Anna Abebe 🇪🇷🇪🇹

African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the UN (views are personal)

[United Nations @UN]

📷: Preamble of the UN Charter with handwritten notes.

More than 80 years ago, 50 nations met in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization for peace, prosperity & human rights.

The ideals laid out in the Charter remain as relevant as ever.
https://t.co/RjYS2sPA35

[Anna Abebe 🇪🇷🇪🇹 @TeferiAnna]

@AmbSalahHammad Happy birthday and many more years with all the blessings of GOD! 🎂

[Khalilur Rahman @UN_PGA]

As the gavel passes from the 80th #UNGA to the 81st, I’m grateful to all who helped make progress possible through dialogue, cooperation, and a shared commitment to multilateralism.

Congratulations to H.E. Mr. Khalilur Rahman. The gavel changes hands, but our common purpose endures.

#BetterTogether. Always. 🌍

[Khalilur Rahman @UN_PGA]

We should draw confidence in our work in the General Assembly that Member States have not hesitated in the past to use the wide range of tools and precedents to respond to threats to international peace and security – knowing that upholding the principles of the United Nations Charter is their own life insurance. Learn more at https://t.co/ByI8S5rwwG

[PassBlue @pass_blue]

Interesting bits from revised list of speakers for UNGA:
2 heads of govt (UK/Japan) make the first day, Sept. 22, when HoG usually go after HoS
Iran HoS Pezeshkian scheduled for Sept. 23
Vz HoS (acting) Rodriguez scheduled for Sept. 24

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an African proposal for a new world map, which shows countries’ true size relative to one another.

In favor: 164
Against: 1
Abstentions: 6

[United Nations Foundation @unfoundation]

The #UNGA81 General Debate kicks off on Tuesday, September 22.

As the world grapples with pressing challenges, leaders will present their positions and priorities.

Bookmark this page for updates: https://t.co/onXObNHTEL

[🇪🇺EU at UN-NY @EUatUN]

Today's adoption of a #UNGA resolution on the merger of @UNITAR and @UNSSC under the #UN80 Initiative is a welcome step towards a more effective and responsive organization fit for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

EU Statement➡️https://t.co/1mOhKRgjMf

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Do you know the origin of the UN emblem 🇺🇳?

The center, located at the North Pole, symbolizes a global and universal vision, where all nations are on an equal footing. The olive tree branches surrounding the globe symbolize universal peace, which is the UN’s primary mission 🕊️

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Did you know? The United Nations emblem on the UN Charter is different from the official UN emblem we know today. 🇺🇳

The emblem on the UN Charter was adopted at the San Francisco Conference in 1945, and was was used as unofficial emblem by the UN Secretariat until Dec. 1946.

[United Nations Foundation @unfoundation]

New #UNGA81 updates are here!

Our UN General Assembly hub has everything you need to know about diplomacy's biggest moment, including events, an FAQ, and more.

🇺🇳 https://t.co/hCEoMWvlbn

[African Maps @MapsAfrican]

Ethnolinguistic map of Africa.

[PassBlue @pass_blue]

RESULT OF THE 2ND UNSC STRAW POLL

Rodrigues Birkett - 8 Encourage, 3 Discourage, 4 No opinion

Grynspan - 7 Encourage, 4 Discourage, 4 No opinion

Grossi - 7 Encourage, 6 Discourage, 2 No opinion

Bachelet - 2 Encourage, 6 Discourage, 7 No opinion

Sall - 6 Encourage, 7 Discourage, 2 No opinion

Espinosa - 4 Encourage, 3 Discourage, 8 No opinion

Otunnu - 5 Encourage, 5 Discourage, 5 No opinion

Baki - 0 Encourage, 8 Discourage, 7 No opinion

[Anna Abebe 🇪🇷🇪🇹 @TeferiAnna]

@cherinet_ Congratulations and blessings!

[SC Procedure @SCProcedure]

To clarify, altho "Provisional" remains in the title of Security Council's Rules of Procedure, they were fully & legally adopted on 17 Jan. 1946 & are as legally binding as those of GA or ECOSOC.
"Provisional" was kept to signal further attn might be given to SC's unique voting.

[Le journal Afrique TV5MONDE @JTAtv5monde]

L'épidémie "est la plus rapide jamais enregistrée" et "tue une personne toutes les 30 minutes", selon le chef des affaires humanitaires de l'ONU.

[United Nations @UN]

Tuesday marks eight years since the passing of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who was regarded by so many as a guiding force for good.

Today and every day, we remember him. https://t.co/GW8fas0Boc

[Anna Abebe 🇪🇷🇪🇹 @TeferiAnna]

« A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip ». Sir Winston Churchill

[PassBlue @pass_blue]

Olara Otunnu, UN SecGen candidate from Uganda, scheduled for General Assembly 3-hour dialogue, Wed, 19 Aug, 3 PM. Media stakeout afterward
Our story on Otunnu:
https://t.co/wLpjpg8SKx

[Rebeca Grynspan @RGrynspan]

Over the past few months I have met with member states from every region, in 27 cities, with Heads of State and Government, Ministers and authorities. Those conversations confirm what my work has already required: strict impartiality, fidelity to the UN Charter, and service to every country, large and small, measured by results in people's lives. That is what the next leader of the UN must stand for. #newUN