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UN Affairs
26.04.20240 0
Stories from the UN Archive: Retro cutting-edge tech at the UN
Long before artificial intelligence, UN staff brainstormed and developed innovative solutions in the Organization’s day-to-day affairs, so this #ThrowbackThursday we…
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Climate Change
25.04.20240 0
Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action
“What you do makes me cry at night,” 13-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki told the 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil in a…
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Human Rights
25.04.20240 0
Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali took on fights outside the ring for civil rights and against war, bringing strong messages to…
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UN Affairs
19.04.20240 0
Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space
From the General Assembly’s first consideration of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) to welcoming astronauts fresh from a walk on the…
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Women
03.04.20240 0
Stories from the UN Archive: Hillary Clinton’s bold stand in Beijing
“Women’s rights are human rights” has echoed throughout the UN Commission on the Status of Women for decades, including at…
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Culture and Education
02.04.20240 0
Stories from the UN Archive: Poetic traditions at the UN
On World Poetry Day, marked on 21 March, and #ThrowbackThursday, we looked at some poetry in motion in the General Assembly’s Third…
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Women
10.03.20240 1
Stories from the UN Archive: UN General Assembly’s first female president
In 1953, UN Member States elected India’s political dynamo Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the eighth President of the General Assembly, the…
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UN Affairs
03.03.20240 1
Stories from the UN Archive: Leap year events from UN history
It’s leap year, which gives February a 29th day only once every four years. This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re looking at what…
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UN Affairs
03.03.20240 1
Stories from the UN Archive: Dawn at UN Headquarters
In 1951, the UN Secretariat opened for business. The slender 39-storey office tower has become the iconic symbol of the…
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Health
03.03.20240 1
Stories from the UN Archive: Boris Karloff, leprosy and Nigeria
As the world celebrates World Radio Day, marked on 13 February, we dug into the UN archives for a vintage podcast…
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