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UN EMBLEM AND FLAG

We bet that you immediately recognize the UN emblem but do you know what it means? Today we’ll learn it and other interesting facts! 👐🏼

BASICS
🔹Each element represents pillars of the UN activities: branches of the olive tree symbolize peace as the main goal of the UN and the map displays an area where it intends to achieve it.
🔹Flag of the UN is the UN emblem placed on the blue background. Allegedly, blue colour represents peace in opposition to red for war.
🔹The emblem and flag have the practical effect of identifying the UN in areas of trouble and conflict.

HISTORY
🔹The original UN emblem was created in 1945 by a team of designers during the UN Conference on International Organization.
🔹The UN emblem was designed to be "a map of the world representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized branches of the olive tree, in gold on a field of smoke-blue with all water areas in white. The projection of the map extends to 60 degrees south latitude, and includes five concentric circles".
🔹On the 7th of December 1946 General Assembly approved the final version of the UN emblem, which exists to this day.
🔹On October 1947 The United Nations flag was approved by the GA resolution 167 (II).

INTERESTING FACTS
🔹The flag may be used in accordance with the UN Flag Code by organizations and individuals in order to demonstrate support of the United Nations and to its principles and purposes.
🔹When the United Nations flag is displayed with the flag of a State or another international organization, all flags should be displayed on the same level and should be of approximately equal size;
🔹The United Nations flag may be lowered to half mast to indicate a period of mourning.

What other facts do you know? Tell us in the comment section!😉

Source: un.org

WORLD WATER DAY

Today we celebrate World Water Day, it brings attention to the water and sanitation crisis, which corresponds to the SDG 6.
Today we'll be more practical and tell you what you can do to contribute to the solution!👇🏼

UN WATER CONFERENCE 2023
The UN 2023 Water Conference taking place in New York aims to raise awareness of the global water crisis and decide on concerted action to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets.

📆 Dates: 22-24 March
📄 Programme of the event is available on our TG channel (link in bio)
💻 Join it online on the UN Web TV

CHOOSE ACTION
🔹Save water. Be conscious about water wasting in your daily routine - take shorter showers, don't let the water run with no use and e.t.c.
🔹Stop polluting. Don’t put food waste, oils, medicines and chemicals down my toilet or drains.
🔹Be curious. Find out where the water comes from and how it is shared.
🔹Speak up. Break taboos, inform your surroundings about the problem and ways of improvement of the status quo.
🔹Eat local. Buy local, seasonal food and look for products made with less water.

🔍Find additional materials on the topic on our TG channel (link in bio)

What do you do to save the water? Send your answer to the comment section⬇️

SYMBOLS OF THE UN HEADQUARTERS

We continue diving into the UN world and today we are going to talk about the most recognizable symbols of the UN Headquarters in New York – “Non Violence“ sculpture)👇🏼

GENERAL INFORMATION
🔹Non-Violence is a bronze sculpture of a 45-calibre revolver with its barrel tied in a knot. The gun is cocked, but the knot makes it clear that it cannot shoot.

HISTORY
🔹Year of creation: 1980
🔹Artist Carl Frederk Reutersward made the sculpture after his friend, John Lennon, was murdered. He said, “I became so upset and angry over his death and many other outbursts of unnecessary violence that I went right to my studio and started working on the project “Non-Violence”.

INTERESTING FACTS
🔹There are many replicas of the sculpture installed in different countries. The UN sculpture was one of the first three versions of it.
🔹In 1988 the Government of Luxembourg bought the sculpture and donated it to the UN. The work was installed in June 1988 at New York’s UN Headquarters, at a ceremony attended by Artist Carl Frederik Reutersward, Yoko Ono, and the Secretary-General at the time, Javier Perez de Cuellar.
Source: un.org

