Guided tours of the UN Campus Bonn

The City of Bonn will offer bookable guided tours of the UN Campus from April 2, 2026 in close cooperation with the United Nations....

UN Women opens new global office in Bonn

UN Women officially opened its new global office in Bonn on November 21, 2025. This expands the organization's global focus and strengthens its promotion...

AEWA MOP9: Setting the Stage for Stronger International Action for Migratory...

The 9th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA MOP9) is set to take place from 11-...

Updates on UN Climate Change Conference – Belém, November 2025

The Government of Brazil will host the thirtieth Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 30), with a view to building on previous...

11 October 2025: United Nations Day in Bonn

To mark the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations (UN) in the fall of 1945, "United Nations Day" is held...

Rio Conventions step up collaboration with new synergies platform

The leaders of the three Rio Conventions recently met in Bonn to chart the next stage of their collaboration. Yasmine Fouad, the new UNCCD...

UNU-EHS: 5 Ways Our Master’s Programme Can Shape Your Future

Are you passionate about addressing climate change, disasters and risks to human security? Our Master’s Programme in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security,...

UNV: International Volunteer Year

Only 4 months to go until the International Volunteer Year kicks off! Through #VolunteerYear 2026, the world will celebrate volunteers and we invite everyone...

UNFCCC: Climate Week 2025 kicks off

Climate Week 2025 kicks off on 1 Sept in Addis Ababa. From climate-smart agriculture to sustainable cities to the renewables revolution, it’s where solutions...

Climate Weeks 2025

3 weeks to go until #ClimateWeek2025, hosted by UN Climate Change, kicks off 1 Sep in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Uniting governments, business, banks, civil society,...

UNCCD leadership handover: Ibrahim Thiaw passes the baton to Yasmine Fouad

The UNCCD marks a historic leadership transition as outgoing Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw hands over responsibilities to Yasmine Fouad, former Minister of Environment of Egypt, at...

30 Years of AEWA

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Ms. Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals...

Desertification and Drought Day 2025

This year’s Desertification and Drought Day focuses on one of the most urgent global challenges: restoring 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land and jumpstarting...

UNCCD: Global Drought Hotspots Report Catalogs Severe Suffering, Economic Damage

Fueled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history...

UNV 2024 Annual Report

The 2024 UNV Annual Report is out now! Over 14,600 UNVolunteers, a 14% increase from last year, served with UN partners, advancing development, peace and security,...