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UN in UK and Ireland

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Official UN account for the UK and Ireland 🇺🇳 UN Department of Global Communications.
Communicating UN messages with a #UK & #Ireland focus.

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For nearly 80 years, UN peacekeepers have helped guide nations from conflict to peace. 🌍🕊️ Today, we honour their service, sacrifice and resilience - and solemnly remember that more than 4,400 peacekeepers have lost their lives in pursuit of peace. #PKDay UN Peacekeeping

For nearly 80 years, UN peacekeepers have helped guide nations from conflict to peace. 🌍🕊️

Today, we honour their service, sacrifice and resilience - and solemnly remember that more than 4,400 peacekeepers have lost their lives in pursuit of peace.

#PKDay <a href="/UNPeacekeeping/">UN Peacekeeping</a>
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🥔It's #InternationalPotatoDay - Small Vegetable, Big Impact! DYK: 🇬🇧 The UK produced 4.7M tonnes of potato in 2023 🇮🇪 Ireland produced 322,200 tonnes in the same year. Wet weather affected harvests in both countries. Food and Agriculture Organization

🥔It's #InternationalPotatoDay - Small Vegetable, Big Impact!
DYK:
🇬🇧 The UK produced 4.7M tonnes of potato in 2023
🇮🇪 Ireland produced 322,200 tonnes in the same year.
Wet weather affected harvests in both countries.
<a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a>
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🌍 Plastic waste clogs rivers & oceans, impacting all life. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, raise your voice and take action to #BeatPlasticPollution. Together, we can build a cleaner, safer planet. ♻️ UN Environment Programme UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱

🌍 Plastic waste clogs rivers &amp; oceans, impacting all life. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, raise your voice and take action to #BeatPlasticPollution. Together, we can build a cleaner, safer planet. ♻️

<a href="/UNEP/">UN Environment Programme</a> <a href="/UNEP_Europe/">UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱</a>
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“If we save the sea, we save our world.” This #WorldOceansDay🌊, discover the urgent message of UN Environment Programme Champion of the Earth Sir David Attenborough in his latest documentary📽️. unric.org/en/ocean-with-…

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🌊 Our ocean sustains life on Earth - from climate regulation and food security to jobs and biodiversity. Today marks the beginning of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice. We need to accelerate action to save our ocean!🤝💬 Find out more : sdgs.un.org/conferences/oc…

🌊 Our ocean sustains life on Earth - from climate regulation and food security to jobs and biodiversity.

Today marks the beginning of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice. We need to accelerate action to save our ocean!🤝💬

Find out more : sdgs.un.org/conferences/oc…
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1 in 5 people globally expect not to have the number of children they desire, highlights UNFPA. 🚫It’s not due to a rejection of parenthood - key drivers are rising costs, job insecurity, and inequality. Find out about #TheRealFertilityCrisis👇 unfpa.org/swp2025

1 in 5 people globally expect not to have the number of children they desire, highlights <a href="/UNFPA/">UNFPA</a>.

🚫It’s not due to a rejection of parenthood - key drivers are rising costs, job insecurity, and inequality.

Find out about #TheRealFertilityCrisis👇
unfpa.org/swp2025
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Officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss the humanitarian situation in #Afghanistan. The UK🇬🇧 has been a steadfast supporter of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan for more than two decades. Now is not the time to step back. It's time to step in - OCHA Afghanistan UN Humanitarian

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📢🚫Hate speech is not new - but today, it travels faster and farther. On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, we reaffirm our commitment to stand up, speak out, and stop the spread of hate in all its forms. #NoToHate🕊️

📢🚫Hate speech is not new - but today, it travels faster and farther.

On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, we reaffirm our commitment to stand up, speak out, and stop the spread of hate in all its forms.

#NoToHate🕊️
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Grateful for your contributions 🇨🇦Développement Canada, 🇺🇸USAID, 🇰🇷KOREAZ, 🇨🇭Swiss Development and Cooperation, 🇬🇧UK aid, 🇪🇺EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and CERF - The UN's emergency fund. UN Humanitarian Air Service needs your support to keep flying ✈️ in #Chad - delivering lifesaving assistance where it’s needed most. Help us reach those who can't wait!

