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H.E. Csaba K?r?si, President of the General Assembly? H.E. Dennis Francis, President-elect of the General Assembly? H.E. Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR New York? Excellencies,? Ladies and Gentlemen,? ? Let me begin by saying that...

If others can do it, why can¡¯t we?   Established practices, the normal processes and the usual its how we have always done things and the fear for change. One can imagine that in the year 2023, after all the progress that...

If only she knew If only she knew the true nature of humanity that we all know so well and are quite familiar with. Human nature that despite the beautiful things we are capable of, we are equally capable of the darkest, most...

A parallel side event to the? UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues & the 2023 ECOSOC Youth Forum? ? Ms. Kavita Desai, Quaker UN Representative? Ladies and Gentlemen,?? ? Thank you very much to Quaker UN for organizing...

Our role in Achieving Zero Waste? Recently, the General Assembly held a High-Level Meeting on Zero Waste. I believe it is high time time that the world discusses this issue on an international platform and assess humanity¡¯s...

My water needs may not be the same as yours.?? ¡°We did everything we could but despite our best efforts your mother has died¡±, said Dr. Grey to one of her patients in the famous Grey¡¯s Anatomy TV series. I feel like given the...

The will of women: an Islander¡¯s perspective? In my homeland we have a saying that goes, ¡°e au le inailau a I tama¡¯ita¡¯i¡±, which translates to ¡°women can achieve anything and gets things done¡±. The story about this proverb is...

Ocean ¡°The ship has reached the shore¡±, pleasantly said President Rena Lee, UN Ambassador for Oceans at the conclusion of the 5th Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United...

Water. Such a simple word. A simple word that carries so much meaning in our lives. As human beings, water makes up about 60% of our bodies and makes up about 70% of the world we live in today and is the biggest producer of...

True É«¿âTV The resumption of the 11th Emergency Special Session in its 17th plenary on the Ukraine and Russia war begs a question on peace. Can we really achieve universal and true peace? In a world where there are unicorns and...

Anthropogenic Climate Change   As UN staffers would say, ¡°it¡¯s not the UN without the abbreviations and the fancy words¡±. True to its reputation, UN abbreviations, acronyms and fancy language warrant a google search from...

First blog: Water Such a simple word. A simple word that carries so much meaning in our lives. As human beings, water makes up about 60% of our bodies and makes up about 70% of the world we live in today and is the biggest...