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A city with a global vision: New York, the United Nations, and the post-war dream of peace
The post Second World war dream of global peace which brought countries from around the world together at the United Nations continues to resonate as the UN marks 80 years of its existence in New…
Young leaders expand the circles of peace
2025 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the most significant resolutions on youth and peace ever adopted by the UN Security Council.Resolution 2250 led to widespread changes in the ways that the…
PODCAST: Turning climate stories into climate action
Storytelling has the power to inspire action, and when celebrities and influencers use their platforms for climate advocacy, the impact can reach audiences across the globe.In September at UN…
PODCAST: Space exploration is ‘not a luxury’ but essential for life on Earth
Space exploration and the use of space technology is becoming an increasingly critical part of the global economy, but how can the world ensure its benefits are felt, not just in the developed world…
The unstoppable rise of renewables
Wind and solar energy are now the cheapest sources of energy, bringing cleaner air, stronger communities, and new economic opportunities. In September at UN Headquarters in New York, the SDG Media…
PODCAST: The truth is out there
Too often, coordinated misinformation campaigns are amplified and monetized via digital advertising, hampering efforts to address the climate crisis.In the lead up to the November COP30 UN Climate…
‘Time running out to locate Syria’s missing’, warns head of UN-backed body
At UN Headquarters in New York, Karla Quintana, head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP), has warned that time is running out to find the hundreds of thousands who…
WATCH: Peace and reconciliation in Kosovo ‘starts with youth’
In Kosovo, where tensions remain high between the ethnic Albanian and ethnic Serb communities, the United Nations is leading efforts to promote open communication and dialogue.The UN Mission in…
Dominica’s Digital Transformation
Like many island economies, Dominica experiences high youth unemployment, and recent events, in particular Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic, have combined to make the search for work even…
Trinidad fights back against a plastic invasion
Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution. As well as coping with a tsunami of waste washes up on their beaches every day, these countries – which are generally…
Trinidad’s young climate activists make the case for urgent action
Caribbean island nations are vulnerable to a host of extreme weather events, from hurricanes to floods and droughts, that are becoming more dangerous and intense as a result of the climate…
Geothermal promises to turn Dominica into a clean energy powerhouse
Dominica may have found a solution to cover all of its electricity needs, and even sell electricity abroad, without burning fossil fuels: geothermal energy. This power source is 100 per cent clean,…
Where are Haiti’s gangs getting their weapons?
The Haitian economy may be on its knees, but the gangs that control much of the capital Port-au-Prince seem to have little trouble obtaining guns, mainly from the USA.The country is awash with…
WATCH: ‘Football saved my life’ says genocide survivor
April 7 marks three decades since the beginning of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. An almost unimaginable slaughter, which saw an estimated 800,000 people killed in just 100 days, and…
WATCH: Foreign armies creating ‘never-ending cycle of violence’ in Syria
Now in its thirteenth year, the war in Syria shows no signs of letting up, and several foreign powers are active in the country, including Russia, the US, Turkey and Israel, which has stepped up its…
PODCAST: Bringing order to the AI ‘Wild West’
This episode of The Lid Is On focuses on cutting edge online technology, and the UN’s role in making sure that it benefits humanity, rather than causing us harm.Proponents of AI point to the immense…
PODCAST: Eight decades on, we need the UN more than ever
There was a wealth of stories to follow at high-level week of the UN General Assembly, from the conference on the Israel-Palestine two-State solution, to the ambitious pledges made at the Climate…
International community prepares to tackle marine life extinction threat
In this episode of The Lid Is On, experts discuss the urgent need to restore the Ocean, which is facing a host of threats that could drive millions of marine life species into extinction and even…
Global shipping faces a climate reckoning
The shipping industry moves 90% of world trade—and produces nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.In this episode of 'The Lid is On', Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International…
The $300,000 scam that entrapped a US-based woman from Thailand
A Thai woman has been talking about how she was tricked into handing over more than $300,000 to a criminal gang that entrapped her in an elaborate scam that began as a supposed case of identity fraud…
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