Your Excellency Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa,
President of South Africa and
Chairperson of the African Union, Your Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission,
The UN Secretary-General’s message on International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
27 January 2020: On this Day, we come together to remember one of the most heinous crimes of our time: the systematic killing of six million Jewish men, women and children and millions of others by the Nazis and their collaborators in the Holocaust.
Leading the SDGs Classroom and beyond – Baruch College (City University of New York).
Leading the SDG Classroom and beyond – Baruch College (City University of New York).
10 more years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) world blue print for fair globalization – 2030 and the marking of 2020 as the “Decade for Action”, remains our best hope for the People, for the Planet, for Peace and Partnerships.
The United Nations launches 75th anniversary dialogues: The biggest global conversation on the world’s future starts now
January 1, 2020 saw the launch of the UN75 initiative – the largest, most inclusive conversation on the role of global cooperation in building a better future for all. The initiative will see the UN spark dialogues throughout 2020 in diverse settings across the world.
United Nations in South Africa contributes relief supplies to the City of Tshwane floods victims
Pretoria – The United Nations in South Africa today contributed relief supplies to residents of the City of Tshwane who were affected by recent floods. The supplies were presented by the head of the UN in South Africa, Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, and received by the city’s Acting Executive Mayor, Cllr. Abel Tau, on behalf of the flood victims.
Social Cohesion: recognizing #Migration is a benefit that works for all – International Migrants Day
OpEd by IOM Director General António Vitorino: Too often, when we speak of migrants, we find ourselves having to speak about moments of extreme hardship, caught up in a narrative of crisis. Those who find themselves in detention in Libya, trafficked in the back of trucks, having sought new lives away from failing states, conflict and disaster.
Edward K. Ndopu, a global human rights activist, is awarded the inaugural United Nations in South Africa Partnership Award
Pretoria, 10 December 2019 – The United Nations in South Africa today presented the UN in SA Partnership Award to a South African activist, Edward K. Ndopu “in recognition of his outstanding contribution to human rights advocacy”. The award ceremony, which took place at a seminar held in Pretoria on the importance of multilaterism, was jointly organized by the UN and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
Message by United Nations in South Africa on the occasion of the International Anti-Corrption Day 2019
As delivered by Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in South Africa, on 09 November 2019: Programme Director, Prof. Fikeni, Minister for Public Service and Administration Honourable Senzo Mchunu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa Professor Makhanya, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission Advocate Richard Sizani, National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, Lieutenant General Lebeya, from the Hawks, Former Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela,
PRESS STATEMENT Ensuring that people and communities have the power to choose, to know, to thrive and to demand is the key to ending AIDS
NAIROBI/GENEVA, 26 November 2019—A new report by UNAIDS, Power to the people, released ahead of World AIDS Day, shows that where people and communities living with and affected by HIV are engaged in decision-making and HIV service delivery, new infections decline and more people living with HIV gain access to treatment.
Game-changing approaches, such as medicine to prevent HIV (PrEP), integration of contraceptive services with HIV testing, viral load suppression (U = U), harm reduction, and comprehensive sexuality education, give people the power to protect themselves from HIV and, for people living with HIV, the power to thrive
UN Secretary-General’s Message for 2019
29 November 2019: Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains one of the most intractable challenges facing the international community. Regrettably, over the past year, there have been no positive developments, and the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate.