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Building the Scientific Knowledge Base to Support Countries to Better Manage Their Water Resources

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Flavia Schlegel

Flavia Schlegel is Assistant Director-General for the Natural Sciences at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The UN Chronicle is not an official record. It is privileged to host senior United Nations officials as well as distinguished contributors from outside the United Nations system whose views are not necessarily those of the United Nations. Similarly, the boundaries and names shown, and the designations used, in maps or articles do not necessarily imply endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

UNICEF Representative in Ukraine Murat Sahin plays with a child at a reception centre in Zaporizhzhia. 24 May 2022. UNICEF/Kate Klochko
Afshan Khan

To Continue Delivering for the Children of Ukraine, We Must Look to Partnerships

This World Humanitarian Day, aid workers in Ukraine and around the world are facing challenges on a level never seen before, with key issues being access to those in need. 

Part of the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic is a renewed awareness of the importance of human interactions, including in the workplace.  Photo: fauxels/Pexels
Gabriel Elkeiy

Future-Proof Skills Can Help Balance Individual and Societal Progress

Conceptual and strategic thinking, creativity, problem-solving, empathy, optimism, ethics, emotional intelligence and judgment are the future-proof skills and attributes that machines will not be able to replicate with the same standards and agility as qualified human beings.

Experts at work in the OPCW Laboratory, located in Rijswijk, The Netherlands. The Laboratory will move to the OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology in The Hague when it opens in 2023. 31 October 2016. OPCW
Fernando Arias

All Stakeholders Have a Role to Play in Ridding the World of Chemical Weapons

The process of destroying chemical arsenals declared to OPCW will soon be completed. However, current global events have underscored that preventing the re-emergence of chemical weapons is on an agenda that will remain open forever.

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