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Reboot The Earth is planned as a social coding event that brings young computer programmers, scientists and other interested people together under the auspices of the United Nations to improve upon or build a new software program that addresses the current climate crisis.
“Ensuring the safety of food is central to a comprehensive food system and is a shared responsibility of all stakeholders involved. Food safety is directly linked to a number of Sustainable Development Goals and FAO is the custodian agency for 21 food-related indicators."
We are what we eat. Safe and nutritious food is key to good health and optimal nutrition. This World Food Safety Day, help spread the message ‘food safety is everyone’s responsibility’.
We asked Senior UN Leaders: Why is innovation important to you? Here's what they said!
A free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights. No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information. It is the cornerstone for building fair and impartial institutions, holding leaders accountable and speaking truth to power. This is especially true during election seasons -- the focus of this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Facts, not falsehoods, should guide people as they choose their representatives.
Across countries and continents, our world is witnessing a rise in youth engagement and even a ‘youth quake’ as one news outlet described the recent Global Climate Strike. Inspired by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, some 1.6 million young people in 125 countries took to the streets, demanding world leaders to take climate action – now. To navigate our planet out of harms way, there is already a plan of action in place; the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This April, young leaders from different corners of the world, will join the 2019 ECOSOC Youth Forum with a mission: to put this plan into action.
Video message by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March)
On this International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, all of us must stand up to promote respect, compassion and equality for all. Watch the videos of our influencers against racism and support the elimination of racial discrimination. #FightRacism #StandUp4HumanRights
अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासचिव का वीडियो संदेश – यूएन की अग्रणी महिलाओं के साथ 2019
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, UN Video is pleased to send you a video message from the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The video features the Secretary-General; Ms Amina J. Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General; Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of UN Women; Ms María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, the President of the General Assembly; and Ms Jayathma Wickramanayake, the Secretary-General's Youth Envoy. The theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) this year, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”, puts innovation by women and girls, for women and girls, at the heart of efforts to achieve gender equality.