Feb 5, 2016
News, United Nations
2030 Agenda, Ahmad Alhendawi, Deputy Secretary-General, Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, Guy Ryder, Jan Eliasson, Oh Joon, Politics, Samar Samir Mezghanni, SDGs, UN, united nations, Youth Forum
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]
Oct 24, 2015
News, United Nations
70th anniversary, Ban Ki-moon, Celebrities, celebrity, concert, Davichi, Jan Eliasson, K-pop, Kang Min Kyung, Lang Lang, Mogens Lykketoft, Mrs. Oh, Oh Joon, Politics, UN, united nations, Yoo Soon-taek
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]
