#Brazil
🇧🇷 participated today in 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women general debate. Watch the full speech delivered virtually by Damares Alves, Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights ➡️
#BrazilattheUN
#CSW65
#GenerationEquality
At
#HLPF2021
, 🇧🇷Brazil co-sponsored an event on how to address the challenges of persons living with a
#RareDisease
as a human rights, sustainable development and equity priority. Watch First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro &
@DamaresAlves
speech:
#Resolution4Rare
Today @ United Nations
#CSW66
🇧🇷 Minister of Women, Family & Human Rights, Damares Alves defended:
▶️Human rights of refugee women;
▶️Protection for those who escapes war & hunger;
▶️Respect for humanitarian corridors.
Min Damares at COSP12: "In Brazil, the CRPD has been internalized as a constitutional norm. (...) Our countries must invest more in accessibility and especially in a change of attitude".
#tbt
to 1947, when a tradition begins! Brazilian diplomat Oswaldo Aranha presided the 1st
#UNGA
Special Session & its 2nd Regular Session. Since then (with rare exceptions) Brazil has been the 1st Member State to address the annual General Debate of the
@UN
General Assembly! 🇧🇷
Once more, the amazing Brazilian soccer player
#Marta
makes
#Brazil
proud! Congrats to the
@UN_Women
Goodwill Ambassador for women & girls in sport for been named the best soccer player in the world for the sixth time! No other player - male or female - has achieved that record.
Minister
@Astro_Pontes
joined the
@UN
multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology & innovation for the
#SDGs
, sharing some of the
@mcti
initiatives in the fight against the pandemic & towards the Agenda 2030, for instance, concerning clean water & sanitation.
#BrazilAtTheUN
🇧🇷
We're proud to have Brazilian world-renowned soccer player Marta Vieira appointed as
@UN_Women
Goodwill Ambassador for women & girls in sport! Marta is an inspiration for women & girls to challenge stereotypes, overcome barriers & follow their dreams! 🇧🇷
🇧🇷🕊️ Meet Lieutenant Colonel Andrea Firmo, 1st Brazilian to work as military observer
@UN
& 1st woman to lead a
@UNPeacekeeping
Team Site in Western Sahara -
#MINURSO
➡️
Congratulations LtCdr Marcia Andrade Braga for winning the
@UN
Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award 2019!
#Brazil
is proud of your dedication in promoting women's participation in prevention & resolution of conflict. 👏🇧🇷🇨🇫🎖️
#A4P
#PKministerial
#WPS
#MINUSCA
#BrazilAtTheUN
🇧🇷Brazil took the floor twice during the
@UN
General Assembly 4th Committee Debate, to defend 🇦🇷 Argentina's rights to the Malvinas Islands, firstly on behalf of Mercosur, as President pro tempore, and secondly in its national capacity.
Mensagem do
@govbr
no Debate da ONU
@UN
sobre Cooperação Digital e Conectividade. A pandemia reforçou a importância e necessidade da transformação da economia com o
#5G
e de promover a inclusão digital dos 18% de brasileiros que ainda não têm acesso à internet 🇧🇷.
Brazilian Minister of Regional Development Rogério Marinho shared
#Brazil
’s 🇧🇷 progress w/ the “Águas Brasileiras” (Brazilian Waters) Program & the new sanitation legal framework, which sets the incentives for more private sector investments, today at
@UN
HLM on Water.
#EveryDrop
🇧🇷Brazil, 🇮🇳India, 🇮🇩Indonesia and 🇸🇳Senegal, in partnership with the
@WHO
, have launched the group of friends on defeating neglected tropical diseases, to raise awareness on the necessity to eradicate these diseases to attain the
#SDGs
.
#DefeatNTDs
#BrazilAtTheUN
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons got its 50th ratification, by Honduras 🇭🇳, and will enter into force in 3 months. Brazil 🇧🇷 was the 1st country to sign the
#TPNW
, the 1st international treaty aimed to prohibit nuclear weapons in the entire world.
#nuclearban
This Int’l Day of Remembrance of & Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, we celebrate the legacy of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack against
@UN
's HQ in Baghdad in 2003, including Brazilian Sergio Vieira de Mello, High Commissioner for
#HumanRights
.
#NotATarget
Today we celebrate the 1 million+ men & women that served under the
@UN
flag in
#peacekeeping
operations in the past 70 yrs! Brazil is proud of its historic work with
@UNPeacekeeping
, protecting the world’s most vulnerable & saving countless lives! 🇧🇷🇺🇳
#PK70
#ServingForPeace
#Brazil
is very proud of the 9 Brazilian military officers serving the
@UN
Mission in
#SouthSudan
awarded with
#UN
medals for their outstanding service and sacrifice for
#peace
in South Sudan.
