The General Assembly will resume the tenth emergency special session on the Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the
#OccupiedPalestinianTerritory
.
🕒10 May | 10 AM (ET)
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President Sylvanie Burton, pioneering first woman and member of the indigenous Kalinago community to lead the country, alongside Lorenzo Sanford, the youngest-ever Kalinago Chief outline their strategy to transform
#Dominica
into the world's inaugural "climate-resilient" nation.
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (
@WMO
) shows the impact of El Niño and long-term climate change on Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023.
Here are 5 facts ⤵️
With a resurgence of intercommunal conflict, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS |
@unmissmedia
) has reinforced the presence of its peacekeepers in Tambura, Western Equatoria, to protect hundreds of displaced persons.
Yesterday The
@UN
Special envoy for the Horn of Africa
@HannaTetteh
warned the Security Council that the conflict in
#Sudan
not only impacts its relations with South Sudan but also has far-reaching implications across the region.
🎥 Watch full briefing
"Haven't we seen enough?"
Yesterday
@UN
aid agencies expressed deep concern about the situation in
#Gaza
amid the uncertainty of a ceasefire and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah.
Edith Lederer is an award-winning reporter for the
@AP
with more than 55 years of experience covering wars and political upheavals around the world.
In this exclusive, she offers insight into why journalism matters for the public.
This year's
#WorldPressFreedomDay
is focused on the threats faced by environmental journalists.
According to Guilherme Canela (
@UNESCO
) in the last 15 years 44 journalists were murdered for covering environmental issues.
Learn more ⤵️
I am deeply alarmed by reports of mass graves in Gaza.
Independent investigators must be allowed immediate access.
The families of the dead have a right to know what happened.
The world has a right to accountability for any violations of int’l law that may have taken place.
#Gaza
: "If really today there is a genuine commitment to reactivate and bring back the two-State solution... the agency can retrieve its temporary nature"-
@UNRWA
chief Philippe Lazzarini on the role of the UN agency
The 30th of April is
#InternationalJazzDay
!
The four-day celebration in Morocco (April 27-30) will culminate in an All-Star Global Concert at the Palace of Arts and Culture of Tangier.
Watch it live at 6 PM (EST) ⤵️
.
@UNRWA
Comms Officer Louise Wateridge describes a haunting experience of being back in Gaza after a four-year hiatus, capturing the chaos of Gaza through her mobile phone.
"Buildings are skeletons. It's haunting. Any home still standing has entire walls missing - you can see into previous lives, frozen in time"
@UNWateridge
Scenes of total devastation driving through
#Gaza
City today, +70% of homes across
#GazaStrip
have been damaged or destroyed.
#INC4
is starting now in Ottawa, Canada! Tune into
@UNWebTV
to watch live coverage in the six official
@UN
languages.
Don’t miss this pivotal moment in the fight to
#BeatPlasticPollution
:
Today
@UN_Women
Goodwill Ambassador
@DanaiGurira
briefed the Security Council on "Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control".
Watch full briefing⤵️
Today is
#EnglishLaguageDay
!
The
@UN
Movie Society inaugurated the “Shakespeare at the UN”– an exploration of how the timeless works of Shakespeare can resonate with the core values of the UN.
Watch it here⤵️
Catherine Colonna
@MinColonna
briefed on her Final Report as Chair of the Independent Review Group on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (
@UNRWA
).
On
#EarthDay
, we must stand for our planet.
A planet threatened by climate change, by pollution, by biodiversity loss.
A planet that needs to be rescued.
So we must unite.
And we must mobilize all our efforts for
#ClimateAction
.