“It’s early days,” Geir Pedersen said referring to the dramatic events of less than two weeks ago that ended decades of dictatorship. “But I think it is important to say that there is a lot of hope that we can now see the beginning of a new Syria.” He emphasised...
In a message marking Sunday’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, António Guterres highlighted the severe impact of disasters on children. “When disasters strike, they unleash enormous devastation on individuals, societies and economies. The ripple effects of death, destruction and displacement are unimaginable. Today, disasters are often supercharged by the...
“I get up at 4 am in harvesting season to pick the red berries which are taken to the processing plant,” 22-year-old Phuperp told the United Nations. Phuperp comes from a family of farmers which grows corn, rice, and legumes and pumpkins, but her favourite crop is coffee. It can be...
The High-Level Meeting was held to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed annually on 26 September. “There should be no place for these devices of death in our world,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Nuclear ‘spectre’ looming He warned, however, that “not since the...
These were just some of the chilling observations and testimony from Afghan women, together with supporters from around the world, who convened at UN Headquarters on Monday to discuss inclusion and women’s rights going forward. “Now, more than ever, it’s crucial to include women in all matters concerning Afghanistan’s future...
The Pact along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted by consensus, despite a last-minute proposal for an amendment by some countries, including Russia, Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Syria. The amendment sought to incorporate text calling for...
World leaders are at UN Headquarters in New York this Sunday where world leaders have just adopted the Pact for the Future by consensus – with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last-minute amendment. The centrepiece of the Summit of the Future...
Making the world fairer, safer and more sustainable for all was at the centre of a fan of bold, new ideas unfolding throughout the final session of the Summit of the Future Action Days, with messages of hope and change from young changemakers to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “Looking out,...
Scores of youth from across the world packed into the UN General Assembly Hall for the start of two “action days” ahead of the Summit, which begins on Sunday. Felipe Paullier, the first-ever UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, described the Summit of the Future as a once-in-a-generation chance to...
Mr. Guterres was speaking as negotiations for the Summit of the Future, which opens at UN Headquarters on Sunday, enter the final stretch. “I have one overriding message today: an appeal to Member States for a spirit of compromise. Show the world what we can do, when we work together,”...
In 2025, the Ministry for the Future, a powerful global organization advocating for the rights of the generations to come, convinces bankers and economists to introduce wide-ranging policies that finally reverse the effects of the devastating climate crisis and bring about a fairer, cleaner global economy. If that sounds like...
“We need greater global solidarity today and with future generations, better management of critical issues of global concern and an upgraded United Nations that can meet the challenges of a new era,” he said at the Summit of the Future Global Call event, emphasising that current institutions can not keep...