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The Indigenous and environmental rights movement was stronger than ever…
A water protector holds up an eagle feather in front a line of police at a camp near the Standing Rock Reservation.
This year proved that when real life David and Goliath battles happen, word spreads, people listen, the truth eventually comes out, and the movement becomes bigger and stronger.
– A mega-dam planned for construction in the heart of the Amazon, had its license cancelled – a massive victory for the Munduruku people and more than 1.2 million people around the world who supported the campaign.
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01/01/2017
9 Incredible Feats of People Power that Happened in 2016
01/01/2017
New UN Chief Guterres Pledges to Make 2017 ‘A Year for Peace’
Human Wrongs Watch
On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres on 1 January 2017 pledged to make 2017 a year for peace.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré
“On this New Year’s Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year’s resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first,” said Guterres in an appeal for peace.
He said one question weighs heavy on his heart. “That is: how can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight?”
“Peace must be our goal and our guide,” he said, urging all citizens, governments and leaders to strive to overcome differences.
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01/01/2017
‘Thank You,’ Says Ban, Bidding Farewell as UN Secretary General
Human Wrongs Watch
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 30 December 2016, saying that though he had delivered many speeches over his decade in office, he had but two important words for those gathered to wish him well: “thank you.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to delegates, staff, senior advisers, and other well-wishers at UN Headquarters in New York. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard
Thanking staff and delegations for their “hard work [and] leadership for humanity,” Ban said that he had been motivated by this commitment and that he was “proud to call you my colleagues.”
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