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Joined June 2012
#Brazil 🇧🇷 participated today in 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women general debate. Watch the full speech delivered virtually by Damares Alves, Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights ➡️ #BrazilattheUN #CSW65 #GenerationEquality
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At #HLPF2021, 🇧🇷Brazil co-sponsored an event on how to address the challenges of persons living with a #RareDisease as a human rights, sustainable development and equity priority. Watch First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro & @DamaresAlves speech: #Resolution4Rare
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Today @ United Nations #CSW66 🇧🇷 Minister of Women, Family & Human Rights, Damares Alves defended:.▶️Human rights of refugee women;.▶️Protection for those who escapes war & hunger;.▶️Respect for humanitarian corridors.
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Lt. General Affonso da Costa was appointed by UNSG @antonioguterres as the next Force Commander of @MONUSCO. He’s the 4th Brazilian 🇧🇷 appointed consecutively to command the largest peacekeeping mission in Africa. #BrazilattheUN @exercitooficial
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Min Damares at COSP12: "In Brazil, the CRPD has been internalized as a constitutional norm. (. ) Our countries must invest more in accessibility and especially in a change of attitude".
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Minister @Astro_Pontes joined the @UN multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology & innovation for the #SDGs, sharing some of the @mcti initiatives in the fight against the pandemic & towards the Agenda 2030, for instance, concerning clean water & sanitation. #BrazilAtTheUN 🇧🇷
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We're proud to have Brazilian world-renowned soccer player Marta Vieira appointed as @UN_Women Goodwill Ambassador for women & girls in sport! Marta is an inspiration for women & girls to challenge stereotypes, overcome barriers & follow their dreams! 🇧🇷
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🇧🇷🕊️ Meet Lieutenant Colonel Andrea Firmo, 1st Brazilian to work as military observer @UN & 1st woman to lead a @UNPeacekeeping Team Site in Western Sahara - #MINURSO .➡️
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Congratulations LtCdr Marcia Andrade Braga for winning the @UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award 2019! #Brazil is proud of your dedication in promoting women's participation in prevention & resolution of conflict. 👏🇧🇷🇨🇫🎖️.#A4P #PKministerial #WPS #MINUSCA #BrazilAtTheUN
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🇧🇷Brazil took the floor twice during the @UN General Assembly 4th Committee Debate, to defend 🇦🇷 Argentina's rights to the Malvinas Islands, firstly on behalf of Mercosur, as President pro tempore, and secondly in its national capacity.
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Minister for Communications @fabiofaria delivered a speech today at the @UN High-level debate on digital cooperation & connectivity. Read the full speech here . @mincomunicacoes @Itamaraty_EN
Mensagem do @govbr no Debate da ONU @UN sobre Cooperação Digital e Conectividade. A pandemia reforçou a importância e necessidade da transformação da economia com o #5G e de promover a inclusão digital dos 18% de brasileiros que ainda não têm acesso à internet 🇧🇷.
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Brazilian Minister of Regional Development Rogério Marinho shared #Brazil’s 🇧🇷 progress w/ the “Águas Brasileiras” (Brazilian Waters) Program & the new sanitation legal framework, which sets the incentives for more private sector investments, today at @UN HLM on Water. #EveryDrop
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🇧🇷Brazil, 🇮🇳India, 🇮🇩Indonesia and 🇸🇳Senegal, in partnership with the @WHO, have launched the group of friends on defeating neglected tropical diseases, to raise awareness on the necessity to eradicate these diseases to attain the #SDGs. #DefeatNTDs #BrazilAtTheUN
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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons got its 50th ratification, by Honduras 🇭🇳, and will enter into force in 3 months. Brazil 🇧🇷 was the 1st country to sign the #TPNW, the 1st international treaty aimed to prohibit nuclear weapons in the entire world. #nuclearban
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Brazil’s Independence Day in #NYC! 🇧🇷 The Empire State Building is lit green, blue & yellow to celebrate the 197th aniversary of our independence! 💚💙💛 . @ConsuladoBRNYC @EmpireStateBldg . #BrazilIndependenceDay #7deSetembro #IndependênciadoBrasil #Brasil #Brazil #newyorkcity
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This Int’l Day of Remembrance of & Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, we celebrate the legacy of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack against @UN's HQ in Baghdad in 2003, including Brazilian Sergio Vieira de Mello, High Commissioner for #HumanRights. #NotATarget
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Today we celebrate the 1 million+ men & women that served under the @UN flag in #peacekeeping operations in the past 70 yrs! Brazil is proud of its historic work with @UNPeacekeeping, protecting the world’s most vulnerable & saving countless lives! 🇧🇷🇺🇳 #PK70 #ServingForPeace
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At the II @UN High-Level Conference of #CounterTerrorism Agencies, 🇧🇷 Brazilian Intelligence Agency Director-General @aramagem highlighted the need to adapt to the challenges caused by radicalization in the cyberspace. #BrazilAtTheUN
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Against gender stereotypes, Brazil stands for equal conditions and sponsoring of women and girls in sports. #CSW60
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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (#TPNW) entered into force exactly one year ago, in 22/jan/21. #Brazil 🇧🇷 was the first country to sign, back in 2017, this treaty which constitutes a crucial step in the quest for a world free of nuclear weapons. #nuclearban
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Brazil extends its warm congratulations to the whole team of @IndiaUNNewYork – our partner in BRICS and IBSA– for presiding over the @UN Security Council in a specially critical month. As an incoming Council member, we look forward to working together next year. 🇧🇷🇮🇳.
