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At the opening of the General Debate of the 76th session of the #UNGA, Secretary-General @antonioguterres urged the world to take bold steps to transform our male-dominated world and shift the balance of power to solve the most pressing problems of our age.
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It’s quite easy to understand why the world’s top emitters of CO2 and the biggest producers of fossil fuels want to make it seem like they’re taking sufficient climate action with fancy speeches. The fact that they still get away with it is another matter… #UNGA
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#BTS @BTS_twt Shine Spotlight on the @UN United Nations as Envoys of the President of the Republic of Korea @moonriver365 @TheBlueHouseKR @TheBlueHouseENG #UNGA youtu.be/wAXcMD5dOBA
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As of December 2021, women are Heads of State and Government in only 24 countries worldwide.
We👏
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#WomenInPolitics #UNGA
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Gender equality is integral to all the #GlobalGoals, yet progress has been agonizingly slow. We need a robust feminist agenda to shift gears! #UNGA unwo.men/7Wav50GdSNh
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Watch @Surangeljr urge #Taiwan's🇹🇼 @UN🇺🇳 system participation at #UNGA. We thank the president for his friendship & recognition of the country's contribution to strengthening #Palau's🇵🇼 #COVID19 response. #TaiwanCanHelp realize the #SDGs & spur global action on shared challenges!
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Some facts for the #UNGA:
🙄In 2021, only 24 countries among the 193 UN Member States are led by women
🙄Only 4 women were elected as the President of the General Assembly in its 76 years
🙄The @UN has never had a woman Secretary-General
More here: unwo.men/UYnV50GdSEG
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Our Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway will join the #SDGActionZone2021 to discuss the importance of gender equality as the world tunes into the #UNGA.
Join online:
📅 23 Sept
⏰ 8 AM EST
📺 bit.ly/sdgzone
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Former VP Chen flew the flag for #Taiwan🇹🇼 at the Global #COVID19 Summit held by @POTUS on the sidelines of #UNGA. He answered the call to embrace core objectives aimed at ending the pandemic, thanked the country's many friends & shared the #TaiwanModel.
▶️bit.ly/3EDtTPj
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We are approaching that critical turning point when we must show that we are capable of finally taking responsibility for the destruction we are inflicting on our planet, and ourselves.
Read my speech at the @UN General Assembly → gov.uk/government/spe…
@COP26 | #UNGA
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“Even before the pandemic hit, globally, women were doing three times as much unpaid care work as men."
Our Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway will join the #SDGActionZone2021 to discuss the importance of gender equality. #UNGA
📅 23 Sept - 8 AM EST
📺 bit.ly/sdgzone
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Watch @DrGiammattei voice support for #Taiwan🇹🇼 at #UNGA. We thank the president of #Guatemala🇬🇹 for his friendship & recognition of how the country can contribute to strengthening multilateralism. #TaiwanCanHelp realize the @UN🇺🇳 #SDGs & spur global action on shared challenges!
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Watch #MarshallIslands🇲🇭 President Kabua make a strong case for #Taiwan's🇹🇼 participation in the @UN🇺🇳 system at #UNGA. We thank the country's good friend for his cleareyed recognition of the many ways #TaiwanCanHelp realize the #SDGs & spur global action on shared challenges!
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In her address to the 76th session of the #UNGA , Prime Minister of Norway, @erna_solberg stressed that "we must take the crises we are now facing as our call to action" and called for implementing the women, peace and security agenda. @NorwayUN
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Did you know?
Norway’s Frieda Dalen was the first woman to ever address the General Assembly.
As the 76th #UNGA session continues, we take a look at the history of gender equality and the General Assembly: unwo.men/qO5150Gfoxj @NorwayUN
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In 1953, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit from India became the first woman to be elected President of the General Assembly (@UN_PGA).
To this date, only 4 women have held the position.
As the 76th #UNGA takes place, find out more facts: unwo.men/buem50Gfp7E @IndiaUNNewYork
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As the President of Liberia, @MaEllenSirleaf was the first African woman to address the #UNGA.
President Sirleaf served as president from 2006–2018.
She was the first African woman to be democratically elected as the Head of State.
Discover more: unwo.men/auPP50GfpfQ
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Throwback to the 1st #UNGA in 1946 when Eleanor Roosevelt called a meeting of women delegates & famously read an “open letter to the women of the world”, urging for their increased involvement in national & international affairs.
Find out more: unwo.men/jrWd50GfoHF
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We need urgent action to move the world towards a carbon-free future. Glad to join @SEforALLorg and @UN in launching a 24/7 carbon-free energy compact to drive collective action to tackle climate change. #UNGA 24-7cfe.com
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We’ve come a long way for gender equality.
Yet, progress has been too slow.
It’s on all of us who are part of #GenerationEquality to keep the pressure on our leaders to realize women’s rights! #UNGA