"JAYATHMA WICKRAMANAYAKE"

Addressing a youth event to celebrate the International Day of Peace, United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas said, “peace and sustainable development are inextricably linked. You cannot have one without the other. And you cannot have either without the participation of everyone.” UNIFEED

The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) hosted on Wednesday in New York a meeting to discuss its Strategic Action Plan on Youth and Peacebuilding and the progress made since its adoption in 2016. UNIFEED

Addressing the opening of the Youth Forum, the UN Secretary-General said, “Our world needs you more than ever. From climate change to conflicts. To poverty and inequalities. To the fact that the Sustainable Development Goals are slipping out of reach.” UNIFEED

The Transforming Education Summit kicked off at the UN headquarters in New York with the Mobilization Day, where the Secretary-General received the first ever Youth Declaration on Transforming Education, the result of the participation of almost half a million children and young people from over 170 countries. UNIFEED

Speaking at a leadership dialogue event, UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake said, a sustainable and inclusive recovery from the pandemic “depends on young people's engagement and their ownership as full-fledged partners and not as beneficiaries.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The General Assembly holds a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.

The General Assembly holds a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.

The General Assembly convenes an interactive dialogue under the theme of “Achievements of Multilateralism and the Future of the United Nations” that will reflect on the achievements of the multilateral system, discuss the current challenges of multilateralism and how we can ensure an effective and inclusive multilateral system in the post-COVID era, especially at a time when the principles of multilateralism have never been more important and more in need of support.

10th Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on the theme, "A Decade of Action: Building a Resilient Recovery".