24th October, is observed as United Nations Day. The UN Secretary General notes that this year’s observance of United Nations Day occurs at a time of transition for the world and for the United Nations. The world, he says, is moving at long last beyond the mindset which viewed the burning of fossil fuels as the path to prosperity. At a time of record heat, Member States have embraced the Paris Agreement on climate change in record time. This landmark measure will enter into force on 4 November. The secretary general says it represents the UN’s best chance for greener, cleaner, low-carbon growth. But the UN has also suffered enormous heartbreak — including unresolved conflicts causing immense suffering throughout the troubled Middle East, South Sudan, and beyond. On these and other frontlines of violence and disaster, courageous UN staff continue to rise to the occasion and respond to the plight of the vulnerable.
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