Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Mr. Dean Macpherson briefs the media.
South Africa: Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Mr. Dean Macpherson briefs the media_1
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Mr. Dean Macpherson briefs the media.
South Africa: Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Mr. Dean Macpherson briefs the media_3
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Mr. Dean Macpherson briefs the media.
IRIS²: Europe’s Satellite Constellation for Secure Communication
Source: European Commission (video statements)
More than 350 satellites. Secure EU communications from space. Europe’s IRIS² constellation launches from 2029.
IRIS² is the EU’s new secure satellite constellation, designed to ensure Europe stays connected on its own terms — in times of crisis and for defence, security, and emergency services. As part of the European Space Shield, it brings EU capabilities together to defend against jamming and spoofing and to fill critical gaps, such as space-based early warning.
IRIS² follows Europe’s proven model: Copernicus and Galileo were built through cooperation and have become global public goods.
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Wole Soyinka: The Nigerian Novelist Who Fought for Human Rights | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Nobel Literature Laureate Wole Soyinka delivered an address in 1993 to the World Conference on Human Rights as a ‘special guest’ of the UN Secretary-General.
The Nigerian writer refuted the notion that human rights are imposed by the West. “We reject those allied categorizations: Western ideas versus the rest. This is a flawed, opportunistic division designed to taint those on the side of freedom with notions of treachery to their own kind and collaboration with the enemy,” he said. “Any suggestion that freedom of expression is a luxury of the West insults the historic struggles of individuals and communities all over the world for the dignity and wellbeing of their kind, for social fulfillment, equality of opportunity, equitable sharing of resources, access to shelter, nourishment and health.”
Dawn at UN Headquarters | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Standing on the eastern shore of Manhattan Island, on the banks of New York City’s East River, the 18-acre United Nations Headquarters remains both a symbol of peace and a beacon of hope.
The Headquarters consist of four main buildings: the General Assembly building, the Conference Building, the 39-floor Secretariat building, and the Dag Hammarskjold Library.
Architect Niemeyer’s slender Secretariat Building has become the iconic symbol of the United Nations; the slender office tower’s green glass and Vermont Marble shimmer in the sunlight and the water of the East River that while even though permanent in structure appears as an ever-changing entity that is constantly adapting to the atmospheric conditions and the surrounding context. Its modern aesthetic was an intentional decision by Niemeyer and the rest of the collaborating architects as a way in which to symbolize change that embodies a sense of "newness" that sheds light on the optimistic future of the world’s nations working together as one collective body.
Does Youth Climate Activism Work? (Severn Cullis-Suzuki) | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Youth activist Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s speech at the 1992 Earth Summit resonates today as the world grapples with our climate challenge at #COP28.
Decades before Greta Thunberg, Licypriya Kangujam, or Jerome Foster II, 12-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki delivered an unprecedented speech at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
The “Earth Summit” had many achievements, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change — the precursor to the Paris Agreement – the Convention on Biodiversity and a set of ‘Rio Principles’ for sustainable development.
“You grown-ups say you love us, but I challenge you: please, make you actions reflect your words,” says Severn, the daughter of environmental activist David Suzuki.
“Here, you may be delegates of your governments, business people, organizers, reporters or politicians,” she says in her timeless appeal, as applicable to current international meetings as it was the 1992 gathering. “But really, you’re mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, and all of you are someone’s child.”
Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s full speech at the 1992 Earth Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGdS8ts63Ck
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
“Events of these last years have made the world painfully aware that the Palestinian people and the recognition and implementation of their rights are the key to any solution in the Middle East,” says then-United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim at the founding commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Utilizing material from the UN Audiovisual Library, this production was created using historical footage from the era of the establishment of the International Day.
https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/
Did Khrushchev bang his shoe at the UN? | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev was rumoured to have banged his shoe on his delegation’s desk during a UN General Assembly meeting on 12 October 1960.
Utilizing material from the UN Audiovisual Library, this production explores the moment as captured by UN media coverage and asks: Is the legend fact or fiction? #unga
https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/
1st Woman President of the UN General Assembly: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
In 1953, the United Nations elected Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the eighth President of the UN General Assembly, making her the first woman ever elected to the position.
A prominent Indian politician and nationalist, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was also the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet position in India before the country gained independence.
A leading diplomat in newly independent India, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit served as India’s Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1947–49), the United States and Mexico (1949–51), and Spain (1958–61), and as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1955–61).
In 1979, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was appointed as India’s representative to the UN Commission on Human Rights. She was also an honorary fellow of Somerville College.
Drawing on material from the United Nations Audiovisual Library, this feature offers a glimpse into the moment Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit delivered her inaugural address after being elected President of the UN General Assembly.
Her message emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and preventing threats to peace, the vital role of women at the United Nations, and the urgent need for international cooperation in the face of global challenges.