Stay with us and learn more facts about the UN! 😉

3 USEFUL UN APPS

Today we’ll tell you about UN applications, using which you can contribute to the solution of global problems or educate yourself and your closest ones in vital areas. Excited? Let’s begin👇🏻
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1️⃣ AWorld: The app that guides you to live sustainably (the United Nations)
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This app will prove that it’s not that difficult to be sustainable as it seems, just take the fist step! Here you can log in your sustainable habits or develop new ones, accept challenges, learn life hacks and by doing it you gain points and unlock new levels of sustainable lifestyle. Highly recommend!
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2️⃣ ShareTheMeal (by the World Food Programme)
Using this app you can fight hunger in the world and help those who need it the most with just a few taps.
You can choose a comfortable one-time amount or pay monthly and afterwards see you impact in the fight against world hunger.
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3️⃣ UN News Reader
The app where you can find all UN News and video recordings of UN meetings and events, isn’t it what we all were waiting for?

P.S. We’ve found a bug: when we played a video and after that went to other sections the sound continued playing and it was not possible to identify its source.

UNV programme: Make the world a better place

Did you know that it's possible to become a part of the UN as a volunteer and even do it online?😍

United Nations Volunteers Programme is a great opportunity for everyone as there you will learn about different cultures and languages, expand your networks and gain unmatched professional and life experiences.
Let's learn more about it!👇🏼

🔺UNV: BASICS
🔻UNV programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. It was created in 1970.
🔻UNV headquarters are in Bonn, Germany.
🔻UNV has around 150 staff members at headquarters, and over 10,921 UN Volunteers deployed in the field in 2021.

🔺HOW TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER
1️⃣ Choose the place you want to volunteer: abroad, in your country or online.
2️⃣ Check whether you meet the minimum requirements.
3️⃣ If you meet the conditions, check available assignments, register on the platform and apply for it!
🎉 That's it and these three simple steps might become a beginning of your breathtaking journey with the UN!

🔺INTERESTING FACTS
🔻A total of 51 per cent (2019 figures) of all UN Volunteers are women.
🔻The minimum number of years of professional experience required depends on the UN Volunteer category and can range from 0-2 years for UN Youth Volunteers to 15+ years for UN Expert Volunteers.

🔹Find direct links and additional materials on our TG channel.

Have great weekends everyone!😉

International Committee of the Red Cross: Explained

It seems everybody knows that the International Committee of the Red Cross is essential but why? Did you hesitate for a moment? Then get familiar with this article, you’ll find key facts about this organization and even see its headquarters! 🤯

🔺ICRC: BASICS
🔻The ICRC is an impartial, neutral and independent organization, its mission is to protect the lives of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence around the world.
🔻The ICRC strives to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
🔻The ICRC operates on the basis of Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional Protocols, its Statutes and the resolutions of the International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
🔻The ICRC headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland

🔺HISTORY
🔻The Red Cross was established in 1859 by Henry Dunant after he helped wounded soldiers at the battle of Solferino and then lobbied political leaders to take more action to protect war victims.

🔺STRUCTURE
🔻The ICRC is governed by an Assembly, an Assembly Council (a subsidiary body with certain delegated powers) and a Directorate (the executive body).

🔺INTERESTING FACTS
🔻The ICRC has 20,000 staff in over 100 countries
🔻The ICRC is funded by voluntary contributions.
🔻The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is made up of three independent parts: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and National Societies.

Sources: icrc.org, ifrc.org.

❗️Visit the ICRC headquarters in Geneva with us. Applications are accepted until 15.01.2023 (link in the bio).
📚Find more facts and materials on the topic on our TG channel: travel.un.online

Getting into the UN is not a distant dream anymore, you can ACTUALLY VISIT European UN headquarters with us and meet UN representatives and even diplomats! 😍

📝 Follow the link in the bio and register for the study trip to Geneva.
❗️Applications are accepted until 10 January 2023

Dear friends, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!🎄

Thank you for being with us in 2022, let’s make 2023 even greater together🙌🏻

DEADLINE IS EXTENDED

Let’s start this Friday with good news — we’ve extended the deadline for Stage 1 of the competition, where you can win a free participation in our study trip 2023 🎉

❓Who can participate?

🔹You can participate in the competition if you meet all of the following requirements:
🔸Age: 18-25 years old
🔸Education level: full secondary education.
🔸English language proficiency at least B2 (Upper intermediate, fluent).
🔸You are subscribed to the social networks of the project "Travel UN"

❓What should I do to participate?

