January 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
I am deeply humbled in joining you to honour the legendary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I thank the King Center for your invitation.
2020 was a year
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January 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
COVID-19 is like a rainstorm, a thunderous and powerful rainstorm all over the world. If we didn’t know before, we certainly know now just where the holes are in our roofs, or where there are no roofs. We see ever more clearly who is getting drenched and who is dying, and who remains dry.
COVID-19
January 2021
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Announcement
On 6 January, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sara Beysolow Nyanti of Liberia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal, with the host Government’s approval.
January 2021
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Announcement
On 11 January, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Elena Panova of Bulgaria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt, with the host Government’s approval.
January 2021
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Announcement
On 11 January, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Salvator Niyonzima of Burundi as the United Nations Resident
January 2021
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Story
By the end of 2020, COVID-19 had killed nearly 2 million people and left many millions more with lasting injury. It also led to larger crises in health, jobs, education, domestic violence, migration, and more. That’s a lot of fires to put out. But the United Nations is built to deal with many challenges at once.
COVID-19
January 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General underlined the need for global cooperation to address today’s challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
COVID-19
Climate Action
January 2021
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Story
When the disaster struck the heart of Beirut, Lebanon was already reeling from civil unrest, economic and financial hardship, increasing poverty and unemployment compounded by political tensions and a soaring number of COVID-19 cases. This has been further exacerbated by the heavy burden of Syrian and Palestinian refugees.
COVID-19
January 2021
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Story
Few Caribbean countries have the digital footprint that Trinidad and Tobago does. The country’s virtual cavalry has become so well known that they’ve been dubbed, ‘Trini Twitter.’
January 2021
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Announcement
On 1 January, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Niels Scott of the United Kingdom as the United Nations Resident