Unric Info Point Library Newsletter October 2024

TOPIC OF THE MONTH: Summit of the Future Outcome <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future-300x56.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="56" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future-300x56.jpg 300w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future-500x94.jpg 500w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future.jpg 623w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"/> <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/10/summit-outcome-232x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="226" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/10/summit-outcome-232x300.jpg 232w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/10/summit-outcome-325x420.jpg 325w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/10/summit-outcome-150x194.jpg 150w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/10/summit-outcome-300x388.jpg 300w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/10/summit-outcome.jpg 628w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px"/> Summit of the Future Outcome Document https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf World leaders adopted the Pact for the Future that includes the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations. The Pact covers a broad range of themes including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations, and the transformation of global governance. Pact for the Future: What it delivers (Summit Overview, two pager) https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/our-common-agenda-summit-of-the-future-what-would-it-deliver.pdf see also: https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future

TOPIC OF THE MONTH: Information Integrity <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/from-principles-to-practice-232x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="226" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/from-principles-to-practice-232x300.jpg 232w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/from-principles-to-practice-150x194.jpg 150w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/from-principles-to-practice.jpg 295w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px"/> From Principles to Practice: Strengthening Information Integrity (Issue Brief 1, September 2025) https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un-information-integrity-issue-brief-01.pdf “Executive Summary: Strengthening information integrity... No single stakeholder can address these challenges alone as they transcend sectors and borders in the global information ecosystem. While the urgency is clear, significant gaps persist in understanding the full scope of these challenges and translating concepts and discussions into actionable solutions. Drawing from a growing body of policy and practice across diverse contexts in support of information integrity, this issue brief, as part of a new series, contributes to efforts to move from principles to... <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/global-principles-information-integrity-234x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="224" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/global-principles-information-integrity-234x300.jpg 234w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/global-principles-information-integrity-150x192.jpg 150w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/global-principles-information-integrity.jpg 296w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px"/> United Nations Global Principles for Information Integrity: Recommendations for Multi-stakeholder Action English: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4052524?ln=en&v=pdf French: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4052524?ln=fr&v=pdf Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/58uekb7a The...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined key recommendations aimed at making information spaces safer while at the same time upholding human rights such as freedom of speech. “At a time when billions of people are exposed to false narratives, distortions and lies, these principles lay out a clear path forward, firmly rooted in human rights, including the rights to freedom of... The Secretary-General urged governments, tech companies, advertisers and the public relations (PR) industry to take responsibility for the spread and monetization of content that results in harm. <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/our-common-agenda-policy-brief-8-235x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="223" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/our-common-agenda-policy-brief-8-235x300.jpg 235w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/our-common-agenda-policy-brief-8-150x192.jpg 150w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2025/10/our-common-agenda-policy-brief-8.jpg 296w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px"/> Our Common Agenda: Policy Brief 8: Information Integrity on Digital Platforms English, French & Spanish: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4012857?ln=en&v=pdf German: https://www.un.org/german/de/media/907... In Our Common Agenda, I called for empirically backed consensus around facts, science and knowledge. To that end, the present brief outlines potential principles for a code of conduct that will help to guide Member States, the digital platforms and other stakeholders in their efforts to make the digital...

The code of conduct for information integrity on digital platforms is being developed in the context of preparations for the Summit of the Future. My hope is that it will provide a gold standard for guiding action to strengthen information integrity. …” <img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-49573" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/02/misinformation-unric-library-backgrounder-300x180.jpg" alt="UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Combat Misinformation" width="291" height="175" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/02/misinformation-unric-library-backgrounder-300x180.jpg 300w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/02/misinformation-unric-library-backgrounder-768x461.jpg 768w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/02/misinformation-unric-library-backgrounder-699x420.jpg 699w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/02/misinformation-unric-library-backgrounder-150x90.jpg 150w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/02/misinformation-unric-library-backgrounder-696x418.jpg 696w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/02/misinformation-unric-library-backgrounder.jpg 784w" sizes="(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px" />UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Combat Misinformation –... Please sign-up using the subscribe button. The current and back issues of this newsletter can be accessed below.

