Resilient Voices: From Poetry to Peace - SDG Media Zone | United Nations

Maryam Bukar Hassan, Nigerian spoken word artist and poet, has been named the first United Nations Global Advocate for Peace—a groundbreaking role that recognizes the power of youth voices in shaping peace and security. "Peace is not the absence of war; it is the presence of understanding," she writes, capturing the essence of her vision for a more just and inclusive world. Drawing on her lived experience with conflict, Maryam brings resilience and creativity to peacebuilding and peacekeeping efforts. Speakers: Maryam Bukar, UN Global Advocate for Peace Moderator: Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary General for the Global Communications


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Peacekeepers receive Valentine's Day messages from community members | Peacekeeping | United Nations

For Valentine's Day 💙, peacekeepers received heartfelt messages of appreciation from the communities they serve. In sharing their gratitude, community members recognized the meaningful difference that both uniformed and civilian peacekeepers have made in their lives through their support and commitment to security. Let’s give a round of applause to all the peacekeepers #ServingForPeace, away from their families and loved ones, working hand in hand with communities towards lasting peace. 🙌 #ValentinesDay


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The UK is NOW a Far-Right DYSTOPIA (ft @TaylorLorenz )

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World Radio Day: A conversation with an award-winning BBC journalist | United Nations

Ahead of World Radio Day 🎙️ Award-winning BBC journalist Lyse Doucet joined us in the Goals Lounge to discuss her book The Finest Hotel in Kabul—a powerful story of hope, resilience, and the people behind the headlines. Watch the full conversation on YouTube or UNWebTV


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When Radio Breaks the Silence in #Gaza

Some local radio stations in the Gaza Strip have resumed broadcasting after a suspension of nearly two years due to the war, in a move reflecting gradual efforts to revive the media landscape in the enclave, which has suffered extensive destruction to infrastructure and civilian institutions. Local radio remains critically important in Gaza as humanitarian crises persist, electricity outages continue, and access to traditional media remains difficult.


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Yemen: Half the Population Will Need Humanitarian Assistance - OCHA Briefing | United Nations

Addressing the Security Council, Lisa Doughten, Director of the Crisis Response Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported, “On January 29th, the de facto authorities again entered multiple UN offices in Sana’a without permission, commandeering equipment and vehicles. The de facto authorities have also continued to withhold clearances for UN Humanitarian Air Service flights to Marib. UNHAS flights into Sana’a resumed over the weekend following a month-long suspension caused by the lack of necessary clearances from the de facto authorities.” She continued, “Such interference and impediments come at a time when the humanitarian situation is more desperate than ever. This year, 22.3 million people – or half the population – will need humanitarian assistance – an increase of 2.8 million from last year. Yemen continues to face the region's most severe hunger crisis. Today, over 18 million people face acute food insecurity. Yemen is also the country with the largest number of people – 5.5 million – experiencing IPC Phase 4 emergency food security conditions or above.”


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International Day to Prevent Violent Extremism 2026 - Press Conference | United Nations

Press conference by Alexandre Zouev, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, on the International Day to Prevent Violent Extremism. "UN senior official for counterterrorism Alexandre Zouev said while seizing the opportunities of new and emerging technologies to prevent violent extremism, the risks with transparency and accountability in full respect for human rights must be managed. The United Nations marked the fourth observance of the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism, under the theme “Preventing Violent Extremism in the Age of New and Emerging Technologies”. Acting Under-Secretary-General for Counterterrorism Alexandre Zouev briefed reporters in New York. On artificial intelligence, Zouev said, “this technology holds real promise for prevention, from early detection of harmful narratives to more targeted, community informed interventions. But they're also being misused to amplify myths and disinformation, spread violent extremism content, and enable recruitment and radicalization to terrorism, especially of young people and teenagers.” The UN top counterterrorism official also said, “We are expanding our practical support to help Member States navigate emerging risks in digital spaces. And that includes new workstreams on artificial intelligence and online gaming systems while reinforcing evidence-based, human rights-based prevention approaches.” He added, “this complements ongoing capacity building efforts to strengthen strategic communications, empower young people and develop PCVE (Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism) policies ensuring coherence between traditional prevention approaches and technology driven initiative.” Asked about repatriation and reintegration of former fighters, Zouev said that they should be investigated, adding “if they committed some crimes, they should be prosecuted according to national or international standards of prosecution and law.” He pointed out that there is also the aspect of women with children, who are the former or current wives of the former fighters. He took Central Asia, the governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as example, who are “making a great effort to reintegrate and socially rehabilitate families of former fighters because they had also certain citizens of these countries recruited.” Established by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 77/243, the International Day provides a platform for Member States, the United Nations system and all relevant stakeholders - including civil society, religious leaders, the private sector, academia and the media, to come together to strengthen the international community’s resolve to address the conditions conducive to terrorism, to raise awareness on the threat of violent extremism, and to renew collective action to prevent its spread. The observance aims to promote inclusive, human rights-based and gender-responsive approaches to prevention, grounded in dialogue, partnerships and community-led solutions."


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Beginning of Ramadan 2026 - UN Chief Message | United Nations

Secretary-General’s video message on the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan. ---------------- For Muslims around the world, the holy month of Ramadan is a sacred period of reflection and prayer. Ramadan also represents a noble vision of hope and peace. But for too many members of the human family, this vision remains distant. From Afghanistan to Yemen, from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, people are suffering the horrors of conflict, hunger, displacement, discrimination and more. In these difficult and divided times, let us heed Ramadan’s enduring message. To bridge divides. To deliver help and hope to those who are suffering. And to safeguard the rights and dignity of every person. Every year, I pay a special solidarity visit to a Muslim community and join in the fast. And every year I come away heartened by Ramadan’s spirit of peace and compassion. May this Holy Month inspire us to work as one to build a more peaceful, generous and just world for all people. Ramadan Kareem.


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Why peace begins with people, not power, with Bintou Keita | UN ‘Awake at Night’ podcast teaser

Bintou Keita knows instinctively that some moments call for a more human response than words alone can offer. Once, at a ceremony to mark the end of the devastating Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, she found herself hesitating to deliver her pre-prepared statement to a grief-stricken crowd. “I have my statement, but I can't deliver [it] because there's something else I have to do before. And in that moment, what came to me was humming, so I did it. And at that moment, the tears - my own, the tears in the audience - came out. These people were grieving, were still mourning.” Bintou Keita has retired after 36 years with the UN, most recently the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and head of the peacekeeping mission there. In this episode, she reflects on times when peacekeepers saved thousands of lives, on hopes for a people reeling from decades of violence, and shares why she learned to never say never again. Listen to more Awake at Night episodes: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDFQJEq_0b6hu1e8oxsch9W0D7vkNqt #podcast #UnitedNations #AwakeAtNight #Peacekeeping About Awake at Night Hosted by Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, the podcast ‘Awake at Night’ is an in-depth interview series focusing on remarkable United Nations staff members who dedicate their career to helping people in parts of the world where they have the hardest lives – from war zones and displacement camps to areas hit by disasters and the devastation of climate change


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Jill Zarin, “The Real Housewives of New York City,” has been fired from the E! reunion series

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