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2015

7588th Security Council Meeting: Situation in Syria

The Security Council today endorsed a road map for a peace process in Syria, setting out an early-January timetable for United Nations-facilitated talks between the Government and opposition members, as well as the outlines of a nationwide ceasefire to begin as soon as the parties concerned had taken initial steps towards a political transition.

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2015

Russia and US Brief Media on Middle East

Informal comments to the media by Sergey Lavrov, Ministrer of Foreign Affairs (Russian Federation) and John Kerry (United States of America Secretary of State) on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic.

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2015

Joint Press Briefing on Syria

Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States and Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy on Syria, brief press on the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2254 on Syria.

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2015

Out of the Darkness: Records of the UN War Crimes Commission

For seventy years, most of the records of the landmark UN War Crimes Commission remained locked away.

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2018

Saving 37,000 Discs and Preserving UN Audio Heritage

The United Nations observes World Audiovisual Heritage Day on October 27th. During a hot summer in New York Headquarters, a team of archivists worked around the clock to protect almost 40,000 records.

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2014

70 Years of Archives Treasures

Video compilation with highlights of events, personalities, and thematic coverage of the UN audiovisual archives covering almost 70 years of the world Organization.This compilation was originally created to raise awareness of the urgent need to digitize and preserve the United Nations audiovisual heritage for future generations.

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2020

The Voyager Golden Record: A reminder that we are all connected.

The Voyager Golden Record shot into space in 1977 with a message from humanity to the cosmos. Bill Nye, "The Science Guy" explores the United Nations' role in helping the record come to life. UNIA no. 1632(/br)

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2016

Ukraine: Televising Democracy

In 2014 Ukraine’s government was ousted by protestors calling for greater transparency and less corruption. Since then armed conflict has killed ten thousand and displaced millions – but hopes for a more open society have not gone away.

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