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An art exhibition was held in Juba as part of a year-long campaign – ‘Peace Begins with Me’— marking 75 years of UN Peacekeeping. UNMISS

A song like no other by a group of South Sudanese primary school students is making its rounds on various social media platforms in South Sudan, and the world. UNMISS

“My Constitution, My Voice” was the theme of two youth forums jointly organized by the Community Outreach Unit and the Political Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The event targeted a wide spectrum of the country’s youth, with the aim of educating them on the constitution making process. UNMISS

In an event, entitled “Equal in Music,” the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble, performed Felix Mendelssohn’s String Octet in E-flat major, Opus 20 at UN Headquarters. The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra was founded in 1999 by the Israeli conductor-pianist Daniel Barenboim and Palestinian author-scholar Edward Said. UNIFEED

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, co-director of the documentary The US and the Holocaust, said, “the idea that our leaders, our Congress, the State Department, and more importantly for me, the American people” were unaware of the Holocaust, “is just not true.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres today arrived in Cabo Verde for the Ocean Race Summit – and to take a close look at some of the answers and innovative solutions under way in this 10-island archipelago off the coast of Africa. UNIFEED

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), through its Conduct and Discipline Team, convened and connected with women’s representatives in Gurei, Juba, to organize a ‘Stand Down Day’ designed to raise awareness of the need for collective action to uphold the rights of women. UNMISS

A Venezuelan music teacher and choir director leads a group composed of mostly refugees and migrants from Venezuela, but including Chileans and others from Colombia, Peru and Cuba. IOM

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a three-day visit to Viet Nam, commending the country for its many gains for children. Russell also called for urgent action to address challenges like malnutrition and inequalities that have been exacerbated by COVID-19 and climate shocks. UNICEF

On their day, the youth climate activists at COP27 took part in different “takeovers” and were seen – and heard – in almost every corner of the conference centre. UNIFEED