Secretary-General to Moscow and Kiyv for talks
António Guterres the Secretary-General will visit Moscow, Russian Federation, on April 25th. He will have a working meeting and lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Secretary-General will be received by President Vladimir Putin.
UNESCO and NORAD join forces to translate storybooks for Ukrainian...
UNESCO, Norway and several partners have launched a campaign called "Translate a Story Ukraine".
Since the start of the war in Ukraine on 24 February...
Floating wind turbines: a new player in cleantech
Mother Earth Day is celebrated tomorrow and is a good time to stop and reflect on alternative energy sources and new cleantech such as...
Secretary-General requests meetings in Moscow and Kiyv
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has written separate letters to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to request meetings with them in their respective capitals.
UN...
Swedish UNA: Budget cuts hurt the world´s poorest people
The Swedish United Nations Associaton (UNA) has criticized the Swedish government´s revised budget proposal. The development aid budget will be cut to finance the...
High-level group to accelerate progress on noncommunicable diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the establishment of a new Heads of State and Government Group to accelerate progress towards the Global...
Salpausselkä approved as new UNESCO Global Geopark
UNESCO’s Executive Board has approved the designation of Salpausselkä in southern Finland as a new UNESCO Global Geopark. In total 8 new Geoparks were...
Platåbergen first Swedish UNESCO Global Geopark
UNESCO’s Executive Board has approved the designation of Platåbergen in western Sweden as a new UNESCO Global Geopark. It is the first Swedish UNESCO...
Denmark: App in Ukrainian creates softer landing for refugee children
An app which helps children experiencing stress or worry has been translated into Ukrainian, and a ‘warm welcome’ website for refugee children has been...
UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights...
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council.
The resolution received a two-thirds...
Ethiopia: food assistance and fuel reach Tigray
Trucks with food assistance and fuel have reached Tigray and Afar following the declaration of the humanitarian truce.
After 17 months of conflict in Ethiopia,...
WHO: 91 attacks on health facilities in Ukraine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified 91 attacks on health facilities in Ukraine since the invasion of Russia.
Dr Hans Kluge, the European...
UNRWA chief visits Sweden – a key financial partner
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has concluded a two-day visit...
Our health, our planet
Human impact on the environment is increasing the risk of emerging infectious diseases in humans, over 60% of which originate from animals, mainly from...
What can the UN do to stop war?
The United Nations was established at the end of World War II "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”. Now that war has returned to Europe many ask what the United Nations can do to stop it. Following are 5 questions and answers regarding the instruments at the UN´s disposal in its efforts to secure international peace and security.