"TOLERANCE"

The Security Council failed to adopt a Russian-proposed draft resolution regarding the 26 September 2022 explosions that caused physical damage to the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. UNIFEED

UN calls for game-changing action to stem global water crisis. UNIFEED

The UN General Assembly marked today the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with a ceremony with different personalities, including the Secretary-General and the Mayor of New York City. UNIFEED

A Special High-level Event to Commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia highlighted diversity "not as a threat, but as richness of all societies." UNIFEED

Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the United Nations and the multilateral system are “under threat as they have never been before.” UNIFEED

Marking the International Mother Language Day, President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi said, “The use of mother languages promotes tolerance and social inclusion. It can help us in our quest for transformative solutions as we tackle today’s interlocking challenges.” UNIFEED

The coordinator of the Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) created to identify perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria told the Security Council that “the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic is solely of the responsibility of the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “As we look to priorities for this year, a rights-rooted approach is central to achieving our ultimate priority: a safer, more peaceful, more sustainable world.” UNIFEED

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040. WHO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “at its essence, Holocaust remembrance is a call to be on constant alert. Never to be silent in the face of hate. Never tolerant of intolerance. Never indifferent to the suffering of others.” UNIFEED