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29/05/2020

On the occasion of the International Day for UN Peacekeepers, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix,

Under-Secretary General of the UN for peacekeeping operations, shared his thoughts with

AFNU on the PKO today.

03/05/2020

On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, Christophe Deloire, Secretary Genera of Reporters without borders, gives to the AFNU his thoughts. 

24/04/2020

On the occasion of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, Pascal Lamy, President of Paris Peace Forum, gives to the AFNU his thoughts. 

04/04/2020

On the occasion of the International mine awareness day, Agnès MARCAILLOU, Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), gives to the AFNU her thoughts.

More informations: https://www.unmas.org/en

25/03/2020

On the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victimes of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave, Mr Jean-Marc AYRAULT, former french Prime Minister, President of the Foundation for the memory of slavery, gives to the AFNU his thoughts.

08/03/2020

On the occasion of the International Women Day, Ms Celine Mas, President of ONU Femmes France, gives to the AFNU his thoughts.

27/01/2020

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the AFNU has collected the following testimonies : 

         • Mr Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice

         • Mr Jean-François Guthmann, former senior official and President of Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (O.S.E)

         • Mr Elie Buzyn, survivor of the camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buchenwald

24/01/2020

On the occasion of the International Day of Education, Mr Yves AUBIN DE LA MESSUZIERE, former Ambassador, Honorary President and former President (2009-2015) of the Mission laïque française, gives the AFNU his thoughts.

10/12/2019

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, Ms Hélène TIGROUDJA, Professor of Public International Law at the Faculty of Law of Aix-en-Provence (Aix-Marseille University) and member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (2019-2022), shares her thoughts with AFNU.

02/11/2019

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, on November 2nd, Mr. Christophe DELOIRE, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), delivers to AFNU his lines of thought .

20/06/2019

On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, the AFNU was pleased to interview:

• Paolo Artini, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in France and Monaco.

• Pascal Brice, former Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (2012 - 2018) and author of the book "Sur le fil de l'asile".

• Julian Fernandez, Professor of Public Law at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Director of the Thucydides Centre and author of the book "Exiles de guerre, la France au défi de l'asile".

29/05/2019

On 11 December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly, by resolution A/RES/57/129, declared 29 May as "International Day of UN Peacekeeper". It pays tribute to civilian, police and military personnel for their invaluable contribution to the work of the United Nations. It is also an opportunity to honour the memory of more than 3,800 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the United Nations flag since 1948, including 98 men and women in 2018 who are posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal today. 
On this occasion, Ambassador Alain Le Roy former UN Secretary-General in charge of Peacekeeping Operations (2008 - 2011), presentes his thoughts. 

08/05/2019

The United Nations General Assembly, by its resolution 59/26, adopted on 22 November 2004, proclaimed 8 and 9 May as Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War.

24/04/2019

On 6 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 April as "International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace" by its resolution A/73/L.48. Multilateralism and diplomacy are essential to achieving progress in peace and security, sustainable development and human rights - the three pillars of the United Nations. Issues such as humanitarian and migration crises and climate change cross borders and require collective attention and action. This International Day is therefore an opportunity to reaffirm the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and to encourage multilateral decision-making and diplomacy to achieve a peaceful settlement of conflicts between nations.
On this occasion, Justin Vaïsse, Director General of the Paris Peace Forum, presented his ideas to AFNU. 

22/03/2019

The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 on 22 December 1992, which declared 22 March each year as World Water Day in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). This resolution invites States to devote today to actions related to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21.
On this occasion, Air Marshal (2S) Emmanuel De Romémont, former Commander of the Joint Operations Command (CPOIA), who had the honour of representing the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces at the first Conference of United Nations Chiefs of Staff, currently Executive Director of the Initiative "More Water for Sahel", which he founded in 2018, gave his thoughts.

21/03/2019

The United Nations General Assembly resolution 2142, adopted on 26 October 1966, established 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This day commemorates the events of 21 March 1960 when police opened fire and killed 69 people during a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the laws of apartheid. The General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.
On this occasion, Régis De Gouttes, First Honorary Advocate General at the Court of Cassation and member for 24 years of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), of which he was President from 2006 to 2008, presented his thoughts to AFNU. 

08/03/2019

Officialised by the United Nations General Assembly in 1977, the International Day of Women has its origins in the struggles of women workers and suffragists at the beginning of the 20th century for better working conditions and the right to vote. It is a day of demonstrations around the world: an opportunity to take stock of the situation of women, to celebrate victories and achievements, and to make certain demands heard in order to improve the situation of women.
On this occasion, Ambassador Cécile Pozzo Di Borgo, former Ambassador of France to the Dominican Republic and Peru, former Prefect of Aveyron and Senior Administrator of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF), gave some thoughts. 

As an Association federating in France the friends of the United Nations, AFNU takes advantage of this day and this international celebration to reaffirm its commitment to the international struggle for women's rights. 

11/02/2019

Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 December 2015, resolution 70/212 proclaims 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, reiterating the importance of empowering women and girls of all ages to have equal access to and participate fully in science and technology and innovation to ensure gender equality.
As the Association of Friends of the United Nations in France, AFNU takes advantage of this day and this international celebration to reaffirm the essential place of women in the scientific community and, more broadly, in the world.

24/01/2019

The first International day of Education was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 3 December 2018. The UN estimates that approximately 75 million children and school-age girls and boys currently need educational support. These children are either in danger of losing their right to education or are deprived of it in countries facing war and violence. As an Association federating in France the friends of the United Nations, AFNU takes advantage of this day and this international celebration to recall the primordial place of education in the world and the humanism it bears.

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18/07/2018

Interview with Stéphane Gompertz, member of the AFNU, Ambassador and former Africa Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of 18 July 2018 Nelson MANDELA International Day and centenary of his birth.

20/06/2018

Interview with Céline Schmitt, spokesperson for UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency in France.

12/06/2019

Interview with Claire Brisset, member of the AFNU Executive Committee, former UNICEF Director and Children's Advocate.

29/05/2019

Proclaimed by the UN general Assembly in its resolution 57/129 on the 11th of december 2002, the International Day of UN peacekeepers is celebrated every 29th of May. This date is fo the first UN peacekeeping mission, that was established on 29 May 1948, when the Security Council authorized the deployment of a small number of UN military observers to the Middle East to form the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors (...)

16/05/2018

AFNU celebrates today the international day of living together in peace.

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The 8th of December 2017, the UN General Assembly adopted unanimously the project of an instauration of an international day of living together in peace, that will take place every 16th of May. This 16th of May 2018 represents the first year of celebration of the international day of living together in peace (...)

18/12/2017

The New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants adopted on the occasion of the United Nations Summit of 19 September 2016, expressed the willingness of UN Member States to develop an international reference framework to improve the situation refugees and displaced persons. Through this commitment, the States recalled the importance of implementing fundamental measures to ensure migrants' access to education, employment and social services capable of realizing their rights and capacities.