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Youth2030: The UN Youth Strategy
Through Youth2030, the UN works with young people to strengthen their participation and leadership in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Hear from young people about Youth2030’s impact and why their voices matter for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: WHO, UNHCR, WFP, IFRC, OHCHR, UN Women - 24.07.26
🎥 Safety of women in El Obeid, Sudan; 🎥 Update on Gaza operations; 🎥 Stranded Hormuz seafarers abandoned for months at sea; 🎥 Humanitarian needs in Venezuela; 75 years on, the Refugee Convention remains a lifeline for millions; 🎥 Strategies for policymakers to prevent drowning; 🎥 Announcements.
Why I’m still an obstinate optimist, w/ Allegra Baiocchi | UN Resident Coordinator | Awake at Night
Born to Italian parents in Venezuela, Allegra Baiocchi has been on the move ever since and has lived in more than 25 countries around the world. Now UN Resident Coordinator in Mexico, she believes in the power of the United Nations to improve the well-being of all people, wherever they are.
UN Geneva Press Briefing - WHO, OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR - 21.07.26
🎥 Ebola situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 🎥 The growing impact on civilians of Russia’s war against Ukraine; 🎥 Intensified Israeli attacks on Gaza; 🎥 Humanitarian situation in Venezuela; 🎥 Shipwrecks off the coast of West Africa.
Happening at UN Geneva
75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention - Geneva event
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will hold an event in Geneva to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention and reflect on its enduring importance for people forced to flee war and persecution. Speakers will include:
- Barham Ahmed Salih, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- Vincenzo Mascioli, State Secretary for Migration of the Government of the Swiss Confederation
- Wenyen Gabriel, UNHCR High-Profile Supporter and professional basketball player
- Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Laureate and human rights activist
- Yusra Mardini, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Olympian
- Nathalie Fontanet, State Councillor of the Republic and Canton of Geneva
