In a heart-to-heart conversation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks with Scholastica Dery, a healthcare worker in Ghana on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic who herself got infected. She describes her feelings on hearing the diagnosis, her recovery, and her return to work on the frontlines of the pandemic. Discussing the global response, vaccines, and local concerns, she and the Secretary-General agreed on the need for solidarity across nations to move past the crisis.
You may also like
213 Views
Why Burna Boy is at United Nations Headquarters in NYC | April 2022 | UN Story
Nigerian Grammy-winning superstar Burna Boy gets a backstage tour of the United Nations from its highest-ranking woman and fellow Nigerian, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. From his visit to her office on the ...
179 Views
How Effective Are vaccines? History of Immunization | Global Focus | UN Story
Vaccines save at least 4 to 5 million lives every year. This remarkable success story is the result of massive immunization campaigns that have swept round the world in recent decades. Smallpox, which killed hundreds ...
261 Views
International Day of Mine Awareness: Zeina’s mission to save lives in Lebanon
The International Day of Mine Awareness, marked on 4 April, reminds nations to rid the world of landmines and unexploded devices that threaten innocent civilians long after the guns have fallen silent. Women and me...
436 Views
11 years of war in Syria – can it ever end? | United Nations
11 years after the violent suppression of peaceful, popular demonstrations, Syria is still mired in war. More than 14 million civilians need humanitarian assistance; and more than 12 million re displaced, including ov...
951 Views
UN Charter – “We the Peoples” – Reading of UN Charter Preamble | United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations. It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and ...
686 Views
Can you imagine a world without human rights? | United Nations
Without human rights, there can be no sustained peace, no stability, no protection from harm. No equality, no democracy, no space to speak up. No online safety, no end to the digital divide, no hope of an internet tha...