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Summit of the Future aims to make the UN more effective

Negotiations continue ahead of the Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters this month, where world leaders will enhance cooperation to tackle critical challenges facing the international community and address gaps in global governance. 

Read More 11 September 2024 | 6:00 pm

Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises

A milestone declaration to accelerate investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as three resolutions on the Gaza conflict were among the achievements of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, outgoing president Dennis Francis said on Monday in New York. 

Read More 9 September 2024 | 6:00 pm

Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future

Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? This September, a major event at UN Headquarters is being billed as once in a generation opportunity for the international community to grapple with these questions, and forge a new path, for the benefit of all.

Read More 3 September 2024 | 6:00 pm

In battle for development ‘you can count on us’, Guterres tells Timor-Leste, marking 25 years of self-determination

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told parliamentarians in Timor-Leste on Friday the world has much to learn from their inspirational struggle for self-rule, 25 years to the day since the historic referendum which paved the way for independence in 2002. 

Read More 30 August 2024 | 6:00 pm

New York students rise to task of being ‘PGA for a Day’

“Welcome Mister President, Madame President,” says the current President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis. He ushers high schoolers Erik Ponomarev and Fariha Akter into his office before his bilateral meeting with the top diplomat who holds a different presidency for the month of September – the Security Council.

Read More 24 August 2024 | 6:00 pm

Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for Houthi rebels in Yemen to immediately and unconditionally release UN staff, humanitarians, diplomatic personnel and others who have been detained for more than two months. 

Read More 19 August 2024 | 6:00 pm

Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief

The new head of the UN agency working to make cities more sustainable is optimistic about how urban planning can meet people’s need for adequate housing - while also protecting the planet.  

Read More 18 August 2024 | 6:00 pm

UN completes investigation on UNRWA staff

The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against Israel. 

Read More 5 August 2024 | 6:00 pm

Stories from the UN Archive: Pope Francis’s message to the world

In 2015, His Holiness Pope Francis paid an historic visit to UN Headquarters, calling the United Nations “necessary”.

Read More 29 July 2024 | 6:00 pm

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 pm

Sustainable 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 pm

Stories 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 pm

Algorithms 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 pm

Stories 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 pm

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