Happy 2017 everybody!
I hope this finds you happy and healthy. As is now sort of my habit around the New Year, I present you with a round-up of round-ups in the first Sunday Smack of 2017. Enjoy!
UN’s 2016 Year in Review: Challenges and milestones for the international community
This is the UN’s video round-up of the most important issues in 2016.
2016 in Review: Another Violent Year, But With Hope of Improved Prevention
This one is from the UN’s Department of Political Affairs, a bit longer and in pdf format for easy reading.
After reviewing 2016, let’s see what to expect in the New Year:
11 Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2017
This is a round-up of things expected to be leading news throughout 2017.
This is from a slightly different perspective, it explains what current stories we expect to play out in the coming months.
And a miscellaneous one to finish with. January 1 is António Guterres’ first day in office as the new Secretary General of the United Nations. Marking the end of Ban Ki-moon’s ten years in office the UN published this short video summing up SC Ban’s ten years in office that ended with 2016.
