Young people take action for global change
The ĢƵ has been engaging with young people to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges since 1999. Yet 2020 might be the year their contribution is needed most, as the world is reeling from the disruption caused by COVID-19. Under the banner “Youth Engagement for Global Action”, this year’s International Youth Day will celebrate the positive action young people offer.
On International Day, ĢƵ chief spotlights indigenous peoples’ resilience in face of COVID-19 pandemic
Marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Mr. Guterres drew attention to the “devastating” impact of the pandemic on indigenous peoples around the world.
“No one is safe, until everyone is”
Amid a global health crisis and widely varying government responses, the ĢƵ High-level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs – a group of 16 former heads of states, ministers, eminent economists, and social scientists – offers a set of new solutions for governments to build back better, greener and fairer after COVID-19. The Board members launched a new volume of essays, “Recover Better: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities,” during an online dialogue on 22 July 2020.
Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities
COVID-19: World leaders to stay at home, in first ‘virtual’ ĢƵ General Assembly
The General Debate of the General Assembly, traditionally the most high-profile ĢƵ event of the year, will be a slimmed-down affair this September, with world leaders staying away from New York, and contributing set-piece speeches via video link, a ĢƵ spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.
Leading experts offer new ideas for sustainable COVID-19 recovery in new publication issued by ĢƵ DESA
