STORIES FROM THE UN ARCHIVE: UN PROCLAIMS WORLD’S FIRST EARTH DAY

In 1971, UN Secretary-General U Thant held a special ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York, proclaiming 22 April the world’s first Earth Day.
This week, the UN launched Climate Promise 2025 to help countries stay on track towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and from
Rio to Beijing and Stockholm to Funafuti, Earth Day was celebrated around the world. UN / Read more

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