August 2021
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Story
Throughout North Macedonia, youth are taking an ever-bigger role in creating a sustainable future. And they’re getting support from UN agencies. Learn about some of these efforts below.
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August 2021
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On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beirut blast, UN Country Team in Lebanon with diplomatic corps observe a minute of silence to honor the victims.
August 2021
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In celebration of International Indigenous Peoples Day and the upcoming International Youth Day, we share a courageous story of how indigenous children battled a mysterious being that consumed their village: COVID-19..
August 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
The IPCC Working Group 1 Report is a code red for humanity.
COVID-19
Climate change
Climate Action
August 2021
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Story
It is 5 a.m. and Ceferina, a 30-year-old migrant day labourer, or jornalera, begins her day in southern Jalisco, Mexico. She and her family live in a shelter and work in vegetable and sugar cane fields. They live and work alongside other jornaleras families from different parts of the country, mainly from the south of Mexico.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
August 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
On August 4th, 2020, a devastating blast in a warehouse destroyed much of the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Many neighbourhoods were destroyed, downtown Beirut looked like a war zone. Thousands were injured and some 200 people tragically lost their lives on that day and the days that followed. For many, their property and livelihoods were literally blown away.
COVID-19
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
August 2021
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Story
One day some years ago, Chief Egunu Williams had just returned home from his farm in the south of Nigeria when a man from a nearby community came asking for a loan.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
August 2021
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Announcement
On 2 July, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Savina Ammassari of Brazil as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Gabon, with the host Government’s approval.
August 2021
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Story
Life was hard for Violeta and her family in their little village Kabash, a two-hour drive from the town of Puka. Everything was far away — the health clinic, the hospital, the local administrative offices.
With tears in her eyes, she remembers the time when her little daughter collapsed and just barely regained consciousness, with no nearby hospital to take her. She also learned that both her daughters had been born with mental health issues and congenital heart disease. They needed specialized medical care, which was accessible only in town.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
August 2021
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Announcement
Secretary-General appoints Pablo Ruiz Hiebra of Spain United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uruguay
On 1 August, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Pablo Ruiz Hiebra of Spain as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uruguay, with the host Government’s approval.