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Finding wellbeing through yoga at a Kenyan refugee camp
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A Ugandan refugee is using yoga to promote self-acceptance and mental wellbeing among refugees in Kakuma camp.
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United Nations The worldwide response to #COVID19 has demonstrated the power of solidarity. Rita's commitment to helping refugees like her heal through yoga is an inspiring example. Watch her story 👇 and read more from : 81d
Shaping Our Future Together | United Nations
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UNHQ Exhibits
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United Nations UN staff from around the world have shared their best images showcasing how we work for and with people to build a better future for everyone. Check out the most impactful 75 photos & stories in this #UN75 exhibit: 81d
UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights call for “open science”
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United Nations To defeat the #COVID19 pandemic, we have to ensure open, inclusive and collaborative science. Reliable information and science need to be accessible to everyone, everywhere. More about the importance of #OpenScience from : 81d
United Nations Audiovisual Library
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United Nations Audiovisual Library
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United Nations "Welcome, Dag Hammarskjöld, to the most impossible job on earth.” #TBT to 1953, when Trygve Lie, the 1st UN Secretary-General, welcomed his successor. Check out more of our historical footage on Tuesday's World Day for #AudiovisualHeritage. 82d
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United Nations Good #ClimateAction news: Japan has announced it's commitment to get to net zero emissions by 2050. Join in the #RaceToZero - for a healthier, more inclusive & resilient zero-carbon economy. 82d
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons set to enter into force in January
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In what leading campaigners are describing as “a new chapter for nuclear disarmament”, the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will now come into force on 22 January, after Honduras became the 50th Member State to ratify...
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United Nations The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is set to come into force in January, representing an encouraging and meaningful commitment towards the UN's highest disarmament priority. 82d
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Presented by Thandie Newton
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Nations United is a special, first of its kind film, created by the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary and to mark five years since the adoption of the S...
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United Nations "Inequality for women is one of the world's greatest injustices." joins UN Messenger of Peace in calling on everyone everywhere to fight for gender equality. Watch: 83d
Global Ceasefire | United Nations
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world to focus together on true fight – defeating COVID-19.
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United Nations On #UNDay, I reinforce my appeal for a global ceasefire so we can devote all our energies to fighting #COVID19. -- Join the Secretary-General's call for peace on our 75th anniversary. #UN75 84d
75 years of helping people everywhere
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António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
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United Nations "I ask people everywhere to join together. The United Nations not only stands with you -- the United Nations belongs to you, and is you." -- marking the UN's 75th anniversary on Saturday's #UNDay. 84d
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United Nations "The United Nations not only stands with you -- the United Nations belongs to you, and is you." -- Marking #UN75, calls on the world to unite and realize our shared vision of a better future for all. 84d
#TheWorldWeWant | United Nations
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United Nations To mark the 75th anniversary of the UN, thousands of people have shared their vision for #TheWorldWeWant in a single photo. As we celebrate Saturday's #UNDay, check out this visual manifesto & join the global pledge for a better future: 85d
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United Nations Thanks to vaccines, polio cases have decreased by over 99% since 1988. But more efforts are needed. On Saturday’s #WorldPolioDay, learn more about the importance of eradicating the virus that can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours: #VaccinesWork 85d
UN Day - Message | United Nations
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United Nations "We face colossal challenges. With global solidarity and cooperation, we can overcome them. That’s what the United Nations is all about." -- marks the UN's 75th anniversary on Saturday's #UNDay. 85d
Poliomyelitis (polio)
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United Nations Saturday is #WorldPolioDay. After disruptions due to #COVID19, polio campaigns to protect against the crippling virus have resumed. No child anywhere should suffer from a disease that can be prevented by a vaccine. via 85d
UN salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement that points to ‘a better, safer, and more peaceful future’
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Warring parties in Libya on Friday agreed an historic ceasefire, which was hailed by the head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), who led the mediation, as a courageous act that can help secure a “a better, safer, and more peaceful...
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United Nations "I ask all countries that are involved in the conflict to fully support the Libyans in implementing the ceasefire." -- following Friday's signing of ceasefire agreement by Libyan parties. 85d
UN Marks 75th Anniversary
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For 75 years the UN has served as a global forum where nations can discuss the most difficult problems facing the world. The UN aims to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights, deliver humanitarian aid, promote sustainable...
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United Nations For 75 years, the UN has been helping people around the world live more peaceful & prosperous lives. Ahead of Saturday's #UNDay, take a look back at 75 images that capture our work. #UN75 85d
History of the United Nations
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1 January 1942 || The name "United Nations" is coined The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when...
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United Nations #FBF to 1946 and the first #UNGA session in Central Hall, London. Saturday's #UNDay will mark 75 years of the UN working on behalf of people everywhere. More on our history: #UN75 86d
UN Pause
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Support the @UnitedNations and Pause to Take Care Before You Share #takecarebeforeyoushare
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United Nations Amid #COVID19, misinformation can be deadly. But all of us can do something about it: #PledgeToPause and take time to verify facts before you share something online to stop the spread of misinformation -- and the virus. 86d
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF 2020
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United Nations #COVID19 means #Halloween will look very different for those children celebrating this year. Despite the pandemic, you can still show solidarity & support to help make a difference in a child's life. 88d
Home | Pause Misinformation
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United Nations What you share on social media can have far-reaching consequences in the real world. Amid #COVID19, misinformation is causing global harm. #PledgeToPause & take time to verify facts before you share something online. 88d
Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council Meeting on the "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Comprehensive Review of the Situation in the Persian Gulf Region" [as delivered]
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Let me begin by thanking Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Russian Federation for this initiative. Given the complex and multifaceted challenges in the Persian Gulf region, it is important to reflect more deeply on how the international community —...
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United Nations "I have appealed for an immediate global ceasefire to focus on the one true fight: the battle against the #COVID19 pandemic, and the Security Council has joined this call." -- 88d