"LEAGUE OF NATIONS"

Mayerlín Vergara Pérez has made it her life’s mission to help children free themselves from the yoke of sexual violence. In recognition of her work, which now benefits Venezuelan refugees and minors as well as Colombians, she has been named the laureate of the 2020 Nansen Refugee Award, a prestigious annual prize honouring those who go to extraordinary lengths to support forcibly displaced and stateless people. UNHCR

In a statement on behalf of the ten elected members of the Security Council, German ambassador Jürgen Schulz reaffirmed the group’s “constant and unequivocal position” that Israeli settlement activities are “illegal, erode the viability of the two-state solution and undermine the prospect for a just lasting and comprehensive peace.” UNIFEED

For the first time, part of the original manuscript of Tolstoy’s epic novel War and Peace was unveiled amid tight security today in Geneva, where it is to take pride of place in an exhibition helping to mark 100 years of cooperation between nations. UNTV CH

The multilateralism “is more important than ever, and here in Geneva we have a real platform of multilateralism which we can really use,” said Tatiana Valovaya, a newly appointed Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva and the first woman to occupy that position. UNTV CH

President stresses central role of decent work in fighting poverty, inequality, as General Assembly marks International Labour Organization centenary at 74th plenary meeting.

President stresses central role of decent work in fighting poverty, inequality, as General Assembly marks International Labour Organization centenary at 74th plenary meeting.

Informal comments to the media by Mansour Al-Otaibi of Kuwait, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations, and Riyadh Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, on the Arab League of Nations.

Palestinian Ambassador Ryiad Mansour announced with “partial happiness” that the United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an Arria-Formula meeting regarding the protection of Palestinian civilians living under Israeli occupation. UNIFEED-UNTV

Video compilation with highlights of events, personalities, and thematic coverage of the UN audiovisual archives covering almost 70 years of the world Organization.This compilation was originally created to raise awareness of the urgent need to digitize and preserve the United Nations audiovisual heritage for future generations.

More than 90 years after theLeague of Nationscalled for a ban on lead in paint, and despite the existence of many safe alternatives, young children and pregnant mothers in the developing world are still exposed to high levels of the dangerous toxin through unsafe paints. UNEP / FILE/ARCHIVE