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COVID-19 cases worldwide have surpassed 15 million, and nearly 620,000 deaths. On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of the disease, warning that there will be no return to “the old normal”.
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2020 marks the tenth year since the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution 64/292, which explicitly recognized the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (HRWS).
Starting on 28 July and throughout the rest of 2020, SWA will celebrate this milestone. Join us in communicating around this celebration and share how the recognition of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation has a positive impact on the lives of many around the world.
Share. Inform. Empower. #WaterSanitationRights
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Date: 28 July 2020
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
View virtual event on webtv.un.org
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Date: 5 August 2020
Time: 8 - 9 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, 5 August) / 9 - 10:15 a.m. JST (Thursday, 6 August)
RSVP: bit.ly/rsvp5august (RSVP by Monday, 3 August)
Speakers:
- Dr. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the UN General Assembly for its 73rd Session
- Dr. Juan Carlos Sainz Borgo, Dean, UN-mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica
- Dr. Yoshiro Tanaka, Vice-President, J. F. Oberlin University, Japan (UNAI Principle Hub for the UN Charter)
- Ms. Yuumi Tobisawa, Leader of ASPIRE Japan and student of J. F. Oberlin University
- Ms. Kehkashan Basu, Youth Ambassador, World Future Council
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In the COVID-19 and higher education series, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) talks to students, educators and researchers in different parts of the world to find out how COVID-19 has affected them and how they are coping with the changes.
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As part of FAO’s "Boosting Koronivia" project supporting the negotiation process under the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, FAO is planning to publish a collection of case studies to showcase proactive solutions taken to support and strengthen the livelihoods of small-scale food producer youth under a changing climate. These include sustainable practices and measures that create or contribute to the social, economic and environmental stability of youth involved in small-scale food production, while facing the impacts of climate change.
You can contribute to this publication by writing a case study (max. 4 pages) about your initiative on one of the following themes:
- Capacity building and education
- Access to land and ecosystem services
- Engagement in decision-making processes
- Access to markets, income protection, generation, and diversification
- Entrepreneurship, technology and innovation
By contributing to this publication, you will increase visibility of your project and have the possibility to inform international policy makers and negotiators on the challenges and successful measures to support small-scale producer youth struggling with the impacts of climate change.
The final case study must be submitted by 28 July 2020 and follow the instructions given on the following webpage.
Please email Koronivia-JWA@fao.org with your submissions or if you have any questions.
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The year 2020 witnessed a transformational change in global development as the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on Member States and other stakeholders to “kickstart a decade of delivery and action for people and planet”, given the short time left to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Read more information
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Virtual Documentary Launch "The River"
Directed by journalist Thomas Sideris, hosted by Alex Morel, Associate Professor of Photography
Date: 28 July 2020
Time: 12 - 1 p.m. EST
Watch on Youtube
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The Ambassador Series, Special Edition organized by the United Nations Association of New York
Date: 29 July 2020
Time: 6 p.m.
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In this special WebTalkUNA edition of The Ambassador Series, our distinguished panel of guest speakers will discuss remote diplomacy, how the challenges of not being able to have in-person meetings at the United Nations due to the Covid-19 pandemic affected the work of the organization, and what future plans are in the works.
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Initiative of the CGFNS International and ICN partnership on international nurse migration.
Date: 31 July 2020
Time: 9 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. CET
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As more than 600 nurses globally have lost their lives due to COVID-19, the world's largest health profession continue to risk their lives to provide life-saving care, serving on the frontlines of the pandemic often without sufficient protective equipment and facing increased violence in the workplace. During what was to be a celebratory WHO-designated International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we mourn the loss of life around the globe of nurses, healthcare professionals, and patients alike.
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Now available in other UN languages.
The United Nations System is working hard to raise awareness and tackle misinformation about the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, and we are asking for your help.
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Share what your civil society organization is doing to help your community responding to COVID-19 pandemic: https://bit.ly/CSOrespondtoCOVID19
#UNwithCivilSociety #COVID19 #coronavirus
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Did you know?
Organizations that are not in Consultative Status with United Nations ECOSOC may apply for special approval to attend High-Level Events at the UN.
Watch the video below to find out how UN-NGLS now part of UNDGC Civil Society Unit supports the special-accreditation process to facilitate stakeholder’s participation!
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