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New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News): Every person - no matter how big, small or blue - can make the world more peaceful, equitable and healthy, the United Nations on Saturday told young people at a special ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that included the Smurfs and a handover of the key to Smurfdom. more
On International Day, UN spotlights need to combat forced labour, particularly of children

New York, Dec 3 (Just Earth News): Noting that the number of children engaged in the worst forms of child labour has decreased and frameworks to tackle contemporary slavery and trafficking h ...

International Day: UN underlines role of sport in promoting development

New York, Apr 7 (JEN): On the second annual International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Monday, top United Nations officials stressed the important role that sport can play in ac ...

International Day: Ban calls for release of UN personnel unlawfully arrested

New York, Mar 26 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for the release of all United Nations personnel who have been unlawfully arrested and detained, in a message to mark ...

On International Day, UNESCO chief says literacy not only improves lives, it saves them

New York, Sept 9 (JEN) With one in four young people – 175 million adolescents – unable to read a single sentence, International Literacy Day is an opportunity to remember one ...

On International Day, UN chief urges renewed commitment to world free of nuclear weapons

New York, Aug 30 (JEN): Marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for a renewed global commitment to a world free of ...

On International Day, Ban says indigenous peoples can be 'powerful agents of progress'

New York, Aug 9 (JEN): Marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said indigenous peoples have a central interest in ...