Edith Lederer is an award-winning reporter for the
@AP
with more than 55 years of experience covering wars and political upheavals around the world.
In this exclusive, she offers insight into why journalism matters for the public.
This year's
#WorldPressFreedomDay
is focused on the threats faced by environmental journalists.
According to Guilherme Canela (
@UNESCO
) in the last 15 years 44 journalists were murdered for covering environmental issues.
Learn more ⤵️
I am deeply alarmed by reports of mass graves in Gaza.
Independent investigators must be allowed immediate access.
The families of the dead have a right to know what happened.
The world has a right to accountability for any violations of int’l law that may have taken place.
#Gaza
: "If really today there is a genuine commitment to reactivate and bring back the two-State solution... the agency can retrieve its temporary nature"-
@UNRWA
chief Philippe Lazzarini on the role of the UN agency
The 30th of April is
#InternationalJazzDay
!
The four-day celebration in Morocco (April 27-30) will culminate in an All-Star Global Concert at the Palace of Arts and Culture of Tangier.
Watch it live at 6 PM (EST) ⤵️
.
@UNRWA
Comms Officer Louise Wateridge describes a haunting experience of being back in Gaza after a four-year hiatus, capturing the chaos of Gaza through her mobile phone.
"Buildings are skeletons. It's haunting. Any home still standing has entire walls missing - you can see into previous lives, frozen in time"
@UNWateridge
Scenes of total devastation driving through
#Gaza
City today, +70% of homes across
#GazaStrip
have been damaged or destroyed.
#INC4
is starting now in Ottawa, Canada! Tune into
@UNWebTV
to watch live coverage in the six official
@UN
languages.
Don’t miss this pivotal moment in the fight to
#BeatPlasticPollution
:
Today
@UN_Women
Goodwill Ambassador
@DanaiGurira
briefed the Security Council on "Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control".
Watch full briefing⤵️
Today is
#EnglishLaguageDay
!
The
@UN
Movie Society inaugurated the “Shakespeare at the UN”– an exploration of how the timeless works of Shakespeare can resonate with the core values of the UN.
Watch it here⤵️
Catherine Colonna
@MinColonna
briefed on her Final Report as Chair of the Independent Review Group on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (
@UNRWA
).
On
#EarthDay
, we must stand for our planet.
A planet threatened by climate change, by pollution, by biodiversity loss.
A planet that needs to be rescued.
So we must unite.
And we must mobilize all our efforts for
#ClimateAction
.
More than 1.7 million
#Palestinians
are forced to flee their homes to seek refuge in south
#Gaza
, living in makeshift tents or temporary shelters amidst heaps of uncollected waste, aggravating a looming environmental and public health crisis.
.
@KatishaPaull
, indigenous activist attending the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, has a clear message from the people in her community, "We are here."
The forum continues at the Secretariat through April 26.
A new
@UNFPA
report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has largely ignored the most marginalized communities. The report highlights the importance of tailoring programmes to the needs of communities and empowering women and girls.
Youth leaders from around the world gather at the
@unecosoc
Youth Forum to speak up on how to transform the world into a fairer place and on how to achieve the
#SDG
.
The World Health Organization
@WHO
and partners successfully transferred critical patients from hospitals in northern
#Gaza
to field hospitals in the south. The teams also delivered 19,400 liters of fuel and other essential supplies.
"The twenty-third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues started today under the theme of 'Enhancing Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination in the context of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"
#Gaza
: "The most recent data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health documents more than 12,000 children, which is about 70 children a day injured in Gaza since the current conflict began" - Tess Ingram, UNICEF Spokesperson