Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June:
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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Yoga, observed on 21 June:
Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, observed on 18 June:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Family Remittances, observed today:
In Sri Lanka, the World Food Programme (WFP) is launching its emergency response in the country amid the escalating food crisis. WFP is working to provide life-saving food, cash and voucher assistance to 3 million of the most vulnerable people who can no longer meet their food needs due to the economic crisis there.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today awarded the Population Award for an individual to its youngest‑ever recipient, Emma Theofelus, a 25-year-old Parliamentarian from Namibia for her work advocating for women’s empowerment and adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Oceans Day, observed on 8 June:
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called for urgent humanitarian action in 20 hunger hotspots, where food insecurity is likely to deteriorate in the next three months.