Celebrating 75 Years of Global Leadership
UN Foundation arranged the annual UN Foundation Global Leadership Dinner to commemorate the effort made by the UN, its cutting-edge partners, and leaders that have had a positive impact on the world the past year. The theme of this years’ dinner was named “We the...
U.S. economic embargo on Cuba – where does the UN stand?
Representatives from all around the world are today gathered at the UN Headquarters to discuss the importance of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. The General Assembly meets are made up of 193...
UN News and Events
Events Global Migration Film Festival: 28 November – 18 December 2019 Check back for updates on locations and films. Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2019 24 – 31 October 2019, Worldwide To view the list of events, click here. Events at the...
UN News and Events
Events Urban October 2019 31 days of promoting a better urban future. Today 55 per cent of the world’s population live in cities and towns and the number is growing every day. Every October UN-Habitat and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions...
UN News Centre – Top Stories
- Former UN chief Perez de Cuéllar celebrates his 100th birthday January 19, 2020
- Urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO January 17, 2020
- Capacity of cities to tackle climate change key in ‘crucial battle’ for planet’s preservation, says UN chief January 17, 2020
- Haiti earthquake victims honoured at UN, with pledge to safeguard the nation’s future January 17, 2020
- Libya: ‘Dire and untenable’ situation for tens of thousands of children in unrelenting conflict January 17, 2020