"MELISSA FLEMING"

Coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (7 April), the United Nations Headquarters in New York opened a new exhibit about the power of post-genocide reconciliation and the potentially deadly impact of hate speech. UNIFEED

Theme: "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: The effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions". The Coordination Segment, chaired by H.E. Mr. Akan Rakhmetullin (Kazakhstan), ECOSOC Vice-President, will take place on 31 January – 1 February 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York. 

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa - Black Wall Street massacre, today visited the Ark of Return at the UN General Assembly Plaza. UNIFEED

UN chief calls for a new era of social media integrity to stem misinformation. UNIFEED

In observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, an exhibition entitled Slavery: Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery opened Tuesday at United Nations Headquarters. UNIFEED

World leaders announced over US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million girls and boys living in crises. ECW

"We’re not the lost generation, we are the welcome generation. So, let’s join hands together and work together so that we can build a better tomorrow. Let’s go!," K-pop band BTS said in an exclusive interview with UN Television. UNIFEED

Following the Virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming moderates a press conference with panelists Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Per Olsson Fridh, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, and Manuel Bessler, Delegate of the Federal Council and Head of Swiss Humanitarian Aid.

This special virtual ‘One-on-One Briefing’ organized by the UN Department of Global Communications’ Civil Society Unit and moderated Under-Secretary-General of Global Communications Melissa Fleming, features the interaction of the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, with civil society representatives.

The Holocaust memorial ceremony is organized jointly by the United Nations Department of Global Communications and UNESCO, in partnership with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The online commemoration was followed by a panel discussion on Holocaust denial and distortion, with contributions of diverse experts in the field.