* New websites and publications of the UN system; * New information material available for download. * Weekly newsletter in French. * UN information for Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco and the European Union. <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-300x122.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="122" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-300x122.jpg 300w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-1024x415.jpg 1024w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-768x312.jpg 768w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-696x282.jpg 696w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-1068x433.jpg 1068w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-1035x420.jpg 1035w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week-500x203.jpg 500w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/sustainability-week.jpg 1363w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"/> UN General Assembly Sustainability Week, 15-19 April 2024... <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future-300x56.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="66" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future-300x56.jpg 300w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future-500x94.jpg 500w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/summit-of-the-future.jpg 623w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px"/> Summit of the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow 22-23 September 2024 English: https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future French: https://www.un.org/fr/summit-of-the-future Spanish:... This once-in-a-generation opportunity serves as a moment to mend eroded trust and demonstrate that international cooperation can effectively tackle current challenges as well as those that have emerged in recent years or may yet...

Summit of the Future: What would it deliver? https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/our-common-agenda-summit-of-the-future-what-would-it-deliver.pdf Zero Draft of the Pact for the Future https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sotf-co-facilitators-zero-draft_pact-for-the-future.pdf Placing gender equality at the heart of the Global Digital Compact: Taking forward the recommendations of the sixty seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UN Women) https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2024/03/placing-gender-equality-at-the-heart-of-the-global-digital-compact <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/03/placing-gender-equality-at-229x300.jpg"... This paper, prepared by UN Women in collaboration with the Action Coalition on Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality, aims to help governments, policymakers, multilateral organizations, the private sector, and civil society build consensus... This paper suggests a dual track approach: 1.

The inclusion of a stand-alone goal on gender equality that elevates three fundamental topics to be prioritized in every dimension of the GDC: freedom from technology-facilitated gender-based violence and discrimination; equitable educational and economic... 2. The robust mainstreaming of gender considerations across all parts of the framework. These ideas are not new; they build on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development structure where Member States chose to mainstream gender perspectives across all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but also made the... Prioritizing gender perspectives and intersectional approaches in digital cooperation has the potential to trigger transformations that set countries on paths to an equal and inclusive digital future for all, not just women and girls. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/79/1) English, French & Spanish: https://undocs.org/A/79/1 “Introduction: I am enormously proud of the staff of the United Nations, who are operating and delivering on...

Despite the obstacles in their way, their commitment to a better, brighter future shines through in all that they do. Their resolve is to achieve results for the people of the world and to deliver the help and the hope that every person deserves – and that the human family needs today, more than... The past has tested humanity in every way. Crises and challenges have placed the better future people want and need further out of reach. Conflicts, deepening poverty and inequality, hunger and poor economic prospects for developing countries are being made worse by widening geopolitical divides and mistrust. The climate emergency reached terrifying new heights, with 2023 being the hottest on record.

Human rights abuses, discrimination against minorities, women and girls, rising extremism and a surge of hate speech online and in the streets are sowing discord and mistrust across communities, countries and entire regions. …” United Nations Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat <img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-262309" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/extreme-heat.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="227" />English: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/extreme-heat French: https://www.un.org/fr/climatechange/extreme-heat Spanish: https://www.un.org/es/climatechange/extreme-heat Call to Action in English: https://tinyurl.com/4622uw3u Crippling heat is everywhere. Billions of people around the world are wilting under increasingly severe heatwaves driven largely by a fossil-fuel charged, human-induced climate crisis. More than 70 per cent of the global workforce – 2.4 billion people – are now at high risk of extreme heat. The most vulnerable communities are hit hardest.

In response to the rapid rise in the scale, intensity, frequency and duration of extreme heat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 25 July 2024 called for an urgent and concerted effort to enhance international... Heat at work: Implications for safety and health; A global review of the science, policy and practice (ILO) https://www.ilo.org/publications/heat-work-implications-safety-and-health <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/heat-at-work-212x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="247" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/heat-at-work-212x300.jpg 212w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/heat-at-work.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px"/> This... The new data reveals that regions previously unaccustomed to extreme heat will face increased risks, while workers in already hot climates will confront ever more dangerous conditions. Heat stress is an invisible and silent killer that can quickly cause illness, heatstroke or even death. Over time it can also lead to serious heart, lung and kidney problems for workers, the study underlines. Overall, the report indicates that workers in Africa, the Arab states and Asia and the Pacific are most often exposed to excessive heat.

In these regions, 92.9 per cent, 83.6 per cent and 74.7 per cent of the workforce are affected, respectively. The figures are above the global average of 71 per cent, according to the most recent figures available (2020). The fastest changing working conditions are seen in Europe and Central Asia, says the report. From 2000 to 2020 the region recorded the largest increase in excessive heat exposure, with the proportion of workers affected rising by 17.3 per cent, almost double the global average increase. Meanwhile, the Americas and Europe and Central Asia are witnessing the largest rise in workplace injuries from heat stress since the year 2000, with increases of 33.3 per cent and 16.4 per cent respectively. This is possibly due to hotter temperatures in regions where workers are unaccustomed to heat, the report notes.

