In July 2021, the UN General Assembly highlighted global concerns over “the exponential spread and proliferation of hate speech” around the world and adopted a resolution on “promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech”. The resolution recognizes the need to counter discrimination, xenophobia and hate speech and calls on all relevant actors, including States, to increase their efforts to address this phenomenon, in line with international human rights law. The resolution proclaimed 18 June as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which will be marked for the first time in 2022.
The celebration to mark the thirty-year anniversary of Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to the United Nations began last week with a formal programme at the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo and continued with the second edition of the UN's #ImagineChange Festival at the Square of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Trg BiH).
On 4 April, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed George Wachira of Kenya as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Eswatini, with the host Government’s approval.
On 13 March, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Claudia Mojica of El Salvador as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Argentina, with the host Government’s approval.
On 1 March, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Karla Robin Hershey of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bhutan, with the host Government’s approval.
During the pandemic, violence cases against women increased significantly in Honduras. The country has the highest femicide rate in the Latin American region.
“I’ve lost my job. I gave birth. It’s been difficult as my child has disabilities too.” These are the words of a despondent mother of two, Rebecca Bolona, as the 38-year-old speaks to us in a small room upstairs of the Vitolina Centre, in a busy area in Wierdapark, South Africa.
The UN Country Team (UNCT) in Zimbabwe has finalized its UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework — the document that guides how the UN will work with government and partners to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN is in an era of reform, and Country Teams the world over are creating forward-looking strategies so that the UN can work most effectively to help all people flourish.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
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