#UNMISS
👏🇧🇷🕊️
At the II
@UN
High-Level Conference of
#CounterTerrorism
Agencies, 🇧🇷 Brazilian Intelligence Agency Director-General
@aramagem
highlighted the need to adapt to the challenges caused by radicalization in the cyberspace.
#BrazilAtTheUN
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (
#TPNW
) entered into force exactly one year ago, in 22/jan/21.
#Brazil
🇧🇷 was the first country to sign, back in 2017, this treaty which constitutes a crucial step in the quest for a world free of nuclear weapons.
#nuclearban
Brazil extends its warm congratulations to the whole team of
@IndiaUNNewYork
– our partner in BRICS and IBSA– for presiding over the
@UN
Security Council in a specially critical month.
As an incoming Council member, we look forward to working together next year. 🇧🇷🇮🇳
Happy September 7th! 🇧🇷🎉
Today we celebrate the 198th anniversary of the Independence of
#Brazil
. To mark the date, Brazilian authorities in NY deposited flowers before the statue of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, statesman & patriarch of our independence.
#7deSetembro
Brazil is back on the United Nations Security Council. The country was re-elected for a term in the 2022-2023 biennium. The election demonstrates broad recognition of Brazil's contribution to international peace and security.
Today at the Special Committee on Decolonization (
#C24
) of the
@UN
, 🇧🇷Brazil reiterated its historic support to 🇦🇷Argentine rights to the Malvinas and called both parties to resume negotiations.
@ArgentinaUN
#BrazilAtTheUN
#tbt
to 1947, when a tradition begins!
Brazilian diplomat Oswaldo Aranha presided the 1st
#UNGA
Special Session & its 2nd Regular Session. Since then (with rare exceptions) Brazil has been the 1st Member State to address the annual General Debate of the
@UN
General Assembly. 🇧🇷
🇧🇷
#Brazil
was one of the few countries to have women in its delegation to the San Francisco Conference.
#BerthaLutz
was 1 of the only 4 women among the 160 delegates that signed the
#UNCharter
. Lutz was instrumental to inscribe equal rights btw men & women in the document.
#UN75
Welcome to the Security Council, 🇪🇨🇯🇵🇲🇹🇲🇿🇨🇭 Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland!
🇧🇷 The Mission of Brazil looks forward to working together with incoming
@UN
Security Council members for our common goal of international peace and security.
#Brazil
's 🇧🇷 Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos França joined
@ECOSOC
meeting "Vaccine for all", a call on
@UN
Member States to support global efforts to achieve fair and equitable access to vaccines. Watch at
#VaccineEquity
#OnlyTogether
#ArtAtTheUN
🎨
In 1982, on behalf of the Government of India 🇮🇳, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi presented the
@UN
with a 11th century black-stone sculpture of the Hindu Sun God, Suyra. The sculpture is on display next to the Delegate’s Lounge. Learn more:
Brazil is proud to be elected as member of
#ECOSOC
(2019-2021)! 🇧🇷👏 Congratulations to all the new members, looking forward to work with you! 🇰🇪🇪🇬🇪🇹🇦🇴🇲🇱🇹🇲🇵🇰🇸🇦🇮🇷🇯🇲🇵🇾🇦🇲🇺🇦🇨🇦🇱🇺🇳🇱🇺🇸🇰🇭🇾🇪🇲🇹
@UNECOSOC
@NLatUN
...
#SustainableDevelopment
Today we honor 1 million+ men & women who have served as
@UN
peacekeepers since 1948. Brazil has participated in
@UNPeacekeeping
operations since 1956 ➡️ 46,000+ Brazilian civilians, military & police officers wore the blue helmet in 41 operations.
#ProtectingPeace
#PKDay
#POC20
In the context of the Mexican Presidency of the Security Council this November,
@MexOnu
donated a new piece of art to the
@UN
. The “Guardian for International Peace and Security” is an alebrije created by artisans Jacobo & Maria Angeles.
@BrazilMexico
@MexOnu
🇧🇷🕊 Brazilian Aracy M. C. G. Rosa, known as the “Angel of Hamburg”, saved hundreds of Jews from the
#Holocaust
by granting them visas so they could escape to Brazil. When asked why she had risked her life, she replied: "Because it was fair."
#WeRemember
#HolocaustRemembrance
The 5️⃣0️⃣ Years of
@UNVolunteers
(UNV) were celebrated today at the
@UN
General Assembly!