The report estimates that 4,200 workers globally lost their lives to heatwaves in 2020. In total, 231 million workers were exposed to heatwaves in 2020, marking a 66 per increase from 2000. Nonetheless, the report stresses that nine out of ten workers globally were exposed to excessive heat outside of a heatwave and eight in ten occupational injuries from extreme heat happened outside of heatwaves. <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/beat-the-heat-212x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="247" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/beat-the-heat-212x300.jpg 212w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/beat-the-heat.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px"/> Beat the heat: Child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Policy Brief) https://www.unicef.org/eca/reports/beat-heat-2024 https://www.unicef.org/eca/media/35706/file/Beat%20the%20Heat%202024.pdf Half of all... More than 92 million children are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at a faster rate than in any other region worldwide. Heatwaves are set to increase in frequency and intensity in the coming years as a result of accelerated global warming.

Rising temperatures are expected to increase the risk of heat stress in children in 23 countries across Europe and Central Asia, and urgent measures are needed to protect the most vulnerable people of all:... Synergy Solutions for Climate and SDG Action: Bridging the Ambition Gap for the Future We Want https://sdgs.un.org/publications/synergy-solutions-climate-and-sdg-action-bridging-ambition-gap-future-we-want-56106 <img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-262307" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/synergy-solutions-229x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="229" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/synergy-solutions-229x300.jpg 229w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/synergy-solutions-321x420.jpg 321w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/08/synergy-solutions.jpg 330w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw,... On 16 July, the 2024 report of the Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergy – co-convened by UN DESA and UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) – was presented to delegates at a special event... The report, a practical response to uncovering challenges and opportunities for revitalizing action towards just and equitable societies on a healthy planet, comes at a crucial time. By 2025, all parties to the Paris Agreement are scheduled to submit new NDCs, which must be more ambitious and build adequate resilience to climate change. The upcoming COP29 in Baku later this year is an opportunity to set a new target for climate finance and ensure a just transition to keep the average temperature rise under the 1.5-degree threshold...

This report offers a roadmap for breaking down fragmentation and achieving the deep transformative changes required. Focusing on synergies between climate action and sustainable development is vital to overcoming challenges, providing win-win solutions, and minimizing trade-offs. TOPIC OF THE MONTH: Women, Peace & Security <img decoding="async" src="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/11/common-pledge-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" srcset="https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/11/common-pledge-300x300.jpg 300w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/11/common-pledge-150x150.jpg 150w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/11/common-pledge-420x420.jpg 420w, https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/11/common-pledge.jpg 680w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"/> Common Pledge to Increase Women’s Full, Equal, and Meaningful Participation in Peace Processes https://peacemaker.un.org/thematic-areas/gender-women-peace-security/common-pledge During the annual Security Council Open Debate on women, peace and security held on 24 October 2024, the Secretary-General’s “Common... In line with the landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security, the United Nations in its mediation and peacemaking efforts, has sought to fast-track women’s direct participation in formal peace talks as...

see also: New UN push to ensure women’s equal participation peace (UN News, 24 October 2024): https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1156101 Concept note for the annual Security Council open debate on women and peace and security, on the topic “Women building peace in a changing environment” English, French & Spanish: https://undocs.org/S/2024/709 Under the presidency of... This concept note was prepared to guide the discussions. Women and peace and security: Report of the Secretary-General (S/2024/671, 24 September 2024) English, French & Spanish: https://undocs.org/S/2024/671 The effects of war and conflict on women and girls are worsening. In 2023, the proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled compared to 2022. Four out of every ten people who died as a result of conflict in 2023 were women.

UN-verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50 per cent. These increases in deaths during war and in violence against women are taking place against a backdrop of increasing blatant disregard of international law designed to protect women and children during war. For example, women in war zones are also increasingly suffering from restricted access to healthcare. Every day, 500 women and girls in conflict-affected countries die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. By the end of 2023, 180 women were giving birth every day in war-torn Gaza—most without necessities or medical care. This is the dire picture painted by the latest annual report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Women, Peace, and Security, led by UN Women.

The report comes 24 years after the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325, which called for all parties to conflicts to ensure the safety of women and girls, and for women’s full involvement in...

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