21/10/22

United Nations Day. 24 October

United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.
There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations. No other global organization gives hope to so many people for a better world and can deliver the future we want. Today, the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater.
UN Day, celebrated every year, offers the opportunity to amplify our common agenda and reaffirm the purposes and principles of the UN Charter that have guided us for the past 77 years.
The United Nations is the product of hope.
The hope — and resolve — following the Second World War to move beyond global conflict to global cooperation.Today, our organization is being tested like never before.But the United Nations was made for moments like this.
Now, more than ever, we need to bring to life the values and principles of the UN Charter in every corner of the world.
By giving peace a chance and ending conflicts that jeopardize lives, futures and global progress.
By working to end extreme poverty, reduce inequalities, and rescue the Sustainable Development Goals.
By safeguarding our planet, including by breaking our addiction to fossil fuels and kickstarting the renewable energy revolution.
And by finally balancing the scales of opportunity and freedom for women and girls and ensure human rights for all.
As we mark UN Day, let us renew our hope and conviction in what humanity can achieve when we work as one, in global solidarity. António Guterres
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11/10/22

International Day of the Girl

In 2022, we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl (IDG). In these last 10 years, there has been increased attention on issues that matter to girls amongst governments, policymakers and the general public, and more opportunities for girls to have their voices heard on the global stage. Yet, investments in girls’ rights remain limited and girls continue to confront a myriad of challenges to fulfilling their potential; made worse by concurrent crises of climate change, COVID-19 and humanitarian conflict. Girls around the world continue to face unprecedented challenges to their education, their physical and mental wellness, and the protections needed for a life without violence. COVID-19 has worsened existing burdens on girls around the world and worn away important gains made over the last decade.
With adversity, however, comes resourcefulness, creativity, tenacity, and resilience. The world's 600 million adolescent girls have shown time and time again that given the skills and the opportunities, they can be the changemakers driving progress in their communities, building back stronger for all, including women, boys and men.
Girls are ready for a decade of acceleration forward. It is time for us all to stand accountable – with and for girls – and to invest in a future that believes in their agency, leadership and potential. https://youtu.be/mkkhkN3Mqms

26/09/22

Bulletin ONUBIB 3 2022

Dear readers:
As every year, the session of the United Nations General Assembly began on the third Tuesday of September. If last year the center of attention was the re-election of the Secretary General and the COVID 19 pandemic, this year it is the war in Ukraine. The debates in the General Assembly are a clear indication of the concerns of the international community and this Bulletin reflects those same concerns.
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Naturally, many of the problems that the international community had in September of last year remain. Thus, issues related to climate change, development, drug control, etc., also continue to be at the center of the debate of the new session of the General Assembly and of the Organization's activity. The reader will find specific reference to them in the following pages.
 

13/09/22

Apertura Periodo de Sessiones 77 AG

Opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the General Assembly and of the general debate  A/INF/77/4/Rev.1

Seventy-seventh

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 Tuesday, 20 September 2022

11/07/22

World Population Day. 11 July

World Population Day, which aims to draw attention to the urgency and importance of population issues, was established through the then United Nations Development Program Governing Council in 1989.
In resolution 45/216 of December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly decided to maintain World Population Day to raise awareness of population issues, including their relationship to the environment and development. The Day was first celebrated on July 11, 1990 in more than 90 countries. Since then, various offices of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in different countries, as well as other organizations and institutions, commemorate World Population Day in collaboration with governments and civil society.
Its primary objective is to create awareness in relation to all the problems that currently affect the world's population, especially in matters related to the growth and development of peoples.You can read https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/EN_SWP22%20report_0.pdf and access more resources at https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-population-day/resources at https://www.unfpa.org/es/publications
See video at https://youtu.be/BgcasGopXEI