Category: International Observances

Every person – no matter how big, small or blue – can make the world more peaceful, equitable and healthy, the United Nations told young people at a special ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that included the Smurfs and a handover of the key to Smurfdom. Voice actors from the upcoming animated movie […]

Everyone will have experienced discrimination of some kind during their lives; however, non-discrimination is a human right. Equally, states and individuals have a legal obligation not to discriminate. This March, on Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS is urging people to make some noise around zero discrimination, to speak up and prevent discrimination from standing in the […]

Intensified fighting between Government and non-Government forces near densely populated areas in eastern Ukraine is endangering civilians, the senior United Nations humanitarian representative in the country told reporters in Geneva today. “The situation in eastern Ukraine is actually quite serious, you will be aware that between 21 January and 3 February the fighting intensity increased,” […]

The world faces a “terrible lack of trust,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said today addressing the World Government Summit in the Emirati city of Dubai, and called for reconciliation between people, their governments and global multilateral institutions. “Improving governance, and improving confidence between governments and people, is essential and it is a condition to […]

On 13 February 2017, UNESCO joins the world in celebrating World Radio Day, a chance to honour how radio is uniquely positioned to bring communities together and promote positive dialogue for change.  Across the globe, listeners and radio stations alike are coming together to mark the ways that radio shapes our lives – it is still one […]