The event was hosted by 🇧🇷Brazil, 🇯🇵
@JapanMissionUN
,
@UN_PGA
& UNV. First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, President of the Council of the Homeland Volunteer Program, delivered a statement.
Happy
#PortugueseLanguage
Day! “A
#LinguaPortuguesa
é uma afirmação da nossa diversidade. E diversidade é um valor essencial no mundo de hoje.” / "The Portuguese language is an affirmation of our diversity. And diversity is an essential value in today's world." -
@antonioguterres
Congratulations to congresswoman Mara Gabrilli and her team for the election to the United Nations Committee for the Rights of Persons with Disability. Ms Gabrilli is the first Brazilian ever elected for the CRPD!
During his official visit to NY, the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil,
@RodrigoMaia
, met with UNSG,
@antonioguterres
. Among the topics discussed, Maia highlighted
@UN
's fundamental role in world peace &
#Brazil
's participation in the organization.
#BrazilAtTheUN
🇧🇷🇺🇳
🇧🇷 warmly congratulates 🇲🇽
@MexOnu
for their skillful stewardship as President of the
#UNSC
in November. The 3 signature events sponsored by Mexico advanced key international priorities: preventive diplomacy, inequality & conflict, and arms trafficking.
Brazil 🇧🇷abstained today at the
#UNSC
resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The text was not adopted, with 2 favorable votes and 13 abstentions.
#BrazilUNSC
#brazilattheun
1/2: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (
#TPNW
) enters into force today.
#Brazil
🇧🇷 considers the treaty a crucial step in the quest for a world free of nuclear weapons, and was the first country to sign it, back in 2017.
#nuclearban
Women delegates, assemble! 📷♀️Did you know that at San Francisco Conference there was only 3% of female participation? Look at the picture we took today and see the difference. We are so proud of the raising number of
#women
at the
#UN
.
#Planet5050
#genderequity
(1/2) Brazil has sent a Note Verbale to all
@UN
Member States on
#Brazil
's 🇧🇷 candidature for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, (2022-2023), with the theme "Upholding Principles, Promoting Freedom". The elections will be held in June.
#BrazilAtTheUN
The Foreign Ministers of the G4 countries 🇧🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳🇯🇵 met virtually during
#UNGA75
to discuss the urgency of reforming
@UN
Security Council, in order to make the Council more legitimate, effective and representative. Read the G4 Joint Press Statement in full:
Brazil is proud to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty! 🇧🇷🙌
The
#ATT
represents an important instrument for the control of international flows of conventional arms, as well as for the prevention of illicit trafficking in such weapons and ammunition.
#ArmsTreaty
This month we celebrate the
#Portuguese
Language and
@CPLP
Culture Day! Since 2009, May 5th is the day we celebrate the mutual friendship and cooperation among
#CPLP
members and the cultural and historical importance of the
#PortugueseLanguage
to the world.
🇦🇴🇧🇷🇨🇻🇬🇼🇬🇶🇲🇿🇵🇹🇸🇹🇹🇱
🇧🇷Brazil congratulates 🇧🇩Bangladesh, 🇩🇴Dominican Republic and 🇪🇬Egypt for their inauguration today as the new Board of Directors of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) of the 🇺🇳United Nations. Keep counting on Brazil's unwavering support of the work of the Commission.
#PBC
#ArtAtTheUN
The Foucault Pendulum installed in the lobby of the General Assembly building was a gift from the
#Netherlands
to the
@UN
in 1969. The pendulum offers visual proof of the rotation of the Earth on its axis - a full cycle takes around 36h and 45min. 🌍🕒🇳🇱
@NLatUN
🇧🇷 Brazilian Women and the
@UN
: how can I become part of the UN workforce?
The event, organized by the UN Office of Human Resources, will take place on Wednesday, 30th June, at 7 PM 🇧🇷 Brasília/ 6 PM EST.
Fill the form to attend:
#WorldCup2018
kicks off at the
@UN
! Delegates from the participating countries put their jerseys on and got together for the opening ceremony at the
#UN
Delegates Lounge. Good luck to all the participants and may the best team win! 🙌🇧🇷⚽️
Brazil's government sent a humanitarian mission to
#Lebanon
in response to the devastating explosions in
#Beirut
. Two aircraft left
#Brazil
with 6 tons of cargo, which included medicines, supplies, medical-hospital equipment & donations.🇧🇷🤝🇱🇧
@Itamaraty_EN
@DefesaGovBr
@minsaude
Brazil's Military Adviser to the
@UN
received a letter from Department of Peace Ops in appreciation of Brazil's contribution & leadership of the Maritime Task Force in
#Lebanon
(Feb/2011-Jan/2021). We are proud of our navy personnel who served in
#UNIFIL
.
