{"id":836,"date":"2023-09-15T08:24:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=836"},"modified":"2023-10-07T11:52:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T11:52:44","slug":"united-nations-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=836","title":{"rendered":"United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UNITED NATIONS<br>SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE SECRETARY-GENERAL<br>MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights are bedrocks of resilient, inclusive, and peaceful societies.<br>They underwrite freedom, advance sustainable development, and protect the dignity and rights of every person.<br>On the International Day of Democracy, we celebrate its promise to societies \u2013 and recognize the many threats it faces at this time of tension and turmoil.<br>The walls are closing in on civic spaces.<br>Mis- and disinformation is poisoning public discourse, polarizing communities, and eroding trust in institutions.<br>This year\u2019s theme \u2013 \u201cEmpowering the Next Generation\u201d \u2013 focuses on the essential role of children and young people in safeguarding democracy today and in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not enough to listen to children and young people.<br>We must support them with massive investments in education, skills-building, and lifelong learning.<br>We must protect human rights and advance gender equality.<br>And we must expand the meaningful participation of young people in decision-making processes at every level.<br>On this important day, let us join hands across generations and work as one to build a more just world for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20221205_151802-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837\" style=\"height:26px\" height=\"26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20221205_151802-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20221205_151802-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20221205_151802-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20221205_151802-1536x956.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20221205_151802.jpg 1884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONSSECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE THE SECRETARY-GENERALMESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY Democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights are bedrocks of resilient, inclusive, and peaceful societies.They underwrite&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=836"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":838,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836\/revisions\/838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}