The King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award recognizes young people’s efforts to become effective, productive citizens, who contribute to the welfare of their communities and environment and help advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Due to their remote location, Venezuela's rural indigenous communities have been particularly affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country's socio-economic situation.
A widespread decline in public services, such as electricity, domestic gas supplies, and public transportation has driven some members of the indigenous communities on Venezuela's western border with Colombia, including Río Negro, to cross the border frequently to purchase basic goods, including food items.
The International Day of the Tropics takes place annually on 29 June to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of the tropics while highlighting unique challenges and opportunities nations of the Tropics face. It provides an opportunity to take stock of progress across the tropics, to share tropical stories and expertise and to acknowledge the diversity and potential of the region.
Looking back on a challenging 2021, the UN Resident Coordinator in Guatemala pays tribute to his colleague and long-time former Resident Coordinator Rebeca Arias Flores, who passed away sadly on the 19th of May after recently retiring from a 30-year career in the UN system.
As the UN Secretary-General launches his new Action Agenda on Internal Displacement, Bruno Lemarquis the Deputy Special Representative to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and Resident Coordinator and Coordinator of Humanitarian Operations in the DRC reflects on the challenges of addressing the rising levels of internal displacement in the country and sets out his vision for a building longer lasting solutions.
A second study on hate speech and discrimination by the UN team in Costa Rica found that although there has been a general increase in hate speech in Costa Rica, there are certain groups more affected than others.
All over the world women and girls are impacted by the effects of climate change. In Jordan, women are playing a key role in tackling climate related threats in their own communities.
Following the political instability and clashes which broke out in the small landlocked country of Burundi in East Africa in 2015, hundreds of thousands of people fled to nearby countries in search of safety and security.
