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🌱 Plants are life – we depend on them for 80% of the food we eat and 98% of the oxygen we breathe.
More from Food and Agriculture Organization on Sunday’s #PlantHealthDay : fao.org/plant-health-d…
📷: Go behind the scenes of this week’s UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, where more than 2.500 activists, advocates & other influential voices from across the globe came together to share solutions for #OurCommonFuture .
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…
#2024UNCSC
Migratory birds face many dangers.
From plastic pollution to habitat loss & the impacts of the climate crisis, migrating birds are increasingly under threat from human activity.
More on Saturday’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay : worldmigratorybirdday.org/migratory
Migratory birds connect not only ecosystems, but also people and nations.
We all have a responsibility to ensure the diverse habitats migratory birds transit are protected.
More on Saturday’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay : worldmigratorybirdday.org/migratory
“Time & again, I have witnessed the enormous impact of civil society in every corner of the world.”
— António Guterres urges civil society organizations from across the globe to keep working with the UN to build a better future for all. un.org/sg/en/content/…
#2024UNCSC
Brazil: The UN Refugee Agency is supporting the country’s response to the devastating floods in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is working with local authorities to distribute relief items & assessing the needs of affected people. unhcr.org/news/briefing-…
The Argan tree and its landscapes contribute to...
🔸 food security
🔸 nutrition
🔸 income generation
🔸 livelihoods of rural communities
👉 fao.org/newsroom/story…
#ArganiaDay #SDG12 #GlobalGoals
“A massive ground attack in Rafah would lead to an epic humanitarian disaster.”
— António Guterres stresses civilians must be protected, and reiterates appeal to Israel & Hamas to reach an agreement to stop the bloodshed and free the hostages.