Category: Blog
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Addressing hate speech through education
Evelyne Para, SI United Nations Representative at UNESCO, reveals UNESCO’s commitment to education to help combat hate speech.
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Amplifying the Voices of the Youth at COP26
Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative in Rome, reports on how youth climate activists are preparing for COP26.
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Women and the World of Work
SI United Nations Representative in Bangkok, Dr Theresa Devasahayam, talks about how we have to ensure that women and vulnerable groups are not left behind when the world advances towards growing digitalisation in the workplace.
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Minding the Workplace Gap with C190
Dr. Theresa Devasahayam, SI UN Representative in Bangkok, explains how advocating for C190 is synonymous with fighting against gender inequality.
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The 76th United Nations General Assembly
SI Special Advisor, Linda Witong, blogs about the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly that took place in New York.
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Overview of the 88th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Blog by Berthe De Vos-Neven and Donatella Benjamin, SI United Nations Representatives in Geneva. In September 2021, the 88th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) started with limited public access and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) were kindly asked to follow the virtual version. For the first time in 18 months, Chairperson…
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The 15th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
SI United Nations Representative in Geneva, Berthe De Vos-Neven, gives us the highlights from the 15th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD15).
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UNESCO: Partnership with NGOs
A blog by Marie-Christine GRIES, UN- SI representative UNESCO Session 212 of the Non-Governmental Partners Committee 8 October 2021 The NGP Committee of UNESCO is the body of the Executive Board, made up of representatives of the States, in charge of the organisation of the relations with the representatives of the Civil Society, NGOs and…
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Education in a digital world
SI UN Representative discusses the need for universal access to an education that promotes digital literacy.
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Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2021
Liliana Mosca, SI United Nations Representative summarises the recent Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) report on food and agricultural SDG related indicators.