🔹The contest consists of 2 stages:

🔸Stage 1: Each contestant must record a video in English of not more than 1 minute duration on the topic:
"What are you doing to implement the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and why is it important for you to become a participant in the Travel UN program?".

🔸Stage 2: Participants who have successfully completed stage 1 should develop a new project or present an existing project on the achievement of SDGs-2030, fulfilling all the necessary requirements mentioned in the paragraph 6.4. of the regulation of the competition (more details on our website)

The winner will visit the UN headquarters with us in 2023! 😍🙌

❗️The deadline for submitting applications in the stage 1 of the competition is 15.01.2023

📝Do not be shy and join our competition here - travelun.org/contest (direct link in our stories)

Good luck! 😉

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)

When you hear «decent employment creation, rights at work, social justice» what UN agency comes up in your mind?
If your answer is International Labour Organization (ILO), you are absolutely right!
Let’s speak more about this organization⬇️

🔸About the ILO, history
🔹The International Labour Organization is the UN agency for the world of work, which brings together governments, employers and workers from its 187 member states in a human-centered approach.
🔹It was created in 1919 as a part of the Treaty of Versailles which ended the World War I, this fact illustrates the belief that lasting peace in the world can be achieved only if it’s based on social justice.
🔹The ILO headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.

🔸Structure
🔹The International Labour Conference
It sets the international labour standards and broad policies of the ILO. It is held annually in Geneva.
🔹Governing body
It’s the executive council of the ILO, which is held three times a year in Geneva. It takes decisions on ILO policy and establishes the programme and the budget, which is adopted by the Conference afterwards.
🔹The International Labour Office
It’s the permanent secretariat of the ILO and the essential point for ILO’s overall activities, which it prepares under the scrutiny of the Governing Body and under the leadership of the Director-General .
💭Regional meetings of the ILO member states are held periodically to examine matters of special interest to the involved regions.

🔸Mission
🔹Promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights, pursuing its founding mission that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace.

📚Find lots of additional materials on the topic on our TG channel: travel.un.online

✈️Visit the ILO’s headquarters in Geneva with us this January! Do not hesitate and register via link in the bio.
❗️Applications are accepted until 10 of January

World Health Organization (WHO)

No doubt you’ve heard about the World Health Organization and its activity but what do you really know about it? Let’s find it out!😉

◻️ About WHO
🔹It is the United Nations agency, which leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage, direct and coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies and promotes healthier lifestyles.
🔹WHO’s headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO also has 6 regional offices, 150 country offices and other offices around the world.

◻️Structure
🔹The supreme decision-making body of WHO is the World Health Assembly.
🔹Executive Board, which gives effect to the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly.
🔹Head of the organization is the Director-General, who is appointed by the Health Assembly on the nomination of the Executive Board.

◻️Key areas of work
🔹Universal health coverage
🔹Health Emergencies Programme
🔹Access to Medicines and Health Products
🔹Antimicrobial Resistance
🔹Science Devision
🔹Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact

◻️Career at WHO, job areas
🔹Public health
🔹Management and leadership
🔹Operations
🔹Emergency

As you see WHO is a huge international organization with a wide range of career opportunities for people with different background.
Do you want to learn more about it? Visit WHO’s headquarter in Geneva with us this January! ✈️

📝Do not hesitate and register via link in the bio, applications are accepted until 10 of January.

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Today we celebrate Human rights day, let’s learn some key facts about this international holiday👇🏻

🔸History of the holiday
🔹On this day in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (General Assembly resolution 217 A).

🔸Universal Declaration of Human rights
🔹The UDHR is a milestone document, which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being regardless of race, colour, religion, s*x, language or other factors.
🔹It has been translated into over 500 languages, so it is the most translated document in the world.

🔸75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
🔹 It will be celebrated on 10 December 2023 and until that prominent moment the UN launches a year-long campaign to promote the UDHR as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations.

💡Find more additional materials on the topic on our TG channel: .un.online