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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Abdullahi Mire – a former refugee and journalist who has championed the right to education while putting 100,000 books in the hands of refugee children in Kenya – will be the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s 2023 global laureate. UNHCR

At a time when the world’s youngest country is racing to complete its delayed democratic transition, 850 peacekeepers from Nepal, including 78 women, serving for peace in South Sudan, were awarded the United Nations medal for their professionalism and commitment. UNMISS

Police First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti, of Indonesia, received the 2023 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. UNIFEED / FILE

The UN flag flew at half-mast at the Organization’s offices around the world in memory of the 101 staff members of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) killed in Gaza since 7 October. UNIFEED / UNTV CH / UNIS VIENNA

The power of art to inspire and transcend came under the spotlight at Somalia’s first-ever human rights art competition, aimed at raising awareness about human rights and fostering dialogue and debate on issues of importance to Somalis. UNSOM

The UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria said, “I am sounding an alarm that the situation is now at its most dangerous for a long time”. UNIFEED

Youth activists, chefs, influencers, and innovators gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, to mark Junior World Food Day and share concrete actions to protect water. Their aim is to achieve a more sustainable and food secure world for future generations. FAO

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

Celebrations marking this year’s World Food Day began at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, with the focus on water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and on how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious and finite resource. FAO

A planting ceremony of trees coming to Rome from around the world marked the launch of an ambitious initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to raise awareness on biodiversity and the need to make cities greener. FAO