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Scientists around the world are invited to nominate candidates for the 2023 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) International Awards. Created in 1998, the Awards honours -...

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have announced the 2022 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival call for video submissions, encouraging youth worldwide to...

Today, 5 May 2022, marks International Day of the Midwife, an important day for women, adolescents and newborns worldwide.   Midwives can meet about 90 per...

The war in Ukraine is on everyone's mind - there is new information every day. But what is the situation in other crisis areas...

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.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres today called for a "thorough investigation and accountability" on alleged war crimes when he visited Bucha in Ukraine. "When we visit...

“Despite our collective efforts, the already dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated alarmingly over the past months. Without immediate action, we face a...

On 21 April, Ciné-ONU screened The GIG IS UP, in partnership with One World in Brussels at Cinéma Galeries to mark International Workers’ Day on 1...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres today said he came to Moscow as a "messenger of peace,” and had had “frank discussions” with Russian Foreign Minister...

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.  

As we mark Mother Earth Day on 22 April during the month dedicated to Sustainable Development Goal ‘Life on Land’, we’re turning from UK...

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...

Actions are contagious, they can scale up to spur the collective change we need to tackle the climate crisis. Starting on Earth Day, join...

Mother Earth Day is celebrated tomorrow and is a good time to stop and reflect on alternative energy sources and new cleantech such as...