The United Nations has a global strategy to address

Hate speech, which emphasizes the  to counter hate holistically and with full respect for freedom of opinion and expression, while working in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations, religious leaders. Similarly , technology companies and socialplatforms. We have to age at multiple levels: with the sources of hate speech, the transmitters such…

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Serbia

We can all act to say Hate speech is increasing around the World and can incite violence, undermine social cohesion and tolerance, and cause psychological, emotional and physical harm to those  Hate speech not only affects the specific individuals and groups it targets, but societies in general. In July , the Nations General. Assembly highligia…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo protracted

Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, as well as renewed tensions in the southern central regions of Kasai and Tanganyika have been the main source of displacement in the country , forcing millions of people to leave their homes, often on multiple occasions.  The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator stands with a group of colleagues at…

And in access to justice the strengthening of service delivery

In the environment, we contributed to the modernization of the forestry information system, improvements in crop monitoring systems; introduction of forestry incentives, and the preparation of the third national communication on climate change. In the priority referred to institutional strengthening, issues of migration and human mobility. Similarly were covered, an area in which we support…

A woman in a suit talks to a woman in a colorful

Caption: Visit of the Resident Coordinator Rebeca Árias to the indigenous leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchú. Similarly in her first months of being in Guatemala by Mrs. Rebeca Arias in Photo:  UN Guatemala/Héctor Morales Under Ms. Flores’ leadership, the  Nations country team  a wide range of programs.  A woman in and initiatives to…

Swift action is key in all cases to bring justice to victims and stem

Hate speech and real harm The weaponization of the public discourse for political gain is also not new. History has shown that hate speech leads to atrocity crimes. The Holocaust did not start with the gas chambers, but with hate speech. These lessons place a heavy responsibility on us all to address hate speech and…

Assembly designated June as such, after Secretary-general

António Guterres raised alarm about the “tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating, stigmatization and the use of derogatory, misogynistic, racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic or antisemitic language”, that has engulfed the world. We all witness how powerful the ‘tool’ of hate speech can be to incite discrimination, violence, deepen Assembly designated division and undermine social cohesion within…

If the LCDS targets are met the country could meet

Ten times the demand for electricity supply by , while keeping greenhouse gas emissions at levels. This would be an extraordinary example of how . Similarly will continue to call on the world’s largest consumers of fossil fuels to accelerate the decarbonization. Similarly of their economies and meet the $ billion of critical financing for…

To protect our marine environment and address the

Planetary triple threat, we need to limit the rise in temperatures to °C above pre-industrial levels. That means reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by % over the next seven and a half years. But, unfortunately, we are very far from achieving that goal. To commemorate World Environment Day , His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali,…

A view from Guyana: How to achieve the SDGs and drive ambitious climate action?

On the occasion of the start of the United Nations Ocean Conference taking place in Lisbon from June to July , I have decided to write this blog to share a simple and important message: we only have one land and one ocean, and We all have a responsibility to defend our planet, to feed,…

In the Republic of Korea onshore wind projects require permits from eight different ministries.

Fourth, the world must reorient energy subsidies from fossil fuels towards protecting vulnerable people during energy crises and invest in a just transition to a sustainable future. And, fifthly, we have to triple investment in renewable energy. This is where multilateral development banks and development finance institutions, as well as commercial In the Republic banks,…