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Your s*xual health decisions are your right. Every relationship should respect bodily autonomy, promote equality and uphold human rights.

Age-appropriate s*x education is essential to young people’s health. When informed about s*xual health and their rights, young people are better equipped to make safer choices.

Friday is World Sexual Health Day.

— via World Health Organization (WHO)

Throwback to September 1975, when Gloria Steinem spoke at a rally for women’s rights at UN Headquarters in NYC.

“The easiest way to figure out how democratic and peaceful any group is, is to see how their women are being treated,” she said in a speech at the UN in 2016, denouncing violence against women and girls.

“This is not a women's issue. This is not a children's issue. This is a world issue.”

The El Niño climate phenomenon is strengthening and the risks are growing. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasts that it will persist through February 2027 and intensify into a very strong event in the coming months.

This could significantly shift rainfall and temperature patterns worldwide, fueling floods, drought and extreme heat.

WMO calls for more preparedness and early warnings to save lives and livelihoods.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines that these rights are for all people – and that they are non-negotiable.

Explore all the principles affirmed in this landmark document: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UN Environment Programme report warns.

Every fraction of a degree matters - and the longer temperatures remain higher, the greater the risk of irreversible changes.

But it’s still possible to limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures if we take urgent now.

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/unep-world-set-cross-15degc-global-warming-can-still-limit-adapt-and

In five United Nations Peacekeeping missions around the world, over 400 military and police officers from Korea are serving for peace, leaving their families to protect those most at risk.

We thank these brave women and men for their service and sacrifice.

The Sustainable Development Goals are our blueprint for a better, more sustainable world. They are a call for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.

From ending hunger and ensuring quality education, to improving access to clean water and sanitation, these 17 global goals aim to transform our future.

Sea level rise is no longer a future threat — it's accelerating now, with levels projected to rise up to 30cm by 2050, which could cause the displacement of up to 1.2 billion people.

"Rising seas are sinking futures" said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “They endanger coastlines, livelihoods - the very existence of States themselves.”

Here are ways to address the challenges: https://www.un.org/en/focus/sea-level-rise

Monday is the International Day for People of African Descent — a chance to celebrate the extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora around the world.

“We also recall the work still to be done towards ensuring the full enjoyment of human rights, equality and opportunity by people of African descent,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed.

“Let’s re-affirm our collective commitment to dismantling systemic racism and achieving equality, justice and transformative change in the daily lives of people of African descent everywhere.”