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The Year in Images + Conference Highlights + Our Most Popular Stories in 2024
Here are THE UN BRIEF highlights and most popular posts of 2024
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Maya Plentz
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It is that time of the year! News coverage you can't miss. All about the UN and tech.
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UNDP Gathers Climate Experts and Activists to Look Into Collective Action | Interview with Dana Fisher, American University | How Swiss…
Watch now | Climate Action as a Human Right: Senior Women for Climate Protection in Switzerland Won a Spectacular Court Case at the European Court of…
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Maya Plentz
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Weekend Edition: Château du Clos de Vougeot and French Diplomacy | Sustainable Tourism in Bourgogne
This is the Weekend Edition, where we explore the arts, gastronomy, and travel in addition to our exclusive interviews with leaders in these sectors and…
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Maya Plentz
ONUART: Human Rights Day Concert at the Palais des Nations in Geneva | European Impact Investing Market Valued at €190 Billion
The European private impact investing market saw unlisted asset investments grow to €190 billion in 2023 | This Saturday 14 December at 7 PM, Human…
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Maya Plentz
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UNEP: Policy Leadership Award for Brazilian Minister of Indigenous Affairs | Investing in Human Rights Institutions: A Call to Action
"As we celebrate Human Rights Day, we should remember that human rights are not just principles etched in documents but the very essence of our shared…
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Maya Plentz
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UN Calls for the Generosity of Donors to Support the Most Vulnerable in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Ukraine, Republic of Korea
Listen now | "Recent developments in Syria are compounding humanitarian needs, with more than 16 million people in the country already requiring…
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Jurassic Icons in Auction | Initiative by Ambassador Jean-Pierre Reymond to Curb Carbon Emissions is a Success | Why I started THE UN BRIEF
Watch now | This December, Christie’s offered three extraordinary dinosaurs for auction: a battle-scarred stegosaurus and a pair of adult and juvenile…
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Maya Plentz
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It is that time of the year! News coverage you can't miss. All about the UN and tech.
Digital Forensics: Interview with UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Arbitrary Executions, Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz
Listen to my interview with Dr. Morris Tidball Binz on his work in forensic anthropology to support the investigation of crimes by authoritarian…
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Maya Plentz
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5 de Dezembro de 1975: Minha Mãe Foi Assassinada Pelos Militares Truculentos | Brasil Deve Reparações Para as Famílias das Vítimas | O…
Listen to my interview with Francesca Lessa on her book on the Condor Operation, the transnational state terrorism, orchestrated by the CIA, in the…
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Maya Plentz
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5 December 1975: They Killed My Mother | Brazil Still Has Not Compensated the Families of Victims | The Judiciary is a Joke
Why the Truth Commission did not accomplish anything? The military destroyed documents and menaced, blackmailed, and gaslit the members of the…
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Maya Plentz
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