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UNRCCA ORGANIZED A VIRTUAL MEETING OF NATIONAL EXPERTS FROM CENTRAL ASIA AND AFGANISTAN ON WATER AND ENERGY COOPERATION
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 10 November 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) organized an online meeting of the national experts on water and energy cooperation…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WAR AND ARMED CONFLICT
New York, 6 November 2020 Conflict and the environment are deeply interlinked. Around the world, at least 40 per cent of all intrastate conflicts have had an important natural resource dimension. Rising temperatures due to…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY
New York, 5 November 2020 We live in a multi-hazard world where risk is systemic and embedded in the very fabric of human development. Currently we are struggling with what some describe as a tsunami of death and disease due…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
New York, 2 November 2020 On this year’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the world, including the media, faces an entirely new challenge: COVID-19. The pandemic has highlighted new perils for…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON WORLD CITIES DAY
New York, 31 October 2020 On this World Cities Day, we recognize the extraordinary contribution made by grassroots communities in our cities and towns. The value of communities has been brought into sharp focus during the…
UNRCCA SUPPORTS THE INTERREGIONAL MODEL UN
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 27-29 October 2020, the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) took part in the first conference of the Interregional Model UN (IR-MUN) dedicated to the 75 th…
SRSG NATALIA GHERMAN MEETS WITH UZBEK DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AND DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC AND REGIONAL STUDIES UNDER THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan On October 27, Natalia Gherman, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), held encounters with…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
New York, 29 Ocober 2020 Thank you, Mr. President. Excellencies, I thank you for this opportunity to brief you on Women, Peace and Security, twenty years after the landmark Security Council resolution 1325. The COVID-19…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON UN DAY
New York, 24 October 2020 Dear friends, The 75 th anniversary of the United Nations falls in the middle of a global pandemic. Our founding mission is more critical than ever. To promote human dignity. Protect human rights…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON WORLD STATISTICS DAY
New York, 20 October 2020 I wish everyone around the world a data-rich World Statistics Day! Statistics are fundamental for evidence-based policymaking. Current, reliable, timely and trusted data help us to understand the…