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Happy September 7th! 🇧🇷🎉.Today we celebrate the 198th anniversary of the Independence of #Brazil. To mark the date, Brazilian authorities in NY deposited flowers before the statue of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, statesman & patriarch of our independence. #7deSetembro
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🇧🇷 Brazil casts its vote for the @UN Security Council elections happening right now! We are candidates for a non-permanent seat (2022-23).
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Elected to the Security Council (2022-23), 🇧🇷Brazil is thankful for the 181 votes received (of 190 total) and 👏congratulates 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇬🇦 Gabon , 🇬🇭Ghana and 🇦🇪UAE, also elected today! @AlMissionUN @ghanamissionun @UAEMissionToUN #BrazilatUNSC.
Brazil is back on the United Nations Security Council. The country was re-elected for a term in the 2022-2023 biennium. The election demonstrates broad recognition of Brazil's contribution to international peace and security.
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Today at the Special Committee on Decolonization (#C24) of the @UN, 🇧🇷Brazil reiterated its historic support to 🇦🇷Argentine rights to the Malvinas and called both parties to resume negotiations. @ArgentinaUN #BrazilAtTheUN
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🇧🇷 #Brazil was one of the few countries to have women in its delegation to the San Francisco Conference. #BerthaLutz was 1 of the only 4 women among the 160 delegates that signed the #UNCharter. Lutz was instrumental to inscribe equal rights btw men & women in the document. #UN75
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🇧🇷Brazilian Aracy Guimarães Rosa, known as the "Angel of Hamburg", saved hundreds of people from extermination during #WWII by granting visas to #Jews running away from the horror of #Nazism. #Holocaust #HolocaustRemembrance #NeverAgain #RighteousAmongtheNations #UNHOP
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Welcome to the Security Council, 🇪🇨🇯🇵🇲🇹🇲🇿🇨🇭 Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland!.🇧🇷 The Mission of Brazil looks forward to working together with incoming @UN Security Council members for our common goal of international peace and security.
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#Brazil's 🇧🇷 Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos França joined @ECOSOC meeting "Vaccine for all", a call on @UN Member States to support global efforts to achieve fair and equitable access to vaccines. Watch at #VaccineEquity #OnlyTogether
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#ArtAtTheUN 🎨.In 1982, on behalf of the Government of India 🇮🇳, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi presented the @UN with a 11th century black-stone sculpture of the Hindu Sun God, Suyra. The sculpture is on display next to the Delegate’s Lounge. Learn more:
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Brazil is proud to be elected as member of #ECOSOC (2019-2021)! 🇧🇷👏 Congratulations to all the new members, looking forward to work with you! 🇰🇪🇪🇬🇪🇹🇦🇴🇲🇱🇹🇲🇵🇰🇸🇦🇮🇷🇯🇲🇵🇾🇦🇲🇺🇦🇨🇦🇱🇺🇳🇱🇺🇸🇰🇭🇾🇪🇲🇹 .@UNECOSOC @NLatUN . #SustainableDevelopment
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🇧🇷 September 7th in NYC! 🇧🇷 The @EmpireStateBldg goes green, yellow and white to celebrate the 196º anniversary of the Independence of Brazil! 💚💛
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Today we honor 1 million+ men & women who have served as @UN peacekeepers since 1948. Brazil has participated in @UNPeacekeeping operations since 1956 ➡️ 46,000+ Brazilian civilians, military & police officers wore the blue helmet in 41 operations. #ProtectingPeace #PKDay #POC20
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In the context of the Mexican Presidency of the Security Council this November, @MexOnu donated a new piece of art to the @UN. The “Guardian for International Peace and Security” is an alebrije created by artisans Jacobo & Maria Angeles. @BrazilMexico .@MexOnu
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🇧🇷🕊 Brazilian Aracy M. C. G. Rosa, known as the “Angel of Hamburg”, saved hundreds of Jews from the #Holocaust by granting them visas so they could escape to Brazil. When asked why she had risked her life, she replied: "Because it was fair." #WeRemember #HolocaustRemembrance
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The 5️⃣0️⃣ Years of @UNVolunteers (UNV) were celebrated today at the @UN General Assembly! . The event was hosted by 🇧🇷Brazil, 🇯🇵@JapanMissionUN, @UN_PGA & UNV. First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, President of the Council of the Homeland Volunteer Program, delivered a statement.
