The weekend Elyx is spending World Tourism Day in Spain! The country’s capital of Madrid is home to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which is the UN agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. On arrival in this vibrant Spanish city, the UN digital ambassador is warmly welcomed by
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With world leaders meeting later this year in Paris to confront climate change at COP21, Elyx thought it prudent to accept an invitation to see the environmental effects of global warming. The UN digital ambassador visited Langjökull, “the long glacier”, Iceland’s 2nd largest glacier and one of the biggest in Europe. But due to global
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Elyx’s travels around the world become more and more exotic and more and more informative. Today Elyx goes to Kyrgyzstan to attend the inauguration of a new safety monitoring system on the Ortotokoi dam, installed with the support of UNECE. The dam is situated on the Chu River that is shared by Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
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Elyx, the UN digital ambassador, arrived in the West Bank today to kick off a five-stop tour to visit the various programmes and services run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) throughout the Middle East. UNRWA was first established by the UN General Assembly on 8 December 1949 with
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Elyx, the United Nations’s first digital ambassador, created by the renowned French artist Yak, continues travelling the world to celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary. Elyx has no nationality, race or gender, and best of all Elyx does not speak, making it a truly universal character. Since August 15, Elyx has visited more than 20 countries
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How does Elyx manage to travel to so many parts of the world in just 70 days? Well, the digital ambassador can travel by cloud!
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Elyx, the United Nations first digital ambassador, created by the renowned French artist Yak, continues traveling the world to celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary. Elyx has no nationality, race or gender, and best of all Elyx does not speak, making it a truly universal character. Since August 15, Elyx has visited more than 20 countries
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After leaving Honduras and crossing the Atlantic, Elyx finally arrived in sunny Togo. As the capital Lomé is situated on the seaside, so Elyx decided to take the opportunity to visit its beautiful beaches. Lovely sights, such as the impressive old wharf, awaited Elyx, but unfortunately not all of the views were equally pretty: some
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How does Elyx manage to travel to so many parts of the world in just 70 days? Well, the digital ambassador can travel by cloud!
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After a historical trip exploring the cultural sides of Budapest in Hungary, Elyx decided to take the long, but exciting trip back to Latin America, to discover the beauty of Brazil. Elyx started the Brazilian adventure in Rio de Janeiro, where he was welcomed by Valéria Schilling and the staff of the UN Info Center
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