Back in March, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and I sat down with three real icons – the hosts of “SmartLess” – to talk about everything from the economy and gun violence, to what we miss about being in office and the importance of sending Joe and Kamala back to the White House. We

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#Iraq : We are alarmed by the passing of a law that criminalises consensual same-sex relations as well as other forms of private consensual behaviour with jail terms of up to 15 years.

The law contradicts human rights treaties & should be shelved.

⚠️ Rape
⚠️ Forced marriages
⚠️ Sexual slavery
⚠️ Trafficking

Women and girls in #Sudan face a barbaric reality and bear the hidden wounds of war.

In a statement, Joyce Msuya and USG SRSG Ms. Patten demand immediate action against the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence. ⬇️

This year’s International #JazzDay will be hosted in Tangier, Morocco!🇲🇦

Move to the rhythms from across the globe and experience the influence of Jazz in fostering peace, cooperation and dialogue.

Discover UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳's International #JazzDay festivities: unes.co/jvv8i0

🔴 #Sudan :

⚠️ More than 8.7 million people have fled their homes.
⚠️ 4.9 million people are on the brink of famine.
⚠️ Humanitarians launched a famine prevention plan targeting 7.6 million people.

Latest update ⬇️

With some improvement in the movement of convoys into #Gaza , WFP is working to get desperately needed food to more than 1 million people and get collapsed food systems up and running again.

Gazans need a sustained and consistent flow of nutritious food, every day, every week.

#USA : Universities have a strong tradition of student activism and strident debate – but recent heavy-handed steps to dismantle protests across campuses are troubling. Legitimate exercise of freedom of expression cannot be conflated with incitement.

Tuesday is International #JazzDay ! 🎵🎷

Join UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳’s live-streamed concert featuring some of the world's greatest jazz masters, and celebrate the power of music to unite & strengthen humankind.

🎺 Tune in at 6 pm ET: unesco.org/en/internation…

'Jazz is a metaphor for life' Bill Clinton
Happy International #JazzDay the greatest day for #jazzmusic in the world.
Get ready for the global concert coming up in 10 minutes
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#Gaza :
🔺 Mental health crisis unfolding.
🔺 Solar-powered desalination plant inaugurated in Rafah amid warning of entire water and sanitation system nearing collapse.
🔺 Close to 37.5M tons of conflict-generated debris estimated to be present throughout the Strip.

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This March was the hottest on record – the tenth month of record heat in a row.

The 1.5-degree limit is still possible, but not for long.

Ambitious new national climate plans are essential to get countries on that path - with no loopholes, opt-outs or half-measures.

At a time when we see rising hunger, growing poverty & a lack of financing to address the climate crisis, it's shocking to see military expenditure reaching an unprecedented high—$2443 billion in 2023, according to SIPRI.

It's time to stop running towards mutual destruction.

154 million lives have been saved through immunization in the last 50 years.

It is one of humanity’s greatest achievements.

But there is still work to do. We can’t stop now.

We must ensure that every child has access to life-saving vaccines.

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Each time an indigenous language disappears, those who speak it lose a significant part of their identity - and everyone loses important knowledge.

Protecting indigenous languages means preserving the cultural & intellectual heritage they represent.

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Developing countries cannot be shackled to the bottom of the clean energy value chain.

Today, I launched my Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals to address transparency, sustainability & human rights across the value chains of these materials.

There’s no question: the lights are going out on the fossil fuel era.

Delaying tactics from the fossil fuel industry can’t change that.

Misinformation, distortion, and spin can’t change that – no matter how many billions of dollars are thrown at them.

The clean energy revolution is in full swing – and critical minerals are at the core of this shift.

As we reshape how we power our societies, we cannot replace one dirty, exploitative, extractive industry with another. un.org/en/climatechan…

As negotiations are once again underway, I strongly encourage the government of Israel & the Hamas leadership to reach an agreement.

For the sake of the people of Gaza.
For the sake of the hostages & their families.
For the sake of the region & the wider world.

I am deeply alarmed by reports of mass graves in Gaza.
 
Independent investigators must be allowed immediate access.
 
The families of the dead have a right to know what happened.

The world has a right to accountability for any violations of int’l law that may have taken place.