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Happy #PortugueseLanguage Day! “A #LinguaPortuguesa é uma afirmação da nossa diversidade. E diversidade é um valor essencial no mundo de hoje.” / "The Portuguese language is an affirmation of our diversity. And diversity is an essential value in today's world." - @antonioguterres
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To celebrate next @FIFAWorldCup the #WorldCupAmbassadors had a group photo today @UN. pics: http://t.co/w8LC0iFBEF
http://t.co/V2kA88q25g.
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Congratulations to congresswoman Mara Gabrilli and her team for the election to the United Nations Committee for the Rights of Persons with Disability. Ms Gabrilli is the first Brazilian ever elected for the CRPD!
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During his official visit to NY, the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil,@RodrigoMaia, met with UNSG, @antonioguterres. Among the topics discussed, Maia highlighted @UN's fundamental role in world peace & #Brazil's participation in the organization. #BrazilAtTheUN 🇧🇷🇺🇳
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Brazil 🇧🇷abstained today at the #UNSC resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The text was not adopted, with 2 favorable votes and 13 abstentions. #BrazilUNSC #brazilattheun
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1/2: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (#TPNW) enters into force today. #Brazil 🇧🇷 considers the treaty a crucial step in the quest for a world free of nuclear weapons, and was the first country to sign it, back in 2017. #nuclearban
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Women delegates, assemble! 📷♀️Did you know that at San Francisco Conference there was only 3% of female participation? Look at the picture we took today and see the difference. We are so proud of the raising number of #women at the #UN. #Planet5050 #genderequity
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(1/2) Brazil has sent a Note Verbale to all @UN Member States on #Brazil's 🇧🇷 candidature for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, (2022-2023), with the theme "Upholding Principles, Promoting Freedom". The elections will be held in June. #BrazilAtTheUN
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Brazil is proud to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty! 🇧🇷🙌.The #ATT represents an important instrument for the control of international flows of conventional arms, as well as for the prevention of illicit trafficking in such weapons and ammunition. #ArmsTreaty
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This month we celebrate the #Portuguese Language and @CPLP Culture Day! Since 2009, May 5th is the day we celebrate the mutual friendship and cooperation among #CPLP members and the cultural and historical importance of the #PortugueseLanguage to the world. 🇦🇴🇧🇷🇨🇻🇬🇼🇬🇶🇲🇿🇵🇹🇸🇹🇹🇱
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🇧🇷Brazil congratulates 🇧🇩Bangladesh, 🇩🇴Dominican Republic and 🇪🇬Egypt for their inauguration today as the new Board of Directors of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) of the 🇺🇳United Nations. Keep counting on Brazil's unwavering support of the work of the Commission. #PBC
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#ArtAtTheUN The Foucault Pendulum installed in the lobby of the General Assembly building was a gift from the #Netherlands to the @UN in 1969. The pendulum offers visual proof of the rotation of the Earth on its axis - a full cycle takes around 36h and 45min. 🌍🕒🇳🇱 @NLatUN
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Brazil is honored to have been the 1st country to sign the Ban Treaty last September. #nuclearban #1stCommittee.
