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December 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
Ten grains of land: We are your neighbours
A poet and composer named Jotamont wrote that the islands of Cabo Verde are “ten little grains of land” in the middle of the Atlantic—a small archipelago nation 500 kilometers off the west coast of Africa. The United Nations has stood with Cabo Verde country through its 45 years of independence.
COVID-19
December 2020
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Resource
2020 Greening the Blue Report
The 2020 Greening the Blue report released on 10th December 2020 provides a snapshot of the UN System’s environmental impacts throughout 2019 and the activities underway to reduce them.  
Climate Action
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
December 2020
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Story
Trans women in Mexico dream of a fairer and equal world
As long as any of the ladies at the “Casa de las Muñecas Tiresias” shelter can remember, they’ve been discriminated against. This shelter, located in a humble neighbourhood of Mexico City, houses up to 12 transgender— or “trans” — women at a time. 
December 2020
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Video
Trans women dream of a free and equal world
The video introduces transgender women. As long as any of the ladies at the “Casa de las Muñecas Tiresias” shelter can remember, they’ve been discriminated against. This shelter, located in a humble neighbourhood of Mexico City, houses up to 12 women at a time.
December 2020
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Story
Somewhere to turn: Two men create refuges for their communities in Viet Nam
Gay and bisexual men and male sex workers face a lot of discrimination and harassment in Viet Nam. People in these communities may have a hard time, but they also have each other. Here, two men tell the stories of how they created a café and a clinic, respectively, to support the communities that have supported them. And the UN helps out.