Jan 1, 2017
News, Secretary General, United Nations
Antonio Guterres, citizens, global terrorism, governments, leaders, New Secretary General, New Year’s Message, New Year’s resolution, Peace and Security, Prime Minister of Portugal, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Secretary-General, UNHCR
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 1 January 2017 – Antonio Guterres made his first statement as the new UN Secretary General on New Year’s Day. He urges everyone to join him in his New Year’s resolution, to “make 2017 a year for peace“. “On this New Year’s Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year’s resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first. Let us make 2017 a year in which we all – citizens, governments, leaders – strive to overcome our differences,“ said Guterres in his first statement as [Read More]
Dec 24, 2016
News, United Nations
Arctic ice-cap, childhood, Christmas Eve, Christmas memories, Climate Action, Comics Uniting Nations, goal number thirteen, Green Christmas, Michael Strauss, new comic book, North Pole, PCI Media Impact, Santa Claus, Santa’s Green Christmas, school lessons, SDGs, Sustainable Developments Goals, The Poles, UN, UNICEF, united nations
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 24 December 2016 – The initiative Comics Uniting Nations released a new comic book on climate action this December. Climate action refers to goal number thirteen of the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs). The new comic is called Santa’s Green Christmas and presents the issue of climate change in an approachable Christmas story. “I’m highly excited about this contribution to the Comics Uniting Nations series. It superbly balances the messaging with the humor. It’s smart and beautifully illustrated. It’s thoughtful and funny. We think it will be a huge hit with the target [Read More]
Dec 15, 2016
Celebrities, News, United Nations
70th anniversary, Angélique Kidjo, Brazilian Orquestra, Celebrations, Children Night, Crianca Cidada, David Beckham, foreverychild, Jackie Chan, Juan Carlos Moran Menjivar, New York, Orlando Bloom, Priyanka Chopra, UN, UNICEF, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, united nations, USA
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 14 December 2016 – The United Nations commemorated UNICEF’s 70th Anniversary with a special event at the UN Headquarters this Monday. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a UN programme that provides humanitarian assistance to children and mothers and defends the rights of every child. The programme started after World War II, providing emergency food and healthcare to children whose countries had been devastated by the war. For UNICEF’s 70th Anniversary, the UN invited a list of high-level guests. Among them were David Beckham, Jackie Chan, Priyanka Chopra and Orlando Bloom. The event was [Read More]