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🌍 Forced displacement is at a record high. This #WorldRefugeeDay, we stand in solidarity with refugees - honouring their stories, defending their rights, and calling for real solutions. Show your support: unhcr.org/events/world-r… #WithRefugees UNHCR United Kingdom UNHCR Ireland

🌍 Forced displacement is at a record high.

This #WorldRefugeeDay, we stand in solidarity with refugees - honouring their stories, defending their rights, and calling for real solutions.

Show your support: unhcr.org/events/world-r…

#WithRefugees <a href="/UNHCRUK/">UNHCR United Kingdom</a> <a href="/UNHCRIreland/">UNHCR Ireland</a>
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This #WomenInDiplomacy Day, be inspired by the career of Ireland's🇮🇪 first-ever woman president and former UN🇺🇳 Human Rights Chief Mary Robinson. 👇 unric.org/en/women-in-di… Project Dandelion The Elders UN Human Rights

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⚓ It's the #DayoftheSeafarer 2025! There is an urgent need to eliminate bullying and harassment in the maritime industry and to foster a culture of dignity, safety, and inclusion onboard every vessel. Find out more👇 tinyurl.com/36mue6vk International Maritime Organization #MyHarassmentFreeShip

⚓ It's the #DayoftheSeafarer 2025!
There is an urgent need to eliminate bullying and harassment in the maritime industry and to foster a culture of dignity, safety, and inclusion onboard every vessel.
Find out more👇
tinyurl.com/36mue6vk
<a href="/IMOHQ/">International Maritime Organization</a> #MyHarassmentFreeShip
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✅Turning the tide on ocean plastic Ocean Bottle ✅Sustainable seaweed packaging Notpla ✅Monitoring biodiversity with environmental DNA NatureMetrics On #MSMEDay, discover the work of these 🇬🇧companies for a healthier planet. unric.org/en/uk-companie… UK Mission to the EU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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The #Smurfs are teaming up with United Nations and UNICEF to speak up and speak out for a better world #ForEveryChild. You can join too - #ActNow by listening to children and supporting their rights. Even the smallest actions add up to make a difference. Visit un.org/actnow

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🌊Ready to make waves for change? Join the #EUBeachCleanup and help #SaveOurOcean. 🐚💙 Organise a clean-up activity at the seaside or a riverbank between June and October. Let’s stand up for our planet! 🌍 Learn more👉unric.org/en/eu-beach-cl… EU Maritime & Fish

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#UNFICYP Force Commander, Maj Gen Erdenebat Batsuuri, together with the Mission' Senior Advisor, Aderemi Adekoya, welcomed the #UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, to the United Nations #bufferzone in sector 2, to meet some of our 🇬🇧 peacekeepers. Their responsibility is to patrol & monitor

#UNFICYP Force Commander, Maj Gen Erdenebat Batsuuri, together with the Mission' Senior Advisor, Aderemi Adekoya, welcomed the #UK Foreign Secretary, <a href="/DavidLammy/">David Lammy</a>, to the <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> #bufferzone in sector 2, to meet some of our 🇬🇧 peacekeepers. Their responsibility is to patrol &amp; monitor
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I visited the Nepali and Irish compounds to thank our peacekeepers for their vital work in challenging conditions and to hear directly from them.

I visited the Nepali and Irish compounds to thank our peacekeepers for their vital work in challenging conditions and to hear directly from them.
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🕯️We solemnly mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. We remember the victims, acknowledge the grief of the survivors and the families of the victims, and express our deepest respect and solidarity with them. un.org/en/observances…

🕯️We solemnly mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica.

We remember the victims, acknowledge the grief of the survivors and the families of the victims, and express our deepest respect and solidarity with them.

un.org/en/observances…
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📊Millions of people around the world are unable to shape their families as they wish. On World Population Day, explore the latest insights from the State of World Population Report 2025 by UNFPA. 🔗unfpa.org/swp2025 UNFPA London