For anyone who doesn’t speak Arabic, Awqaf might be a strange-looking word. It’s pronounced “AW-kaf,” and it means to “stand still, hold still, not let go.” It’s also a form of philanthropic giving.
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday said he was committed to ensuring that the Organization is a place where “youth voices are heard, and their ideas lead”, as he spent the day in Barbados which tomorrow hosts a major UN conference on trade and development, focused on the need to build a global green economy and recover equitably from the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Jaap van Hierden of The Netherlands as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Micronesia, with the host Government’s approval. He will have additional responsibility for programme matters in Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Palau.
Today on International Translation Day we pay tribute to the work of the many multilingual editors, translators and other professionals that help foster development and strengthen peace and security through the exchange of words that unite the world around universal values and principles.
On 25 September, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Damien Mama of Benin as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burundi, with the host Government’s approval.
On 25 September, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alejandro Alvarez of Argentina as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Algeria, with the host Government’s approval.
The UN Common Guidance on Helping Build Resilient Societies aims to strengthen coherence in UN resilience-building efforts at country level in support of Governments’ sustainable development objectives.
Since it started in 2011, the war in Syria has killed or injured around 12,000 children and pushed over 90% of the country’s children into poverty. Millions of other Syrians have fled to the relative safety of nearby countries—including Jordan, which is now home to some three million registered refugees. That includes some 2.3 million from Palestine and almost 700,000 from Syria. Nearly half of the Syrians are under age 18.
Deeply diverging recoveries will undermine trust and solidarity and make the world more vulnerable to future crises, including climate change
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