Youth are creating social change to address critical issues facing the world today, including the climate crisis, gender equality & more. 

Join Friday's high-level event at 9:00am EDT focused on protecting the participation of young people in civic space. https://t.co/13sSLjb5m6 https://t.co/AM4uLAhx7c

🍽 What we eat & how that food is produced affects our health & the environment.

From trying sustainable recipes ‍ to cutting your food waste 🗑, find out what you can do to be a food hero on Friday's #SustainableGastronomyDay: 
https://t.co/iKR8DABMnb https://t.co/Ag1myjhjd1

Thursday's donor conference in support of Venezuelan refugees and migrants mobilised over USD 1.5 billion in grants and concessional loans, and host countries in the region have made important commitments to regularize the status of Venezuelans.
https://t.co/bRSww7BXrX

RT @UN_PGA: With 75% of the world’s population, middle-income countries constitute an economic powerhouse that if unleashed can boost global economic growth. This will not only help alleviate poverty in MICs, but support growth all over the world. This is a win-win for all involved. https://t.co/SlWkxZfixh

Sustainable gastronomy helps improve:
🥦 food security & nutrition
‍ sustainable food production
 conservation of biodiversity

More ahead of Friday's #SustainableGastronomyDay: https://t.co/B6m2PClS8c #GlobalGoals https://t.co/qfyBxrDUmg

Up to 700 million people could be forcibly displaced by 2030 due to drought.

@UNDRR's #GAR2021 report calls for immediate action to reduce drought risks to protect lives & livelihoods: https://t.co/k5McObLdPc https://t.co/qPRjm6Hoor

1 in 100 deaths is the result of suicide.

Every year, more people die as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria or breast cancer. 

New guidance from @WHO aims to help countries improve suicide prevention & care. https://t.co/yOYWPZ2Sgs https://t.co/NbnO3mOrMd

RT @UNHCRgov: Displaced Venezuelans face continuing risks in the face of #COVID19 

Loss of income 
Evictions
‍‍Separations
#Together4Venezuelans 

Join us in solidarity today at the virtual International Donors’ Conference Thursday 17 June 15:00 – 18:30 CEST 
https://t.co/P6OfpEjPJI https://t.co/L1CRbgSfFu

"You cannot just live your life being paralysed by the past."

-- Holocaust survivor & human rights activist Rabbi Arthur Schneier, talks to @MelissaFleming about his contribution to inter-religious faith & understanding on our 'Awake At Night' podcast. https://t.co/l5R4CQsPUn https://t.co/gHwAxDpNqv

RT @UNCCD: #DYK some 175 countries around the  use desalination to meet water demand, supplying over 300 million people with potable water?

Yet less than 0.1% of this global capacity is in low-income countries vulnerable to #drought

https://t.co/Ckzcdja50B
#DesertificationAndDroughtDay https://t.co/SyyvmzkZKA

Extreme weather events have almost doubled in the last 20 years compared to the previous 20 years. 

Restoring degraded land can help reduce the impacts of drought, floods & storms. More on Thursday’s #DesertificationAndDroughtDay from @UNCCD: https://t.co/fIirAWB4MP https://t.co/1vbFi6tsZn

When it comes to #COVID19, no one is safe until everyone is safe.

Read how @UNMaldives has supported the pandemic response in the Maldives and why vaccine equity is crucial for protecting lives & ensuring countries can recover better. #OnlyTogether https://t.co/B1sBX0b8WJ

#COVID19 has demonstrated the fragility of our world - and the importance of protecting the environment, human health & economies.

On Thursday’s #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, learn how sustainable land-based solutions can increase resilience: https://t.co/hjXticUW9e https://t.co/cVg6xtxEJH

"I am truly and sincerely humbled at my opportunity to serve, and the responsibilities that have been entrusted in me."

-- Karim Asad Ahmad Khan QC sworn in as new prosecutor of the @IntlCrimCourt. https://t.co/4Nmj7WUL5M

Land restoration helps: 
 tackle the climate emergency 
 conserve biodiversity 
 improve food security 

More on Thursday’s #DesertificationAndDroughtDay from @UNCCD: https://t.co/fIirAWjtVh https://t.co/uW67tRQdFb

RT @WFP: The risk of famine is imminent in #Tigray unless life-saving interventions continue to be scaled-up, unimpeded access is guaranteed, and hostilities cease.

@UN agencies call for urgent action: https://t.co/drLXNP8O0k https://t.co/vfJRA5ae88

Greater international cooperation is needed to address conflict, the climate crisis & #COVID19, according to outgoing @UNReliefChief.

 More of what he has to say about the unprecedented rise in people requiring humanitarian assistance around the world: https://t.co/oEglMqHCtq

RT @UNDESA:  industrial revolution—100 years 
 digital revolution—20 years
 energy revolution—

How fast we transition to #SustainableEnergy for all will determine the fate of the world. @ASteiner,  @DamilolaSDG7 & UN DESA's Liu Zhenmin call for urgent action! https://t.co/k1ovM0Zk2y

Through its #BestTourismVillages competition, @UNWTO is looking for villages where tourism helps:
 Develop economies 
 Preserve natural & cultural resources 
‍ Enhance education & skills development
 Advance gender equality 

https://t.co/tPh0v32Bke https://t.co/NJaxRi1pAo

RT @UNDP: Sea turtles help maintain healthy marine ecosystems yet they are threatened by poaching, #ClimateChange and pollution. We work w/ communities to conserve #biodiversity and protect marine life for future generations. Join us this #WorldSeaTurtleDay and every day to protect sea  https://t.co/VKDAc4fihp