Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly and one of the youngest persons to ever hold the office, stressed that youth are “the designers of […]
Tag: GenderEquality
High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
During the landmark 1995 event in the Chinese capital, countries came together and adopted the Beijing Declaration – a blueprint document for advancing women’s rights (read our […]
‘Warring world is crying out for peace’ says UN chief as leaders gather in New York
“Lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst the cruelty and degradations of war,” Mr. Guterres said in a message […]
UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds
The Secretary-General’s annual report, released on Thursday ahead of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly’s yearly high-level session, offers a sobering yet resolute […]
Voices of the world gather at the UN: What you need to know about UNGA80
Representatives from all 193 UN Member States – along with two Observer delegations – will take the floor during the Organization’s general debate, held in […]
Guterres pushes leaders to ‘turn the tide’ on global crises during high-stakes UNGA week
Interview transcript Secretary-General, welcome to this interview with UN News. In a few days, world leaders are going to gather in this chamber. How would […]
Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’
Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday in New York, he warned that global divisions, conflicts and crises have left the […]
Nepal appoints first woman prime minister, as UN expresses solidarity amid crisis
Ms. Karki, Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister, was appointed by President Ram Chandra Poudel who administered the oath of office in a ceremony attended by […]
‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform
This will be “no ordinary session,” she pledged, with the multilateral system beset by overlapping crises and heightened disunity. A former foreign minister of Germany, […]
The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
“When women are missing, democracy is incomplete,” said Kirsi Madi, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director with the UN gender equality agency, UN Women, responding to […]