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🇧🇷 Brazilian Women and the @UN: how can I become part of the UN workforce?. The event, organized by the UN Office of Human Resources, will take place on Wednesday, 30th June, at 7 PM 🇧🇷 Brasília/ 6 PM EST. Fill the form to attend:
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#WorldCup2018 kicks off at the @UN! Delegates from the participating countries put their jerseys on and got together for the opening ceremony at the #UN Delegates Lounge. Good luck to all the participants and may the best team win! 🙌🇧🇷⚽️
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#operacaoverdebrasil 🌳🇧🇷🌳.There are currently more than 6,200 members, 155 vehicles, 18 aircraft, and 8 vessels involved in the #AmazonRainForest firefighting. Visit and learn about the latest actions to combat the outbreaks. @DefesaGovBr #Brazil
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Brazil's government sent a humanitarian mission to #Lebanon in response to the devastating explosions in #Beirut. Two aircraft left #Brazil with 6 tons of cargo, which included medicines, supplies, medical-hospital equipment & donations.🇧🇷🤝🇱🇧 @Itamaraty_EN @DefesaGovBr @minsaude
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#tbt to 1946, when the 1st #UNGA resolution was adopted! It's main themes were peaceful use of atomic energy & elimination of #nuclearweapons & other weapons of mass destruction. In 2017, Brazil was the 1st country to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.#TPNW 🇧🇷
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#ArtAtTheUN 🎨 - The “War" and "Peace” murals, by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari, were a gift from #Brazil to the @UN in 1957. The large paintings depict the toll of war and the universal dream of peace and are located at the Delegates’ Entrance of the General Assembly. 🇧🇷🕊️
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The @UN General Assembly 1st Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 🇧🇷Brazilian-🇦🇷Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, recognizing it as a reference of best practices in nuclear disarmament.
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On this Int'l Day of Peacekeepers, we highlight women blue helmets’ essential contributions to lasting peace around the world! #Brazil is proud of having a Brazilian officer as one of the winners of the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. 🇧🇷 #PKDay #womeninpeacekeeping
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7 days from now, September 20th 2017, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will open for signature! #nuclearban #UNGA #UNGA72
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#tbt to 1951, when the @UN left its temporary headquarters in Lake Success to occupy its permanent home in Manhattan. UNHQ in #NYC was built btw 1949-1952. Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer was the youngest in the team of architects responsible for designing the project. #BrazilAtTheUN 🇧🇷
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A resolution proposed by 🇧🇷Brazil and 🇳🇴@NorwayUN reviewing @UN-@INTERPOL_HQ cooperation was approved today by consensus. Among other innovations, the text tackles the changes in crime due to COVID-19, addresses cybercrime, promotes gender equality & encourages capacity-building.
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We’re proud of the role Brazilian women play at #peacekeeping missions, like award-winning Commanders Marcia Braga & Carla Araújo. This October marks the 20 years of the @UN Security Council resolution on Women, Peace & Security, recognizing women’s contributions to peace.
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Brazil 🇧🇷rejoins today the 🇺🇳Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), established by a @UN GA resolution in 2018. GCM contains commitments already inscribed on Brazilian Law, one of the most advanced in the world.
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The UN Security Council has adopted today, unanimously, a resolution on the cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria, under 🇧🇷 and🇨🇭penholdership.
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This afternoon, a 🇧🇷 KC-390 aircraft landed in 🇭🇹 Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with 32 search & rescue specialists, 7-ton emergency supplies and equipment, and 3.5-ton medical supplies. The multidisciplinary humanitarian mission has been dispatched following the recent earthquake.
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🇧🇷Brazil joined today the Security Council debate on small arms trafficking, convened by 🇲🇽@MexOnu. We reiterated that the fight on illicit flows of arms must be accompanied by an equally important fight on ammunition trafficking, which can pose an even greater threat to peace.
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It's #WorldPortugueseLanguageDay! 🎉 Since 2009, we celebrate on May 5th the mutual friendship & cooperation among #CPLP members, as well as the cultural & historical importance of the 5th most spoken language in the world, with more than 287 million speakers. 🇦🇴🇧🇷🇨🇻🇬🇶🇬🇼🇲🇿🇵🇹🇸🇹🇹🇱
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🗓️Countdown: 1⃣ week to the @UN Security Council Election next Friday (11/jun)!. 🇧🇷 Brazil is a candidate for a non-permanent seat (2022-2023). For 7⃣ days, let's go over the 7⃣ priorities of Brazil’s next term at the UNSC - if elected, it will be our 11th term since 1946.
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#tbt to 1949, when @UN Headquarters in NYC was under construction! Built btw 1949-1952, it was designed by a multinational team of architects from @AustraliaUN @BelgiumUN #Brazil @CanadaUN @Chinamission2un @franceonu @RussiaUN @SwedenUN @UKUN_NewYork @USUN #Uruguay #BrazilAtTheUN
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At the Flag Installation Ceremony for the UNSC 2022-23, our congratulations to 🇦🇱@AlMissionUN , 🇬🇦Gabon , 🇬🇭@ghanamissionun & 🇦🇪@UAEMissionToUN, with whom 🇧🇷 looks forward to working together constructively at the Council, as well as with the other ten members.
