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United Nations in Brussels (official account) brings together over 30 UN entities working with the EU and partners to advance #SDGs, #humanrights, #peace and more.

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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 25/09/2026
A campaign can begin with a TikTok video, a hashtag or an online conversation, then move into communities, streets and decision-making spaces. How is a generation that grew up online changing activism? unric.org/en/from-tikt... #Youth #DigitalActivism
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From TikTok to global movements: How young people are changing activism
From TikTok campaigns to global movements, digital platforms are changing how young people organise, participate and make their voices heard.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 22/09/2026
Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will determine whether the world moves towards a new era of cooperation or deeper division, the UN chief warned the General Assembly today. ▶ news.un.org/en/story/202...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres quote card from his UNGA81 address to the General Assembly, saying:
"After ten years, I hold one conviction even more strongly than when I arrived:
The greatest power is not the power to dominate.
It is the power to build a future that works for everyone.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 17/09/2026
The 2026 Gender Snapshot examines women’s access to power and decision-making, highlighting the continuing gaps in political representation and gender equality.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 16/09/2026
Democracy is a force for dignity, inclusion & peace. On #DemocracyDay, UNDP teamed up with the City of Brussels for a conversation exploring democratic innovation, citizen engagement and global collaboration. 🔗 Discover more: go.undp.org/NYe
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 15/09/2026
September issue of the UNRIC Info Point Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products, with the 81st Session of the General Assembly under the spotlight with all the links and information you need to follow what is going on. unric.org/en/unric-inf...
UN General Assembly website, homepage #UNGA81
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 08/09/2026
Every US$1 invested in climate and clean air action could return around US$15 in economic benefits. A new UNEP & CCACoalition report launched on #CleanAirDay finds that tackling climate change and air pollution together can deliver major economic, health and climate benefits. More: bit.ly/3UFnsYq
Image of coins falling into a wallet with 'Every USD1 invested in climate and clean air action can return USD15'
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 20/08/2026
August issue of the Brussels UN Info Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products! This month's editions takes a look at the various UN Portals providing information on "Wildfires". unric.org/en/unric-inf...
Wildfire in the distance
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 20/08/2026
As humanitarian funding falls, refugees in Uganda are facing growing pressure to become self-reliant. A new €14 million programme will combine clean energy, financial support and skills training to help refugees and host communities build sustainable livelihoods. unric.org/en/eu-wfp-an...
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EU, WFP and GIZ launch energy and self-reliance programme to strengthen livelihoods in Uganda’s West Nile
A €14 million EU-backed programme will support over 33,000 refugees and host communities with clean energy, skills and livelihoods in Uganda.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 20/08/2026
For thousands of Palestine Refugees from Syria, daily life in Lebanon remains extremely difficult. New EU support will help families cover essentials while UNRWA continues providing education, healthcare and other vital services. unric.org/en/new-eu-fu...
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New EU funding helps UNRWA support Palestine Refugees from Syria in Lebanon
New €3 million EU funding will help UNRWA provide cash assistance to around 22,000 Palestine Refugees from Syria living in Lebanon.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 19/08/2026
Humanitarians are being killed, injured, detained and blocked from helping people every day. Stop the violence. Stop the obstruction. Investigate every attack. Prosecute those responsible. Support survivors and families. Join our call to protect humanitarians. #ActForHumanity
SG Quote for World Humanitarian Day:

"Humanitarian Workers stand up for people in need. We must stand up for them.
We must act for Humanity - Now."poster for World Humanitarian Day with numbers - 1187 aid workers victims of attacks in 2025.

350 killed
322 wounded
335 kidnapped
280 arrested/detained
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 18/08/2026
Up to 40% of the world's land is degraded, affecting 3.2 billion people. #COP17Mongolia is underway in Ulaanbaatar under the theme “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” www.unccd.int/cop17
Image of earth with half of it degraded by drought and the text: "Up to 40% of land is degraded, harming livelihoods, biodiversity and climate"
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 11/08/2026
The harms children face online are not accidental. Manipulative designs are built into the business models of dominant digital platforms. Children, Youth and Information Integrity, a new UN brief examines what needs to change and who bears responsibility. Read it: www.un.org/en/informati...
