"SPORTS"

The General Assembly adopted the Olympic Truce resolution for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024. UNIFEED

Supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), a showcase of song, dance, and myriad musical instruments have unified hundreds of people from different ethnic communities in Western Equatoria state’s capital, Yambio. UNMISS

Joint Media Stakeout with IOC President Thomas Bach and Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet on the Olympic Truce resolution.

General Assembly: 38th plenary meeting, 78th session.

Wrapping up her second visit to the Horn of Africa country, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia highlighted the interlinkages of human rights and other developments in the country. UNSOM

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to India this week to meet children and adolescents, including girls who are bringing about change and innovation in their communities, and young women who have overcome barriers to help close gender gaps. UNICEF

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden as Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP

As South Sudan races to complete its democratic transition by holding its first-ever national elections in December 2024, youth participation in peacemaking and politics has become vital. UNMISS

A High-level event at United Nations Headquarters brought together key sports stakeholders such as the President of the Football Federation of Cameroon, former FC Barcelona player Samuel Eto’o, and technology leaders to address the existing gaps and threats of trafficking in sports and how technology can be utilized to find lasting solutions. UNIFEED

Dominique Hasler, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education, and Sport of the Principality of Liechtenstein, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19-26 September 2023).