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OFFICE OF HUMAN CONTINUITY
Name: | United Nations Office of Human Continuity |
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Abbreviations or acronyms: | UNOHC, OHC, Continuity |
Logo or Seal: | |
Motto: | Humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat |
Formed: | December 7, 2018 |
Affiliated with: | United Nations, United Nations Environment Programme |
Headquarters: | Oslo, Norway |
Executive or leader: | Ashok Khosla (India) |
Active duty forces: | 3,000 peacekeeping and security personnel |
Level of Concern: | 0 (Nominal) |
Web Site: | unohc.org |
The Office of Human Continuity is a division of the United Nations Environment Programme. It is responsible for advancing sustainable development, overseeing and assisting projects combating the effects and causes of climate change, and preparing human civilization in case of total ecological collapse. It advocates for the "eight sustainable development markers," represented on its logo. There have been controversy and incidents concerning some of the Office's programs, both in developed and developing countries.
While the Office's main headquarters are in Oslo, it also maintains a significant presence in New York, Longyearbyen, Stockholm, and Auckland. It maintains a significant number of peacekeeping personnel in coordination with UN Peacekeeping.
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- UN News: Spanish citizens cheer on groundbreaking of anti-desertification program — August 28, 2022
- Globe and Mail: Government recalls US ambassador over water controversy — August 21, 2022
- UN News: WMO says climate effects on Gulf Stream require more research — August 20, 2022
- UN News: Genetically-modified plants may stop ocean acidification in its tracks — August 19, 2022
- UN News: Over 60 nations meet in Stockholm for responsible cloud seeding use — August 14, 2022
- Al Jazeera English: UAE refuses to participate in UN cloud seeding negotiations — August 13, 2022
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: Clark County nearing completion of $200 million urban shading program — August 12, 2022
- UN News: 'Project Alexandria': Thousands of books will soon be transferred to Svalbard to be kept for future generations — August 7, 2022
- BBC News: Four injured in terror attack at Istanbul UN office — August 2, 2022
- USA Today: Homes with private bunkers see skyrocketing prices — July 29, 2022