt."
on #Kashmir: is.gd/qhd8Nr
UN independent #humanrights experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in #China, incl. Hong Kong SAR. They denounce "the repression of protest and democracy advocacy in #HongKong, and impunity for excessive use of force by police."
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#IndigenousPeoples are the world’s best forest guardians. They manage 33% of forests that hold 80% of the 🌏’s biodiversity.
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s #biodiversity.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
#WeAreIndigenous
"Hay que construir una cultura de derechos humanos en cada país, pero también asegurar que al nivel internacional, esos derechos sean respetados y que cada estado haga su parte" - es la nueva Alta Comisionada de la para los DDHH. Veanla en el #SDGStudio Ginebra
"This is the time for facts, not fear.
This is the time for science, not rumors.
This is the time for solidarity, not stigma.
We are all in this together."
of declares a public health emergency of international concern over #coronavirus.
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#Myanmar: The military must “stop killing and detaining protestors,” said yesterday.
“All those with influence have a responsibility to take measures to bring an end to this State violence against the people of Myanmar.”
"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones." -- Nelson Mandela
"We have received numerous reports of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian objects due to airstrikes and artillery strikes in #Tigray.
Indiscriminate attacks or attacks deliberately targeting civilians or civilian objects amount to war crimes." -
It’s time to end violence against women and girls.
It’s time to support and empower survivors.
The #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence starts today, 25 November. Let’s #OrangetheWorld!
#HearMeToo
“Without a focused, diplomatic solution, including the hosting of an emergency summit that brings together #Myanmar’s neighbours and those countries with great influence in the region, I fear the situation of human rights in Myanmar will further deteriorate," --
UN Envoy for #Myanmar 🇲🇲 to the Security Council:
"It is critical that this council is resolute and coherent in putting the security forces on notice and standing with the people of Myanmar firmly, in support of the clear November election results."
“The people of Myanmar need not only words of support but supportive action.
They need the help of the international community, NOW.”
Tom Andrews presents his report on #Myanmar to the .
Full report: is.gd/MuUlKm
“This military action clearly violates international law and puts at risk countless civilian lives. It must be immediately halted. The protection of the civilian population must be a priority," urges Chief . #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #UkraineCrisis
"If civilians were deliberately killed by a party or parties to the conflict, these killings would amount to war crimes. There needs to be independent, impartial, thorough, transparent investigations to establish accountability & ensure justice," - on #Tigray, Ethiopia
Remembering Kofi Annan: the casket of the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations left Geneva today for the state funeral in Ghana, which will take place on 13 September.
"Kofi Annan was a guiding force for good. It is with profound sadness that I learned of his passing." -
Former Secretary General and Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday, 18 August. Statement: bit.ly/2L8R86Y
"Major political decisions about the future status of Jammu & Kashmir have been taken without the consent, deliberation or active and informed participation of the affected population. Their leaders are detained." provides an update on the situation in #Kashmir.
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#Myanmar 🇲🇲
"The people of Myanmar appreciate expressions of concern from the international community, but what they desperately need is action. It is critical that nations stand with and for the besieged people of Myanmar," urge experts and .
For the first time in history, #disarmament affairs at the United Nations are led by all #women!
This week, heads of , , , and all met together in Geneva.
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#Myanmar: Independent human rights experts raise alarm over forced evictions, escalation of rights violations
Learn more:
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/
UN Human Rights Council today discussed situation of human rights in #Eritrea 🇪🇷.
Activist shared her own moving personal story 👇🏾
#Myanmar
"I sincerely hope that the international community will rise to the occasion of this moment of history by following the lead and the inspiration of the people of Myanmar by coming to their aid as a coordinated whole,” -- to #HRC46
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And it's a wrap!
5 years
250 terabytes of data
250,000 pieces of metadata
14,200,000 pages digitized
LONTAD, or "Total Digital Access to the League of Nations Archives", is coming to a close. An impressive work by and partners! 👏🏽
➡️ archives.ungeneva.org
“Collective persecution of Julian #Assange must end now. My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights,"- Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on #Torture
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Geneva's iconic Jet d'eau goes green on the occasion of the #ClimateActionSummit which is taking place at UN HQ today.
#ActNow
#ClimateAction
UN human rights experts today called on the Government of #Uganda 🇺🇬 to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on its political opponents which began in the lead-up to January’s disputed general elections and continues to suppress opposition supporters. is.gd/Dhw3Rj
She is young.
She is fearless.
She is taking action to protect our planet.
We're celebrating activists like this #EarthDay #ClimateAction
#ForPeopleForPlanet 👨👩👦👦💚🌎
"This is the time for facts, not fear.
This is the time for science, not rumors.
This is the time for solidarity, not stigma.
𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓."
of on the #coronavirus epidemics.
#COVID2019
#Tigray has never had so little emergency food, after 14 months of war, warns. "The scale of food distributions has reached an all-time low in Tigray as food stocks and fuel have almost been entirely exhausted."
reports.unocha.org/en/country/eth #Ethiopia
. is "deeply concerned about the situation in #Myanmar🇲🇲, incl. the increasing use of force and the reported deployment of additional armored vehicles to major cities. He calls on Myanmar’s military & police to ensure the right of peaceful assembly is respected."
“It is easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.” #NelsonMandela
Mandela's words resonate as strong today as ever.
#MandelaDay2019
"Not just a story about vulgar language" but "validating & encouraging racism and xenophobia" - spox on POTUS comments
“Conditions in #Myanmar are deteriorating, but they will likely get much worse without an immediate robust, international response in support of those under siege," warns Thomas Andrews, .
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This is the time for facts, not fear.
This is the time for science, not rumors.
This is the time for solidarity, not stigma.
𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓.
on the #coronavirus epidemics.
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."
Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation must be a priority, say United Nations experts as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights #UDHR marks 74 years. is.gd/B1zADB
“No child is born with hate.
Hate is taught.”
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12 April is the International Day of Human #Space Flight.👩🚀👨🚀🚀
Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova, the first man and the first woman in the outer space, visited the United Nations in 1963.
#ScienceSunday
Thousands of the world’s languages, including many #IndigenousLanguages, may become extinct by the end of this century. On #MotherLanguageDay let's celebrate the language diversity and commit to preserving the world's diverse cultural heritage!