#tbt
to 1946, when the 1st
#UNGA
resolution was adopted! It's main themes were peaceful use of atomic energy & elimination of
#nuclearweapons
& other weapons of mass destruction. In 2017, Brazil was the 1st country to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
#TPNW
🇧🇷
#ArtAtTheUN
🎨 - The “War" and "Peace” murals, by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari, were a gift from
#Brazil
to the
@UN
in 1957. The large paintings depict the toll of war and the universal dream of peace and are located at the Delegates’ Entrance of the General Assembly. 🇧🇷🕊️
Did you know? Back in 1947, Brazilian diplomat Oswaldo Aranha presided the 1st
@UN
General Assembly Special Session & its 2nd Regular Session. Since then (with rare exceptions),
#Brazil
has been the 1st Member State to address the annual UNGA general debate. 🇧🇷
#UNGA75
The
@UN
General Assembly 1st Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 🇧🇷Brazilian-🇦🇷Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, recognizing it as a reference of best practices in nuclear disarmament.
On this Int'l Day of Peacekeepers, we highlight women blue helmets’ essential contributions to lasting peace around the world!
#Brazil
is proud of having a Brazilian officer as one of the winners of the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. 🇧🇷
#PKDay
#womeninpeacekeeping
#tbt
to 1951, when the
@UN
left its temporary headquarters in Lake Success to occupy its permanent home in Manhattan. UNHQ in
#NYC
was built btw 1949-1952. Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer was the youngest in the team of architects responsible for designing the project.
#BrazilAtTheUN
🇧🇷
A resolution proposed by 🇧🇷Brazil and 🇳🇴
@NorwayUN
reviewing
@UN
-
@INTERPOL_HQ
cooperation was approved today by consensus. Among other innovations, the text tackles the changes in crime due to COVID-19, addresses cybercrime, promotes gender equality & encourages capacity-building.
We’re proud of the role Brazilian women play at
#peacekeeping
missions, like award-winning Commanders Marcia Braga & Carla Araújo. This October marks the 20 years of the
@UN
Security Council resolution on Women, Peace & Security, recognizing women’s contributions to peace.
Brazil 🇧🇷rejoins today the 🇺🇳Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), established by a
@UN
GA resolution in 2018.
GCM contains commitments already inscribed on Brazilian Law, one of the most advanced in the world.
This afternoon, a 🇧🇷 KC-390 aircraft landed in 🇭🇹 Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with 32 search & rescue specialists, 7-ton emergency supplies and equipment, and 3.5-ton medical supplies. The multidisciplinary humanitarian mission has been dispatched following the recent earthquake.
🇧🇷Brazil joined today the Security Council debate on small arms trafficking, convened by 🇲🇽
@MexOnu
. We reiterated that the fight on illicit flows of arms must be accompanied by an equally important fight on ammunition trafficking, which can pose an even greater threat to peace.
It's
#WorldPortugueseLanguageDay
! 🎉 Since 2009, we celebrate on May 5th the mutual friendship & cooperation among
#CPLP
members, as well as the cultural & historical importance of the 5th most spoken language in the world, with more than 287 million speakers.
🇦🇴🇧🇷🇨🇻🇬🇶🇬🇼🇲🇿🇵🇹🇸🇹🇹🇱
🗓️Countdown: 1⃣ week to the
@UN
Security Council Election next Friday (11/jun)!
🇧🇷 Brazil is a candidate for a non-permanent seat (2022-2023). For 7⃣ days, let's go over the 7⃣ priorities of Brazil’s next term at the UNSC - if elected, it will be our 11th term since 1946.
At the Flag Installation Ceremony for the UNSC 2022-23, our congratulations to 🇦🇱
@AlMissionUN
, 🇬🇦Gabon , 🇬🇭
@ghanamissionun
& 🇦🇪
@UAEMissionToUN
, with whom 🇧🇷 looks forward to working together constructively at the Council, as well as with the other ten members.
PRIORITY
#2
/7: EFFICIENT PEACEKEEPING
#Brazil
🇧🇷 is proud to be a contributor to 50+ peacekeeping ops, w/ 55k+ military & police personnel deployed. We will advocate for peacekeeping’s basic premises, such as consent of the parties, & use of force as a last resort.
