Hiroshima memorial: UN chief laments slow progress on nuclear-free goal
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality.
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Everyone will lose unless humanity makes ‘peace with the planet’, declares Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterre, among other leaders, advocates for proactive environmental justice in the face of climate change.
White House statement on Afghanistan includes emphasis on protection and rights of women
The White House Statement on the meeting of Presidents Biden and Ghani of Afghanistan reflected the administration’s attention to the concerns expressed by civil society calling attention to the threats to the security of Afghan women resulting from the withdrawal of US troops.
Introduction 2 Disarmament: Video series
The #Intro2Disarmament video series consists of 5 short videos that explain how disarmament contributes to a safer, more peaceful and sustainable world in an easy-to-understand way.
Launch of the UNEP making peace with nature report
A new UNEP report tackling the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies officially launched during an online press briefing.
Vacancy Announcement: Training Handbook Specialist for Peace Educators
UNAOC is looking for a specialist to develop a training handbook for peace educators as part of its Young Peacebuilders programme. Application deadline: March 9, 2021.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2020
Read the full transcript of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2020 speech “Tackling the Inequality Pandemic,” where he outlines a vision of a new social contract and a Global New Deal.
Young people have a major role to play in ridding the world of nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons are still one of the most serious threats to mankind, and the dangers are growing. Young people can play an important role in ensuring that they are eliminated once and for all, says the UN’s top disarmament official, ahead of International Youth Day on 12 August.
A Message from UN Academic Impact: “Why We Care”
Ramu Damodaran, Chief of United Nations Academic Impact, reflects on the UN’s “commitment to encouraging global citizenship through education.”
Women, Peace and Security Video Panel: Observation of 2020 as a Landmark Year
On June 25, 2020, the Global Campaign for Peace Education hosted a dialogue between Betty Reardon, Kozue Akibayashi, Asha Hans, and Mavic Cabrera Balleza, exploring feminist human security and women’s actions for peace and empowerment.
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities needs to be urgently addressed
In this Corona Connection, Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls for action to address the structural racism revealed by COVID-19 that has disproportionately impacted people of African descent, and minorities, the world over. Racism is a global problem that will require far-reaching systemic change.
COVID19: challenge of peacekeeping in conflict-affected environments
Sintiche Pagnou Tchinda’s analysis of the fragility of peacekeeping operations in the midst of COVID-19 illuminates the challenges of maintaining a fragile peace in areas where armed conflict has already intensified structural and conditional vulnerability.