New York students rise to task of being ‘PGA for a Day’
This marks just one of many meetings the two young New Yorkers took, as part of the long to-do list that constitutes the Assembly...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors to meet over deepening Lebanon crisis, with region ‘on the...
The Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in New York on Friday from 3pm, following Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital...
UN News Today 12 September 2024 |
Mpox outbreak: UNICEF scales up protection for children in DR CongoThe UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government...
In battle for development ‘you can count on us’, Guterres tells Timor-Leste, marking 25...
In a surprise move, legislators made the UN chief an honorary citizen of their southeast Asian island nation during the celebrations in the capital...
Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future
1 What is the Summit of the Future?In 2020, the UN turned 75 and marked the occasion by starting a global conversation about hopes and...
Lebanon crisis: UN health agency ‘committed’ to offering support |
Amid intensifying strikes either side of the Israel-Lebanon border linked to the war in Gaza, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday...
Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises
Speaking on the eve of the end of his mandate, Mr. Francis described his year at the helm of the UN’s main policy-making body...
Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens
Mr. Yang underscored the need for equitable economic growth driven by innovation and green economies, ensuring that “the benefits of economic development are accessible...
Can Dominica’s Indigenous community cope with the next hurricane? |
Dominica is described as highly disaster-vulnerable: the country is regularly hit by hurricanes and, when the last one swept through in 2017, it caused...
Gender equality: Distant, yet achievable
“Today’s report reveals the undeniable truth: progress is achievable, but is not fast enough,” said Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director.“Let us unite to continue...
General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve
Secretary-General António Guterres said the past year had been marked by ongoing poverty, inequality and conflict, emphasizing that it was also the hottest year...
UN News Today 13 September 2024 |
First UNRWA staffer killed in occupied West BankThe UN agency for Palestine refugees has suffered its first fatality in the occupied West Bank, following...
Climate change: Ozone layer still well on track for full recovery
The Ozone and UV Bulletin’s release coincides with World Ozone Day which celebrates the implementation of the Montreal Protocol and the later amendment to...
Summit of the Future aims to make the UN more effective
Among the issues under discussion are accelerating sustainable development and reforming decades-old institutions, including the UN Security Council and the international financial system.On Wednesday...
Holding back the winds of change in Madagascar…with the sisal plant |
The cultivation of sisal plants by some of the most vulnerable communities in southern Madagascar is helping to tackle desertification and allow people to...
Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup
At least 5,350 civilians have been killed, and more than 3.3 million displaced, since the military seized power on 1 February 2021, and over...
What’s going on with the world (and the future) at the UN?
As the week unfolds from 22 to 30 September, here’s what you need to know:Summit of the Future: What if the world keeps its...
UN News Today 16 September 2024 |
Ramping up flood emergency response in Nigeria - WHOAfter the devastation caused by flooding and a collapsed dam in northeast Nigeria, UN humanitarians confirmed on...
Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression
In a new report, the Human Rights Council-mandated investigators described how security forces had raided dozens of homes of suspected critics of the Government...
Summit of the Future Explainer: Protect future generations from global decisions made today
In 2025, the Ministry for the Future, a powerful global organization advocating for the rights of the generations to come, convinces bankers and economists...
The power of our choices: from war-torn childhood to Nobel Peace Prize nominee |
A Ugandan man, some of whose family and friends were abducted in the East African country, tells the story of his journey from war-torn...
Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency
“The science is clear: we are far off track from achieving global climate goals. 2023 was the warmest year on record by a huge...
Summit of the Future Explainer: Improving the way we run the world…and beyond
A catastrophic climate crisis, a surfeit of nuclear weapons, or unregulated AI: when it comes to potentially existential threats to humanity, there are plenty...
UN News Today 17 September 2024 |
Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression of criticsViolence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human rights...
