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Ukrainian Classical Music in the Face of War

The Paris Philharmonic audience welcomes five Ukrainian musicians—temporary members of the Orchestre de Paris as part of the mission project—at a concert conducted by Jaap van Zweden. 7 April 2022. ©Anna Stavychenko 

The ongoing war has an overarching strategic objective, in addition to petty territorial conquest: the destruction of the Ukrainian national identity.

From Local Moments to Global Movement: Reparation Mechanisms and a Development Framework

Monument to the 1795 slave revolt in Curacao.
Sir Hilary McD. Beckles, Vice-Chancellor, University of the West Indies and Chairman, CARICOM Reparations Commission.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission graphic.

For two centuries, emancipated Black people have been calling for reparations for the crimes committed against them. 

Ensuring the Safety and Security of Nuclear Facilities in Ukraine: The Crucial Role of the International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Oleh Korikov, Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Ukraine, lay a wreath at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on the 36th anniversary of the disaster there, 26 April 2022. IAEA
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on an official visit to Ukraine, March 2022. IAEA
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with staff of the Southern Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, March 2022. IAEA

Ultimately, the safety and security of nuclear power plants is about the safety and security of people—the people who work at the plants, the people who live around them, the people who rely on them for their electricity.

Proof Positive: COVID-19 Shows the Necessity of Multilateral Responses—and Global Solidarity

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed holds a virtual briefing with the Group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the COVID-19 response. United Nations, New York, 30 April 2020. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Olof Skoog (right), Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic.United Nations, New York, 20 February 2020. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Although we are still in the most acute phase of the pandemic, it is already time to prepare for the day after. We need to make sure to “recover better”: better preparedness to tackle future similar crises, better governance, and more sustainable economic and social systems.