Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo addressed ambassadors alongside UN deputy relief chief, Joyce Msuya, who updated on the dire humanitarian situation in…
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UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’
The pontiff – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina – was elected in March 2013. He was the…
Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the latest inscriptions to its Memory of the World Register on…
The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?
The chinamperos get their name from ‘chinampas,’ the human-made islands of floating gardens on which they farm. It was the…
Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
Briefing the Security Council, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher called on the international community to step up support and…
From bombs to beauty: ‘Every piece tells a story’
“The purpose was to transform the negative energy of destruction into the positive energy of creation,” said Ukrainian designer Stanislav…
UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
In a statement, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres, said the UN chief’s good offices remain available to support…
Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’
Addressing the General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that systemic racism, economic exclusion and racial violence continue to deny people…
‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
“Ignorance allows for racism, but racism requires ignorance. It requires that we don’t know the facts,” says Sarah Lewis, Associate…
Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI
With his signature geeky glasses and TED-Talk-style headset, Sundar Pichai looked straight out of a Silicon Valley incubator. That Monday,…