#BrazilatUNSC
Congrats to Brazilian Naval officer Carla Araujo, at MINUSCA, & Indian Army officer Suman Gawani, at UNMISS, winners of the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award! For the 2nd year in a row, a Brazilian peacekeeper wins this prestigious award. 🇧🇷
This week we celebrate the Portuguese Language and
@CPLP
Culture Day!🇦🇴🇧🇷🇨🇻🇬🇼🇬🇶🇲🇿🇵🇹🇸🇹🇹🇱 To kick off the celebrations in the
@UN
, the Missions of Brazil, Cabo Verde & Portugal donated to the
@UNLibrary
dozens of books in
#Portuguese
, all related to UN's themes. 📚
#multilingualism
We mourn the loss of former
@UN
Secretary General and Nobel Peace Laureate
@KofiAnnan
, a tireless advocate for peace, sustainable development,
#humanrights
and the rule of law. May his legacy keep inspiring our work towards a fairer and more peaceful world.
#KofiAnnan
🇺🇳🌎🕊️
Today at the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Ops (C-34), Brazil conveyed the views of four 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾🇲🇽countries with a deep-rooted peacekeeping tradition. C-34 will negotiate a report on how to keep reaching for excellence in
#peacekeeping
ops even during the pandemic.
#operacaoverdebrasil
🇧🇷🌳 Together with
@DefesaGovBr
, several Brazilian institutions have been actively participating in the
#AmazonRainForest
firefighting. Also, new fire brigades are being trained, while preventive, repressive & awareness-raising actions are being developed.
The Mission of 🇧🇷 mourns the passing of Pelé, king of football. Pelé was the greatest genius to ever play Brazil's favorite sport. Elected Athlete of the Century, Pelé was also goodwill ambassador to the Earth Summit (Rio 92) and
@UNESCO
Champion for Sport.
Brazil congratulates 🇧🇷 Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant, elected today for the International Court of Justice!
@LeonardoBrant_
will conclude the 2018-2027 term of Brazilian judge Cançado Trindade.
#BrazilAtTheUN
On the Int’l Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Amb. Sergio Danese regretted setbacks in nuclear disarmament, but saw a silver lining in the no. of states joining the
#TPNW
, reflecting a growing consensus around the need to
#ban
these weapons once and for all.
On behalf of the core group 🇧🇷🇦🇷🇩🇴🇪🇬🇸🇻🇬🇷🇬🇹🇲🇳🇵🇭🇵🇹, Brazil thanks all 1⃣0⃣0⃣ co-sponsors for the strong support and consensual adoption of the resolution on Easy to Understand communication.
Read the full text:
In 2022, Brazil co-facilitated the first
#UN
🇺🇳 resolution on easy to understand communication. The resolution was approved by the General Assembly with 100 co-sponsorships. 🌎
Brazil is currently the coordinator of ABUM 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾🇲🇽 in C-34 and today in ABUM's statement has highlighted our shared principles and strong support for the A4P initiative and its implementation strategy A4P+.
#peacekeeping
(1/2) 🇧🇷
#Brazil
was entrusted with the responsibility of cofacilitating the Special Committee on Peacekeeping (C-34) of the
@UN
, and, in that role, will oversee the negotiations of the 2021's report, in close coordination with the other three cofacilitators.
🇧🇷Brazil is proud to announce that Prof. George Galindo has been elected today by the UN General Assembly with a total of 1⃣6⃣6⃣ votes to serve in the International Law Commission. The ILC is the
@UN
body responsible for the codification and progressive development of int'l law.
#tbt
to Jan/1946, when Brazil participated in the 1st session of the Security Council! 🇧🇷🇺🇳 The meeting was held in London,
@UN
's temporary home. Brazil was one of the first 6 rotating members of the Council, having taken the
#UNSC
temporary presidency in Feb/1946.
#BrazilAtTheUN
This
#UHCDay
, let's
#KeepThePromise
of
#HealthForAll
! ☂️🌍 Health related issues are a priority for Brazil. 🇧🇷 We are a proud member of the Foreign Policy &
#GlobalHealth
initiative, which approved yesterday a resolution on “inclusive approach to strengthen
#health
systems”. 👏
🇧🇷🕊️
#tbt
to 1938-1942, when Aracy de Carvalho, known as the “Angel of Hamburg”, saved hundreds of Jews from the
#Holocaust
by granting them visas so they could escape to her home country,
#Brazil
. When asked why she had risked her life, she replied: "because that’s what was fair"
Today, Ambassador Sérgio França Danese, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, presented his letter of credence to the Secretary-General of the
@UN
,
@antonioguterres
.
This month, Brazil chairs GRULAC, the regional
@UN
group of Latin American & Caribbean Member States. GRULAC coordinates which countries will represent the region in many UN bodies, and serves as a forum where regional and international matters can be discussed and coordinated.🇧🇷