Card with text: This isn't a glitch. It's the business model. 

An attention economy that treats children's time and data as resources to be extracted and sold.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 30/07/2026
A multibillion-dollar criminal industry that turns job seekers into victims of forced cybercrime is rapidly expanding, warns the @iom.int. Victims from over 80 different countries are being trafficked into the scam centres.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 24/07/2026
The July issue of Brussels' UN Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products - this month's theme is "Artificial Intelligence" ↪️https://unric.org/en/unric-info-point-library-newsletter-july-2026/
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 01/07/2026
AI is growing too fast for current safeguards to keep up, the first global scientific body on #AI warns Read the full report from the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence 📝 un.org/independent-...
Report cover from the report by the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 29/06/2026
Curious to find out more? Come visit us at De Brouckère/bld Anspach 6 (Brussels) until 5 July! #SharedLivesSharedFuture #UN80 @swissmissioneu.bsky.social @bxllaville.bsky.social
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 29/06/2026
The Lycée Franco-Allemand de Sarrebruck / Deutsch-Französisches Gymnasium Saarbrücken invited us to speak at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium to a group of 101 students. We talked about the work of the #UN, UN-EU Partnership, international cooperation and #HumanRights.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 26/06/2026
Friday is #CharterDay. On this day 81 years ago, 50 nations came together in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization founded on peace, prosperity & human rights. The principles laid out in the Charter remain as relevant as ever. un.org/en/about-us/...
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 23/06/2026
UN SG António Guterres launched a global Call to Action on Methane. In an address at the London Climate Action Week, he pointed out that the world had phased out leaded gasoline and eliminated ozone-depleting chemicals. “Methane pollution must be next”. unric.org/en/global-ac...
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Secretary-General calls for action on methane
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for urgent action to cut methane emissions and accelerate global climate action.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 22/06/2026
Special Address by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Global Response to the Climate and Energy Crises 🗓️Tuesday, 23 June 🕙10:00 AM CEST 📺Livestream: un.org/en/climatech... webtv.un.org/en youtube.com/unitednations #ActNow #ClimateAction
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Special Address by the Secretary-General on the Global Response to the Climate and Energy Crises | United Nations
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 17/06/2026
'Almost every child in the world is now exposed to at least one climate hazard, such as floods, droughts, storms or extreme heat,' said Tom Slaymaker of UNICEF 'This is not a warning of what is to come. It's a recognition of our current reality.'
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 16/06/2026
Tackling fragility requires more than emergency response. At @euinemergencies.ec.europa.eu Partners’ Dialogue, Bertrand Bainvel, Director @unicef.org EU, speaking on behalf of the UN, highlighted how stronger humanitarian, development and peace cooperation can help address root causes of fragility.
Bertrand Bainvel, UNICEF EU Director, speaking on behalf of the UN, at the EU ECHO Partners’ Dialogue
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 15/06/2026
Following the recent Andes virus (ANDV) #hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, a globally coordinated outbreak research initiative involving investigators and institutions across 21 countries has begun. www.who.int/news/item/12...
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Twenty-one countries launch coordinated Andes virus research initiative following hantavirus outbreak
Following the recent Andes virus (ANDV) outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, a globally coordinated outbreak research initiative involving investigators and institutions across 21 countries ...
