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04 October 2021 | Sport for Development and Peace
Governments, NGOs and governing bodies back new global campaign to reshape sport and development in response to COVID-19.
The first partners behind a new global movement to champion and sustain the sport for development sector have been announced,…
04 October 2021 | Indigenous Peoples
For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against “institutionalized discrimination” in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban…
16 September 2021 | Social Inclusion
The International Labor Organization has published the 2021-2022 World Social Protection Report, which details the effects of COVID-19 on not just people’s health but instabilities in employment and income.
The pandemic has only revealed the…
14 September 2021 | Social Inclusion
Celebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World War Two consensus of its early days. These reflections have resulted in Our Common Agenda, a landmark…
27 August 2021 | Sport for Development and Peace
The Refugee Paralympic Team proudly kicked off the Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, representing both the 82.4 million people displaced globally and the estimated 12 million among them living with disabilities. The six-person team,…
26 August 2021 | Indigenous Peoples
WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, aims to end discrimination towards persons with disabilities and act as a global movement publicly campaigning for…
26 August 2021 | Disabilities
WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, aims to end discrimination towards persons with disabilities and act as a global movement publicly campaigning for…
26 August 2021 | Sport for Development and Peace
On Monday, FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched a UN-backed campaign designed to raise awareness of potentially damaging mental health issues, and encourage people everywhere to seek help when they need it. #ReachOut…
26 August 2021 | Youth
A young peace campaigner from Cameroon, who turned his back on the violence prevalent in his hometown and became a youth civil society activist, has been telling the United Nations about how he is helping other young people to reject conflict, and…
24 August 2021 | Sport for Development and Peace
Leading athletes, influencers and innovators have been sharing their thoughts on the role that sport can play in building a better world for all, in UN-led online discussions held to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics. The videos touch upon a wide…
23 August 2021 | Sport for Development and Peace
This November, world leaders will meet at the UN Climate Summit (COP26) to accelerate climate action. So, for this World Humanitarian Day, August 19, join the UN for #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people who…
12 August 2021 | Disabilities
True Colors Festival (TCF), presented by The Nippon Foundation, is a long-running international festival of performing arts that celebrates diversity and inclusion, and the fact that we are One World, One Family. TCF brings people together to…