Our colleagues in the Education Outreach Section of the United Nations Department of Public Information would greatly appreciate your support in mobilizing youth throughout the world to submit videos for a new initiative. Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have been invited to submit 10- to 15-second videos in English on how the Sustainable Development Goals can
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce that Teach For Lebanon CEO, Salyne El Samarany, and Teach For India Manager of Student Leadership, Sanaya Bharucha, have both been nominated by the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (the Education Commission) to serve as members of its Youth Panel. The Education Commission, chaired by the UN’s Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon
Read moreRemarks by Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin at the celebration of International Day of Nowruz at the United Nations on March 21, 2016 Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Mr. Deputy Secretary General Excellencies, friends and other guests of today’s auspicious gathering! It is my pleasure to be among your midst as we celebrate the International Day of Nowruz at the United Nations
Read more60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women – March 2016 at the UN headquarters in New York
Read moreJoin Us to Help United Nations “To Maintain International Peace and Security” To Honorable Secretary General, United Nations: It is our human right to live in a better and more peaceful world. This is the right of every Human Being and this is the goal of the UN. Many conflicts resulting in human tragedies are increasing daily, driven by clash
Read moreAgenda: Transforming Our World: The Role of Youth in the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Save the Date: February 17–18, 2016 As the world embarks on a new set of development goals for the next 15 years, today’s youth generation is placed in a crucial moment in history to help turn these goals into reality. This coming February,
Read moreThe 2016 Rhythms of One World International Festival http://www.faf.org/main/special-highlight-the-rhythms-of-one-world New York City, USA – June 20 to 26, 2016 Geneva, Switzerland – June 27 to July 3, 2016 Sydney, Australia – July 3 to 10, 2016 In 2016, come join us in a global celebration commemorating the signing of the UN Charter, “We
Read moreMarking the United Nations at 70 What is the Turn the World UN Blue initiative about? To help mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, iconic monuments, buildings, landscapes, museums, bridges, and other landmarks across the globe will be lit up blue – the official colour of the United Nations – on UN Day, 24 October 2015. Join us
Read more“A good conservation job is like a root canal,“ says architect Vikas Dilawari.“It does not happen quickly and requires many sittings.“Recently , one such root canal took Dilawari 10 years. His hair went from black to grey as he healed the Esplanade House, the opulent home of industrialist Jamsetji Tata built in 1885. Dilawari’s decade-long repair and restoration work paid
Read moreDepartment of Public Information / Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) of the United Nations Special Briefing with 2014 Nobel Laureate with Kailash Satyarthi When: 17 March 2015 Venue: ECOSOC Chamber , United Nations, New York, New York. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (EDT) FLYER WEBCAST http://webtv.un.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <strong>Zarathushtis interested in promoting the mission and vision of the United Nations can contact</strong> <strong>Co-Chairs, of FEZANA UN-NGO committee:</strong> <strong> Afreed
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