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New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development
A veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization’s efforts to advance sustainable development
Read More 25 July 2024 | 6:00 pmSustainable development: ‘Be leaders and inspire’ UN deputy chief urges, as 2030 deadline nears
With only 17 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on track and just six more years until the 2030 deadline, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for a new era of inspiring leadership, ahead of a special event on Monday to galvanize action.
Read More 14 July 2024 | 6:00 pmStories from the UN Archive: How the UN was founded amid the ashes of war
Take a front seat to how it all began: the birth of the United Nations amid the ashes of the Second World War that devastated continents and communities around the world.
Read More 27 June 2024 | 6:00 pmAlgorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity
The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by misinformation, disinformation and hate speech.
Read More 24 June 2024 | 6:00 pmStories from the UN Archive: Archivists unerase mystery woman
Too often, women’s names have been erased from history, including at the signing of the landmark Refugee Convention in 1951. But, this is no longer the case for Margaret (Kitchen) Bruce, thanks to tenacious deep diving archive teams from across the UN Organization.
Read More 20 June 2024 | 6:00 pmConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a limb or living with the challenges of neurodiversity or paralysis. That’s a reality for some. One in six of us – or 16 per cent – of the global population had a disability in 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and many depend on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to help guard their fundamental freedoms and dignity.
Read More 8 June 2024 | 6:00 pm
Guterres ‘personally devastated’ over inability of UN to safeguard staff in Gaza, despite best efforts
In a sombre ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, the Organization remembered and honoured the 188 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2023.
Read More 6 June 2024 | 6:00 pmCounting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained
This month will see more global observances than there are days in June, commemorating everything from bicycles to oceans. But, how did the UN start marking global dates?
Read More 1 June 2024 | 6:00 pmGuterres honours service and sacrifice of UN peacekeepers
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday paid tribute to all peacekeepers serving under the UN flag and those who have died in the line of duty.
Read More 30 May 2024 | 6:00 pmIndian peacekeeper is UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year
An Indian peacekeeper deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who helped establish networks for local people to voice their security and humanitarian concerns, is the winner of the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, announced on Tuesday.
Read More 28 May 2024 | 6:00 pmWorld News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan
Today marks Menstrual Hygiene Day and a joint report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights the lack of access millions of schoolgirls have to products, services and appropriate facilities.
Read More 28 May 2024 | 6:00 pmUN chief saddened at death of Iranian President in helicopter crash
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, alongside members of the Security Council, has extended sincere condolences to the people and Government of Iran following the death of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident on Sunday.
Read More 20 May 2024 | 6:00 pmIndia’s LGBTQIA+ community notches legal wins but still faces societal hurdles to acceptance, equal rights
While there has been some recent progress for India’s LGBTQIA+ community, there is still a long way to go to overcome social stigma and prejudice, and to ensure that all people in the country feel their rights are protected, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Read More 17 May 2024 | 6:00 pmUN security staff killed in Gaza; Guterres calls for probe
A staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) died and another was injured when their UN vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, on Monday.
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