Announcing the first 15 endorsers of the United Nations #OpenSource Principles" – 8 practical ways for groups around the world to promote global digital cooperation through free and open source software.

✍️ Like software freedom itself, these principles are for everyone, everywhere - and the orgs you support can join a list of endorsers today.

#boostsAppreciated - spread the word!

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#FreeSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #UN #UnitedNations

🇺🇳 Our UNDP digital team is taking on really meaningful and interesting work in helping countries use technology in ethical, responsible ways. And filling a bunch of #internships. Fully #remote, around the world, and flexible around individuals' schedules.

🏦 While there's a stipend, it's low. Our leadership is working hard to break a long history of unpaid internships in the #UN, but there is still a distance to go for fair pay.

🔎 Learn more and apply:

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Digital Transformation Internship: Global Call for 2025

Duties and Responsibilities

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🇺🇳 Some folks have asked how our efforts are going helping governments be good open source citizens as they leverage free software to provide public services.

🎉 The answer is: Things are going very well, and they're getting better every week.

📋 With 4 months until UN Open Source week, here's a current update from our UNDP team:

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Open Source Programme Offices (OSPOs): Greater collaboration for more sustainable impact

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Beijing supports 'full' UN membership for Palestinian state, says Chinese FM Wang Yi

> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday says that Beijing supports the “full” membership of the Palestinian state in the United Nations.

> “We support #Palestine becoming a formal member of the United Nations,” foreign minister Wang Yi told journalists at a press conference. firstpost.com/world/china-un-p… #UN #China #Israel

Beijing supports 'full' UN membership for Palestinian state, says Chinese FM Wang Yi

The Chinese foreign minister added that the ’long-cherished wish’ of the Palestinian people to create an independent country can no longer be ignored and that ’the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people cannot continue for generation…

^{Ayndrila Banerjee (Firstpost)}

Kick terrorussia from UN

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With the current #UN Membership, #russia is neither a part of the council nor a member. russia is the only country which did not go through the procedure of being admitted into the UN, according to Article 4.

According to Article 23 of the UN charter, russia is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council!

The UN’s current charter says that the Soviet Union still exists, while russia is not mentioned altogether.

We ask António #Guterres and UN DGACM to provide the documents, according to which, russia takes place in the UN. In the absence of such documents, the procedure for russia's accession to the UN in accordance with Article 4 should be initiated. The article clearly states that only a peace-loving country can be admitted to the UN, which is impossible until the end of russian aggression against #Ukraine.

Such a course of action would remove russia's UN veto power, which blocks many peaceful resolutions, and restore peace and order to the international community.