The week's pick includes photographer Paddy Dowling's Children and Armed Conflict 📍 #ACTtoProtect photo exhibit at BozarBrussels.

🔹UN Tourism & European Committee of the Regions partnership
🔹UNDP Afghanistan Afghanistan
🔹UNICEF Representation to EU Institutions on #EUElections2024
🔹EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 helping UNOPS Ukraine, WFP Haiti (PAM) 🕊️

The Occupied Palestinian Territory Flash Appeal seeks $2.822 billion to assist over three million people in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Urgent aid is needed from April to December 2024.

Read more 👇
palestine.un.org/en/266262-28-b…

Speak up and be heard! We all must #ActNow for the #GlobalGoals – consider volunteering at local environmental organizations, implementing energy-saving practices at home, or supporting eco-conscious candidates with your vote for #OurCommonFuture 🌎. ➡️ bit.ly/SoF24-SpeakUp

From supporting businesses and repairing homes, schools & hospitals to building energy infrastructure & beyond, the United Nations in Ukraine scaled up recovery efforts in 2023, implementing $500M worth of initiatives to help people recover from the devastation caused by Russia's invasion.

A new UNFPA report finds 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has largely ignored the most marginalized communities. The report highlights the importance of tailoring programmes to the needs of communities and empowering women and girls.

At last week's #GlobalGateway event on #Education , World Food Programme's Carmen Burbano highlighted the impact of #SchoolMeals on the education sector worldwide, and how political & financial support from the #EU has helped ensure millions of children worldwide can now receive school meals.

We all have a part to play in shaping #OurCommonFuture . 📣 Speak up and let your voice be heard – #ActNow ahead of the Summit of the Future -- learn more: bit.ly/SoF24-challenge

Young leaders drive change in today's crises. That's why our Office & Education Above All Foundation are dedicated to empower & equip them to advocate 4 their rights.

Know a leader ready to make a difference? Nominate them for our Youth Advisory Board.

Deadline: 13 May, 2024.

✉️Ahead of the Summit of the Future, United Nations Chief António Guterres expresses his commitment to engage young people worldide into political decision-making.

It's time to let #YouthLead the way to #OurCommonFuture 💪

#ActNow !

Sign the open letter✍️cutt.ly/Gw7XxJP7

At the World Circular Economy Forum, the EU 🇪🇺 unveils:
1️⃣ A Circular Economy Resource Centre to foster policy exchanges & circular business models
2️⃣ A SWITCH programme to support the green transition in East & Southern Africa

🔗europa.eu/!yhVpkf

#GlobalGateway #WCEF2024

.UNOPS is glad to see the unwavering support for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 from the donor community.
With extensive track record of operationalising mine action, and as procurement and infrastructure arm of the @UN system across sectors, we continue to support community driven recovery work.

Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) works to transform economies into drivers of sustainability.

Today, UN Development, UN Environment Programme, UNIDO, UNITAR & International Labour Organization launched a new PAGE 2030 Strategy, with a focus on circular economy.

Thank you #EU 🇪🇺 and #Germany 🇩🇪 for the valuable support!

Full support to 🇺🇳USG Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 & team to develop global principles to strengthen information integrity in light of attacks on United Nations system & democratic processes.

Today we shared best practices from the EU to ensure a healthy information ecosystem.
eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

The Week Ahead is now online:
unric.org/en/the-week-ah…

▶Latest events include UN-organised #WCEF2024 Accelerator Sessions.
▶Brussels launch of the Human Development Report
▶Pride Week
▶and a Save the Date for 4 June for a special World Environment Day Ciné-ONU screening.

It’s been a year since the outbreak of Sudan’s conflict.

Women and girls continue to bear the brunt.

Find out about the rising cases of gender-based violence. #KeepEyesOnSudan

We can only achieve the #GlobalGoals by partnering with young people. 🤝

Working with youth harnesses their ingenuity and energy to foster crucial synergies. 🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

Join the young people solving our biggest problems at the @‌UNECOSOC #Youth2030 Forum: bit.ly/EYF2024

1 in 4 children in EU countries are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This is an increase of almost 1 million children since 2019.

With #EUelections2024 🗳️ in a few months, kids across Europe are having their say on the #EuropeKidsWant

🇪🇺📚 The 'Suzirya' school in the Kyiv oblast received new desks, chairs, and other furniture as part of the #SchoolRepairs in Ukraine project, funded by the EU through EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and implemented by UNOPS.

EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺

One year into the brutal war, children in #Sudan are at risk of famine.

3.7 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition.

The world can’t allow this to continue. Now is the time to act for every child in Sudan.

It is vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East.

Civilians are already bearing the brunt & paying the highest price.

We have to actively engage all parties concerned to prevent further escalation.