Jul 16, 2018
Celebrities, News, United Nations
Antonio Guterres, Celebrities, celebrity, Cittadellarte, Climate Change, earthquake Nepal, Fashion B.E.S.T., Gender Equality, General Assembly, Goodwill Ambassador, Government of Nepal, human rights, Jean Todt, Made in Forests, Michelle Yeoh, New York, Secretary-General, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable fashion design, Tiziano Guardini, UN, UN Development Program, UN Headquarters, UNDP, UNECE/FAO, wood-based fibers
United Nations, New York, USA, July 16, 2018 – Actress Michelle Yeoh, UN Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador Advocating for the SDGs today at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock UNITED NATIONS, July 16 — Actor Michelle Yeoh has been on a journey to find an outfit that that does not damage the Earth. On July 16 she brought to the UN in New York a film about her quest, called “Made in Forests.” It was presented during the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development, and features Italy’s Cittadellarte Fashion B.E.S.T., an art foundation that [Read More]
Jul 11, 2018
News, United Nations
Baron Divavesi Waqa, Baron Waqa, children and armed conflict, Climate Change, climate-related, Curaçao, early-warning mechanisms, Eugene Rhuggenaath, Jonathan R. Cohen, Karel van Oosterom, Kingdom of the Netherland, Lake Chad region, Pacific Ocean, Paris Accord, President of Nauru, Prime Minister, Security Council Meeting, security risks, Somalia, sustaining peace, United States, Vladimir Putin
United Nations, New York, USA, July 11, 2018 – President of Nauru Baron Waqa during the Security Council Meeting on Understanding and addressing climate-related security risks today at the UN Headquarters in New York. By Kurt Wheelock UNITED NATIONS, July 11 — Nauru is a small country in the Pacific Ocean, and getting smaller as the water rises. On July 11 its president Baron Divavesi Waqa proposed to the UN Security Council the creation on Climate and Security of a new UN envoy. He outlined to the Security Council members improvements they need to make, saying “the Council needs better [Read More]
Jun 22, 2018
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United Nations, New York, USA, June 22, 2018 – Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and Ine Eriksen Soreide Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs During the launch of Norways campaign for an elected seat in the Security Council, term 2021-2022 today at the UN Headquarters Rose Garden in New York. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock When Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide appeared in the Rose Garden of UN Headquarters on June 22 to officially launch her country’s bid to be elected to a UN Security Council seat for 2021-22, the campaigning had already in essence begun. Norway has already [Read More]