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 15/06/2026
5 FACTS on Artificial Intelligence - Governance, Science and Global Cooperation #AIGovernance #DigitalCooperation
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 12/06/2026
From supporting agriculture in Afghanistan to the protection of the Sonian Forest in Belgium. 46 life-size portraits put human faces to the global work of the United Nations. 'Shared Lives, Shared Future' 📍10–25 June: Place de la Bourse | 25 June – 5 July: 6 Boulevard Anspach #UN80
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 12/06/2026
As delegates gather in Bonn for the #JuneClimateMeetings, the focus is shifting from long-term promises to urgent action. With record temperatures and rising climate impacts, here is a look at where the world needs to make progress in the fight against climate change: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026
🌍 What does the United Nations do in our daily lives? "Shared Lives, Shared Futures", an outdoor exhibition marking the UN’s 80th anniversary, opened today in Brussels. 📍 Brussels, 10 June-5 July 🗣️ Free, 24/7, in French, Dutch and English #UN80 #BuildingOurFutureTogether
Quote by Camilla Brückner, UN Representative to the EU, at the opening of the Shared Lives, Shared Future UN Photo Exhibition Opening. It reads: "The people in these images are not simply posing for a photo. They are witnesses to what international cooperation can achieve - and they are asking us a question: what more is possible if the world puts greater effort into forging shared solutions? They ask us to recognise our common humanity, and to keep building our shared future."
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026
June issue of the Brussels UN Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products! This month's topic is "Forests". ➡️https://unric.org/en/unric-info-point-library-newsletter-june-2026/
Trees in a forest with sunlight breaking through
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026
Several Brussels internship opportunities with multiple language profiles desired. 🚨 Apply by 2 July for Public Information (EN+Da, NL, FR, EL, IT, NO (Bokmål and Nynorsk) or PT) careers.un.org/jobSearchDes... 🚨 Apply by 7 July for Social Media (EN or FR) careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...
Public Information internship promotional banner with deadline date listed at 2 JulySocial Media internship promotional banner with deadline date listed at 7 July
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 10/06/2026
Our lives are connected, our challenges are mutual, and our future is intertwined. 📷10 June-5 July, Brussels, #UN80 Photo Exhibition. unric.org/en/shared-li...
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 08/06/2026
What is #EUBeachCleanup? A global campaign bringing people together to tackle marine litter. Every action count: organise a clean-up, join an event, raise awareness, help protect our seas. Help us stop marine litter. Join the #EUBeachCleanup
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 04/06/2026
The European Union (EU) and WHO have reinforced their cooperation to support national authorities in responding to the ongoing #Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda unric.org/en/eu-who-eb...
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EU and WHO scale up action to respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
The EU and WHO are strengthening Ebola response efforts in the DRC and Uganda through funding, surveillance and emergency support.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 04/06/2026
Discover 'Shared Lives, Shared Futures', a UN80 photo exhibition in Brussels that shows how cooperation helps build peace, protect rights, and improve lives. 📍 10 June–5 July 🗣️ Free, 24/7, in FR/NL/EN #UN80 #BuildingOurFutureTogether
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 03/06/2026
From school runs to grocery trips, bicycles help people get where they need to go. Bicycles are affordable, accessible and sustainable. This #WorldBicycleDay, let's celebrate the power of two wheels to connect people, communities and opportunities. Where will your bicycle take you today? 🛒🌳🚴‍♀️
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 02/06/2026
#Internship opportunity with @unrwa.org Representative Office for Europe (ROE), who are looking for an Advocacy Intern to join their team in Brussels. 🗓️ Apply by 11 June. unric.org/en/job/unrwa...
Poster listing the internship opportunity as an Advocacy Intern at UNRWA in Brussels. Deadline to apply is 11 June.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 02/06/2026
With less than 5 years left to achieve the #GlobalGoals, we cannot afford fragmented efforts. The #UNSDGReport2026 shows how the United Nations is working as one to support countries' priorities and deliver results for communities. ⏩ bit.ly/UNSDGReport2...
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2026 E-report- Overview | United Nations DCO
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 01/06/2026
'It's a disease that you get when you care for someone, for your husband or your partner or your child or your mother,' Anaïs Legand, a @who.int Technical Officer, tells reporters. #Ebola
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 29/05/2026
“At a moment when UN Peacekeeping operations faces reduced resources, it remains one of the most effective tools the international community has to respond to conflicts" unlops.unmissions.org/en #PKDay #InvestinPeace
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 28/05/2026
On display at Mont des Arts, Brussels: Many Faces of Womanhood. Through portraits and personal stories from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, the exhibition invites you to reflect on women’s resilience, individuality and strength. unric.org/en/many-face... Open until 14 June. #GenderEquality
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 28/05/2026
Europe is the fastest-warming region in the world. A new WHO-convened Commission, shaped in part by three Belgian experts, calls for climate change to be treated as the health emergency it already is and for governments to act now. #ClimateHealth unric.org/en/belgian-e...
