Tag: NYC
Fanfare for all Peoples – 70th anniversary film for UN – premiered today at the opening of the general debate of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
The Sustainable Development Summit is underway in New York City. The summit kicked off yesterday with an historic opening address by Pope Francis, a call to action from Malala Yousafzai and performances by Shakira and Angelique Kidjo among other events. The new sustainable development goals or global goals as they are widely referred to got adopted by the General Assembly too! Now comes the hard part: acting on the newly adopted goals. For a recap of yesterday’s events, click here. To learn more about the sustainable development goals, click here. The 2015 Global Citizen Festival is now also a part of…
united-nations: Join us in thanking everyone, including music artist David Guetta, helping to raise funds for and to raise awareness about typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines, the crisis in Syria and other under-funded crises around the world. The facade of the Secretariat building at UN Headquarters in New York City was turned into a huge wall of images on Friday when Mr. Guetta launched his new video. Photo courtesy of the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN.
“Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.” /Robert Schuman/ Sixty-three years ago, on 9 May 1950, the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman made the first move towards the creation of what we now know as the European Union. Click here to learn more. In honor of Europe Day, tonight the Empire State Building in New York will light up in EU colors once again.
united-nations: A glimpse into the scenes outside the UN General Assembly as delegates, including Presidents and Prime Ministers, come and go along First Avenue in New York City. Catch up with the day’s events inside the UN here, and see more behind-the-scenes photo in our Flickr set.
beyond-contact: The United Nations Headquarters in New York City switches off for Earth Hour 2012. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says, “We need to fuel our future with clean, efficient and affordable energy. By acting together, we can power a brighter tomorrow.” —http://www.facebook.com/earthhour