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PRIORITY #2/7: EFFICIENT PEACEKEEPING .#Brazil 🇧🇷 is proud to be a contributor to 50+ peacekeeping ops, w/ 55k+ military & police personnel deployed. We will advocate for peacekeeping’s basic premises, such as consent of the parties, & use of force as a last resort. #BrazilatUNSC
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Congrats to Brazilian Naval officer Carla Araujo, at MINUSCA, & Indian Army officer Suman Gawani, at UNMISS, winners of the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award! For the 2nd year in a row, a Brazilian peacekeeper wins this prestigious award. 🇧🇷
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This week we celebrate the Portuguese Language and @CPLP Culture Day!🇦🇴🇧🇷🇨🇻🇬🇼🇬🇶🇲🇿🇵🇹🇸🇹🇹🇱 To kick off the celebrations in the @UN, the Missions of Brazil, Cabo Verde & Portugal donated to the @UNLibrary dozens of books in #Portuguese, all related to UN's themes. 📚 #multilingualism
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We mourn the loss of former @UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Laureate @KofiAnnan, a tireless advocate for peace, sustainable development, #humanrights and the rule of law. May his legacy keep inspiring our work towards a fairer and more peaceful world. #KofiAnnan 🇺🇳🌎🕊️
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Today at the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Ops (C-34), Brazil conveyed the views of four 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾🇲🇽countries with a deep-rooted peacekeeping tradition. C-34 will negotiate a report on how to keep reaching for excellence in #peacekeeping ops even during the pandemic.
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#operacaoverdebrasil 🇧🇷🌳 Together with @DefesaGovBr, several Brazilian institutions have been actively participating in the #AmazonRainForest firefighting. Also, new fire brigades are being trained, while preventive, repressive & awareness-raising actions are being developed.
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The Mission of 🇧🇷 mourns the passing of Pelé, king of football. Pelé was the greatest genius to ever play Brazil's favorite sport. Elected Athlete of the Century, Pelé was also goodwill ambassador to the Earth Summit (Rio 92) and @UNESCO Champion for Sport.
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Brazil congratulates 🇧🇷 Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant, elected today for the International Court of Justice! @LeonardoBrant_ will conclude the 2018-2027 term of Brazilian judge Cançado Trindade. #BrazilAtTheUN
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On behalf of the core group 🇧🇷🇦🇷🇩🇴🇪🇬🇸🇻🇬🇷🇬🇹🇲🇳🇵🇭🇵🇹, Brazil thanks all 1⃣0⃣0⃣ co-sponsors for the strong support and consensual adoption of the resolution on Easy to Understand communication. Read the full text:
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In 2022, Brazil co-facilitated the first #UN 🇺🇳 resolution on easy to understand communication. The resolution was approved by the General Assembly with 100 co-sponsorships. 🌎
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Brazil is currently the coordinator of ABUM 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾🇲🇽 in C-34 and today in ABUM's statement has highlighted our shared principles and strong support for the A4P initiative and its implementation strategy A4P+. #peacekeeping
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🇧🇷Brazil is proud to announce that Prof. George Galindo has been elected today by the UN General Assembly with a total of 1⃣6⃣6⃣ votes to serve in the International Law Commission. The ILC is the @UN body responsible for the codification and progressive development of int'l law.
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#tbt to Jan/1946, when Brazil participated in the 1st session of the Security Council! 🇧🇷🇺🇳 The meeting was held in London, @UN's temporary home. Brazil was one of the first 6 rotating members of the Council, having taken the #UNSC temporary presidency in Feb/1946. #BrazilAtTheUN
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This #UHCDay, let's #KeepThePromise of #HealthForAll! ☂️🌍 Health related issues are a priority for Brazil. 🇧🇷 We are a proud member of the Foreign Policy & #GlobalHealth initiative, which approved yesterday a resolution on “inclusive approach to strengthen #health systems”. 👏
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🇧🇷🕊️#tbt to 1938-1942, when Aracy de Carvalho, known as the “Angel of Hamburg”, saved hundreds of Jews from the #Holocaust by granting them visas so they could escape to her home country, #Brazil. When asked why she had risked her life, she replied: "because that’s what was fair"
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Today, Ambassador Sérgio França Danese, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, presented his letter of credence to the Secretary-General of the @UN, @antonioguterres.
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This month, Brazil chairs GRULAC, the regional @UN group of Latin American & Caribbean Member States. GRULAC coordinates which countries will represent the region in many UN bodies, and serves as a forum where regional and international matters can be discussed and coordinated.🇧🇷
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