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Belgian expertise at the heart of a global wake-up call on climate and health
Belgian experts helped shape a WHO-backed call to treat climate change as a growing health emergency across Europe and beyond.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 19/05/2026
They once stood as children whose lives were shaped by displacement. Today, they stand together at the highest level of the game. UNHCR’s Gamechanging Team ahead of the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup shows what’s possible when children forced to flee are given safety and opportunity.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 18/05/2026
May issue of the UN Brussels Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new websites, publications and information products! This month's focus is on "Critical Minerals". unric.org/en/unric-inf...
Banner with depiction of a crystal mineral with "UN Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals" written above it.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 16/05/2026
🌿 Biodiversity Week is here in Belgium (16-24 May) The weekend includes the launch of the #GrandBioblitz of the #SonianForest on 17 May, and countries around the world will celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May. ▶https://unric.org/en/belgium-biodiversity-week-brussels/
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 11/05/2026
The UN Palestinian Rights Committee emphasised during a press conference in Brussels that Europe plays a crucial political and diplomatic role to help achieve the two-state solution. #UNISPAL unric.org/en/un-palest...
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UN Palestinian Rights Committee brings focus on two-state solution to the EU
UN Palestinian Rights Committee delegation visited Brussels to promote the two-state solution, international law and renewed European engagement for peace in Palestine.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 05/05/2026
For Portuguese langauge day, we asked Portuguese speakers in Brussels what their favourite Portuguese word is. What's yours? #Cinquantenaire #Brussels
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 05/05/2026
WHO/Europe launches Healing Arts Ukraine, using art therapy and culture to boost mental health, resilience and recovery in conflict settings. www.who.int/europe/news/...
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WHO and partners launch Ukraine campaign to spotlight healing power of arts
The healing power of art is the focus of a new national campaign in Ukraine, launched by WHO/Europe and partners, including the Jameel Arts & Health Lab and Art Therapy Force. Healing Arts Ukraine wil...
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 04/05/2026
12 stories of resilience, strength, and dignity. Women from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine - navigating war, displacement, and change. The Many Faces of Womanhood by Olha Ivaschenko. 📍 Mont des Arts, Brussels 🗓 8 May – 14 June #EU4GenderEquality #StrongerTogether @unfpa.org
Poster of a female athlete promoting the 'The Many Faces of Womanhood' photo exhibition in Brussels, by Olha Ivaschenko
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 30/04/2026
“Engagement with European Civil Society Organizations: Mobilizing the European Union for Peace in Palestine” On 6 May 2026, the UN Palestinian Rights Committee will hold its consultations with the European CSOs in Brussels, Belgium. ▶ unric.org/en/2026-un-p... ↪ unric.org/en/the-week-...
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2026 UN Palestinian Rights Committee – Civil Society Consultations
On 6 May 2026, the UN Palestinian Rights Committee will hold its consultations with the European CSOs in Brussels, Belgium.
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United Nations in Brussels @unbrussels.org · 24/04/2026
UN Brussels Camilla Brückner, at the @europarl.europa.eu Staff Seminar panel exploring how the concept of multilateralism, including the role of global and regional multilateral institutions, is currently perceived and challenged. #DiplomacyDay
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UN SDG Action Campaign @sdgactioncampaign.org · 17/04/2026
We launched the 2026 #HeroesofTomorrow: UN #SDGAwards, open for applications until 17 May 2026. The Heroes of Tomorrow are taking bold action today – to build a sustainable, just & peaceful future. Apply or nominate: sdgactionawards.org 📺 youtu.be/Pe_yaNEz69g
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Are you one of the #HeroesofTomorrow? Call for applications for the 2026 UN #SDGAwards is now open
YouTube video by UN SDG Action Campaign
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