New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future
Making the world fairer, safer and more sustainable for all was at the centre of a fan of bold, new ideas unfolding throughout the...
Trinidad fights back against a plastic invasion |
Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution. As well as coping with a tsunami of waste washes up on their beaches...
UN News Today 06 September 2024 |
Sudan crisis: Rights investigators demand arms embargo extension to end ‘rampant’ abusesRival militia in Sudan have committed numerous international crimes and subjected terrified communities...
Haiti: Successive crises limit time for recovery of vulnerable farming households |
A series of crises is making it difficult for Haiti’s most vulnerable farming households to work their land, recover from natural weather events and...
Geothermal promises to turn Dominica into a clean energy powerhouse |
Dominica may have found a solution to cover all of its electricity needs, and even sell electricity abroad, without burning fossil fuels: geothermal energy....
UN News Today 9 September 2024 |
UN rights chief says humanity at ‘fork in the road’ amid global crisesAs global crises intensify, humanity seems to be “at a fork in...
UNICEF working to avert education ‘time bomb’ in Yemen |
Some 4.5 million children are not attending school in Yemen, where Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels have been at...
Counting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained
Right now, the UN observes 218 international days (and counting)!The tradition started long before the UN’s inception in 1945, but it didn’t take long for...
Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session
President-elect Yang also served as the Chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Africans of the African Union, demonstrating “unwavering dedication” to the principles of...
Trinidad’s young climate activists make the case for urgent action |
Caribbean island nations are vulnerable to a host of extreme weather events, from hurricanes to floods and droughts, that are becoming more dangerous and...
Guterres ‘personally devastated’ over inability of UN to safeguard staff in Gaza, despite best...
Among them were 135 women and men who worked for the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA), killed during Israeli military operations in Gaza...
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
The landmark legally binding treaty entered into force on 3 May 2008, marking a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and ensure the...
UN News Today 10 September 2024 |
UN envoy condemns deadly strike on Gaza camp in humanitarian zoneThe UN Middle East envoy strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces...
Stories from the UN Archive: Archivists unerase mystery woman
To mark World Refugee Day, celebrated annually on 20 June, we’re telling you what was uncovered by these ambitious archivists from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined key recommendations aimed at making information spaces safer while at the same time upholding human rights such as freedom...
Myanmar: Intensified conflict leaves 3.3 million displaced |
Myanmar’s civil war has escalated to include systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, according to a new report on Tuesday...
Stories from the UN Archive: How the UN was founded amid the ashes of...
We are taking you back to the summer of 1945, when leaders from 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to agree upon an international...
New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development
Robert Rae currently serves as Canada’s Ambassador to the UN and chair of ECOSOC’s Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti. He succeeds Paula Narváez...
Dominica’s Digital Transformation | | UN News
Like many island economies, Dominica experiences high youth unemployment, and recent events, in particular Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic, have combined to make...
Stories from the UN Archive: Pope Francis’s message to the world
On the International Day of Friendship, marked annually on 30 July, we are looking back to the pontiff’s powerful speech in the General Assembly...
UN completes investigation on UNRWA staff
The development follows the conclusion of an investigation by the UN Office of Oversight Services (OIOS), launched earlier this year after Israel alleged that...
UN News Today 11 September 2024 |
Human rights expert urges U.S. government to deliver justice for 9/11 victimsAn independent human rights expert is calling on the United States Government to...
Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief
Anacláudia Rossbach assumed the post of Executive Director of UN-Habitat, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12 August. She is an economist with...
Lebanon: UN warns of escalating horror in Middle East as ‘communications tools become weapons’
Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told ambassadors in the Security Council, that strikes and exchanges of fire across the Blue...
