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For 77 years, the #UnitedNations has been working to create a better world where all people are able to enjoy peace, prosperity and human rights. Ahead of Monday's #UNDay , scroll through to learn some fact about the history of the UN and our efforts today to respond to the climate emergency, empower women, protect refugees, respond to conflict and much more! #ClimateAction #GenerationEquality #WithRefugees #GlobalGoals
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After nine years of war, #Yemen remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with more than half of the country’s population in need of aid and protection. An estimated 4.56 million people are currently displaced within the country, most of whom have been displaced multiple times over a number of years. The #UnitedNations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is on the ground providing life-saving aid to displaced Yemenis, as well as to refugees and asylum-seekers affected by the conflict across the country. 👉 Scroll through to learn more about what is happening in Yemen. Regram: @refugees | 📸: UNHCR #WithRefugees
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In Afghanistan, 9-year-old Khadija studies in a community-based classroom supported by @unicef . The young girl only recently started attending school. Since her village lacked schools, Khadija was never taught how to read or write even simple text. For many children like Khadija, schools are more than places of learning – they also offer safety and a chance to meet and play with other children. Across Afghanistan, @unicef -supported community-based classes are helping to educate around 686,000 children, most of whom are young girls, like Khadija. Regram: @unicef | 📸: UNICEF/UNI503914/UNI503908/Musadiq
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Famine is the most extreme form of hunger. It means people are starving on a massive scale. Scroll through to learn more from the #UnitedNations World Food Programme (WFP) as alarming hunger spikes in conflict-affected communities demand urgent global action. 📸: @worldfoodprogramme
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🔹 Humanity 🔹 Neutrality 🔹 Impartiality 🔹 Independence The UN remains committed to these four humanitarian principles while providing life-saving assistance to people in need around the world.
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On his Ramadan solidarity mission, UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres meets with students at Wihdat Palestine Refugee Camp in #Jordan . “It’s a heart-warming visit in heart-breaking times,” he says. @unrwa , the #UnitedNations agency for Palestine refugees provides education for more than half a million girls and boys, health care for around two million people, and ensures a social safety net for nearly half a million of the poorest Palestinians. The Secretary-General stresses that keeping these essential services flowing keeps hope flowing.
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Regram @antonioguterres : I am on a Ramadan solidarity mission to Jordan to meet Palestine refugees being served by @unrwa . I visited a health centre, sat in on classes, and met with inspiring young student leaders. Here in Jordan, but also in Syria, Lebanon and, of course, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza - UNRWA is a lifeline of hope and dignity: providing education for over half a million girls and boys, health care for around two million people, and ensuring a social safety net for nearly half a million of the poorest Palestinians. In a darkening world, UNRWA is the one ray of light for millions of people. We must not take that hope away.
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In favour: 14 Against: 0 Abstention: 1 The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages. “This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable," said #UnitedNations Secretary-General @antonioguterres following the adoption.
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Regram: @antonioguterres The Security Council just approved a long-awaited resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable.
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#UnitedNations staff members work in some of the most challenging and dangerous places in the world. On Monday’s International Day of Solidarity, we stand united with our colleagues who are detained or missing. “On this important day, let’s honour the courage and dedication of humanitarians everywhere by pledging to protect and support them as they help build a more peaceful, humane world for us all,” said UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres . 📸: UN Photo/Mark Garten
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A ray of sunshine falls on the Ark of Return Memorial, outside #UnitedNations Headquarters in #NYC . Designed by Rodney Leon, an American architect of Haitian descent, the Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade pays tribute to the courage of slaves, abolitionists and other unsung heroes. It's also an important reminder of the devastating and lingering consequences of the slave trade. ⠀ "Descendants of enslaved Africans and people of African descent are still fighting for equal rights and freedoms around the world”, said UN Secretary General @antonioguterres on Monday's #RememberSlavery Day.” “Today and every day, we reject the legacy of this horrific crime against humanity.” Join us in honouring the victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade by advocating for equality and justice for all. ⠀ 📸: UN Visitors Services / MF Page #StandUp4HumanRights #GlobalGoals
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During his Ramadan solidarity visit, #UnitedNations Secretary-General @antonioguterres meets with injured Palestinian civilians at the General Hospital in Al Arish, #Egypt . “I have a message to Palestinians in Gaza: You are not alone,” the Secretary-General stressed. “People around the world are outraged by the horrors we are all witnessing in real time. I carry the voices of the vast majority of the world who have seen enough. Who have had enough. And who still believe that human dignity and decency must define us as a global community. It’s our only hope. It’s time to truly flood Gaza with life-saving aid. The choice is clear: either surge or starvation. Let’s choose the side of help – the side of hope – and the right side of history. I will not give up. And all of us must not give up in doing all we can for our common humanity to prevail in Gaza and around the world.” Regram: @antonioguterres | 📷: UN Photo/Mark Garten
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