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First-ever UN Chiefs of Police Summit

Jun 4, 2016 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

United Nations, New York, USA, June 03 2016 – Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson makes remarks at the opening of the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UN COPS), a historic gathering of more than 100 police leaders from around the world, taking place at UN Headquarters in New York, 2-3 June today at the UN Headquarters in New York. By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, June 4 2016 – The first-ever UN Chiefs of Police Summit (UN COPS) was held at the UN Headquarters in New York this week. The historic gathering brought together 110 national police chiefs and ministers from [Read More]

Young people and the sustainable development goals: (Un)employment at the heart of the 2016 Youth Forum

Feb 5, 2016 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

The International Labor Organization launches a Global Initiative on Decent Jobs NEW YORK, 3 February 2016 – Unemployment. But also poverty, climate change, inequality. On February 1 to 2, the annual United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. Hundreds of youth leaders met with President of the 54-member body Oh Joon and other UN officials to discuss how their generation can promote and advocate the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda approved by Member States last year. On the first day of the Forum, an initiative promoted [Read More]

UN Secretary-General’s message on United Nations Day

Oct 24, 2015 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world.  But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United Nations was a banner of hope for me growing up in wartime Korea. Seven decades after its founding, the United Nations remains a beacon for all humanity. Every day, the United Nations feeds the hungry and shelters those driven from their homes. The United Nations vaccinates children who would otherwise die from preventable diseases. The United Nations defends human rights for all, regardless of race, religion, nationality, [Read More]

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