Backgrounders

Looking for information on the situation in Venezuela. Then check out this backgrounder.

Looking for information on extreme heat or heatwaves? Then check out this new backgrounder highlighting selected online resources on this topic.

Looking for information on plastic pollution? Then check out this new backgrounder highlighting selected online resources on this topic.

Looking for information on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic pre-December 2024? Then check out this backgrounder.

Looking for information on sea level rise? Then check out this new backgrounder highlighting selected online resources on this topic.

Looking for information on mpox (monkeypox)? Then check out this new backgrounder.

Looking for information on the situation in Niger? Take a look at this backgrounder.

Looking for information on artificial intelligence (AI)? Here is an overview of selected resources from the UN system.

Overview of UN entities working in Sudan, Security Council Meetings on Sudan, statements by UN officials, etc.

Looking for information on the situation in Afghanistan? Then check out this backgrounder.

Looking for press & media contacts in the UN system? Check out this backgrounder.

What is “food insecurity”? For information on this topic, take a look at this backgrounder. Included is also a special section with UN news items about the impacts of the war in Ukraine on food security worldwide.

Looking for information on the situation in Ukraine? Then check out this backgrounder.

How to combat misinformation - Here you can find selected online resources on what the UN in doing against misinformation, COVID-10 misinformation, disinformation and hate speech

Information on the situation in Ukraine, 2014-2021