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Foodborne diseases remain a major global burden, causing at least 200 illnesses that affect health, livelihoods, education and economies. Yet, they are largely preventable.

Today's World Food Safety Day highlights how data on illness, its burden and lost lives can guide action towards focused and cost-effective solutions.

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-food-safety-day/2026

Did you know that Russian is the largest Slavic language, spoken by close to 260 million people worldwide?

Every year on 6 June, the United Nations marks the Russian Language Day. The date marks the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, one of Russia’s greatest writers. Pushkin transformed Russian literature by writing in a style that reflected the language spoken by ordinary people, helping shape modern Russian as we know it today.

Here are a few interesting facts about the Russian language.

💡Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which is originally based on the Greek alphabet with additional letters created for Slavic sounds.

💡Russian is also one of the languages of space: astronauts aboard the International Space Station learn Russian as part of their training.

💡The Russian language has more expressions for shades of blue than most other languages!

This summer of football, you can be a force for good! Join the United Nations Cup and turn your everyday actions into real impact for people and the planet. From climate action to advocacy, every action counts.

Together, we can reach 100K actions for a better world!

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Israel & Lebanon: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urges all actors to fully respect the cessation of hostilities, to stop any further attacks and to comply with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, at all times.

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2026-06-04/statement-attributable-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-the-conflict-the-middle-east?

Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires around the world.

Hotter, drier conditions are making fires more frequent and intense, enabling them to spread faster and cause greater impact to communities, ecosystems, and economies.

These are signals the planet is sending.

What comes next is up to us: https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/

UN Environment Programme

Let's remember:

In any conflct, anywhere in the world, civilians are .

Every child deserves safety, protection & the chance to thrive.
Children are .