Elite Kenyan marathoner championing battle against Gender-Based Violence
Viola Cheptoo Lagat, 34, has run and won many races in her illustrious career as a long-distance athlete. However, her world changed when her friend and fellow athlete, Agnes Tirop, was killed just days after breaking a world record. Viola together with other female athletes and friends founded ‘Tirop’s Angels’ foundation to fight Gender-Based Violence.
King Charles III of the United Kingdom Visits 51³Ô¹Ï Offices in Nairobi
(Nairobi, Kenya). King Charles III of the United Kingdom visited the 51³Ô¹Ï offices at Nairobi on Wednesday 1 November 2023, where he met and congratulated UN staff for their impactful Climate Actions.
Kenyan Marathon Stars Advocate for Peace and Combat Gender-Based Violence at UN Headquarters in New York
(Nairobi, 6 November). Kenyan marathon stars visited the 51³Ô¹Ï Headquarters in New York after dominating the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon (#TCSNYCMarathon) on 5 November. The elite athletes Viola Cheptoo Lagat and Albert Korir visited the UN global operations headquarters the day after their high-level performances at the prestigious event.  
Press Release: UN Digital Ambassador Elyx Animates Universal Declaration of Human Rights
15 November 2023 – Ahead of Human Rights Day on 10 December, the 51³Ô¹Ï has partnered with French digital artist YAK (Yacine Ait Kaci) – whose illustrated character Elyx is the first digital ambassador of the 51³Ô¹Ï – on an animated version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Press Release: Mikoko Pamoja Awarded 51³Ô¹Ï in Kenya Person of the Year
Empowering the Gazi Community Through Mangrove Restoration and Sales of Carbon Credits.
UN Special Advocate Queen Máxima Meets with President Ruto, Kisumu Farmers Using Digital Financial Services on First Day of Kenya Visit
KISUMU/NAIROBI, OCT. 23 — H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who is visiting Kenya in her role as the 51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), on Monday began a highly-anticipated three-day visit to the country in Kisumu.
Financing Climate Change: This African Climate Summit is, in many ways, a financing summit.
Financing Climate Change: This African Climate Summit is, in many ways, a financing summit. A statement issued by Stephen Jackson, 51³Ô¹Ï Resident Coordinator in Kenya, ahead of the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya (4-6 September). (UNIC Nairobi Youtube )
Nairobi Declaration makes strong push for accelerated climate action and financing mechanisms
CLIMATE CHANGE: Africa Climate Summit- Nairobi Declaration story by UNECA: Africa Climate Summit: Nairobi Declaration makes strong push for accelerated climate action and financing mechanisms