Climate: WMO sounding the red alert to the world
WMO new annual report on the state of the global climate, published on 19 March, confirms once again: 2023 was the hottest ever recorded for 174 years
Ciné-ONU “Women Don’t Cycle”: from Brussels to Tokyo women take the...
To mark International Women’s Day, on 8 March, the United Nations (UN Women, UNRIC, UNFPA, OHCHR and UNESCO), the European Commission and Cinematek organized...
Fight for Gender Equality: “You have to remain resilient and maintain...
Mary Lawlor from Ireland has worked with human rights defenders for 20 years. She was selected as the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights...
UN: the main challenges and key dates in 2024
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, outlined the priorities for 2024 and beyond to the UN General Assembly on 7 February.
“It is a...
Red Sea crisis underlines role of UN shipping agency
The new Head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, had been at the helm of the UN shipping agency for just...
Two years of war in Ukraine: about 40% of the Ukrainian...
In these two years of full-scale war, the United Nations has supported all diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter.
UN “shocked” and “appalled” by death of Navalny in prison
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reacted with emotion on Friday (16...
UN Gaza coordinator at EU meeting: “strong support for efforts on...
“We discussed the very dire humanitarian situation and conditions inside Gaza and all aspects of security affecting UN and humanitarian partners’ ability to deliver...
Call for a “global order that works for everyone”: Secretary-General Guterres...
In his opening speech at the Security Conference in Munich, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for peace and a modern global order.
Today’s...
Red Sea attacks: Seafarers’ lives must be protected
There must be a de-escalation of tensions amid the ongoing attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, the new Secretary-General of the International...
Gaza: UN experts condemn killing and silencing of journalists
The Israeli military operation in Gaza, following the 7 October attacks by Hamas, has become the deadliest and most dangerous conflict for journalists in...
Gaza: why we must continue to support UNRWA
The United Nations has appealed to the countries that suspended funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the main...
“We cannot abandon the people of Gaza”: heads of UN agencies,...
The principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which includes heads of United Nations agencies, released a statement on 30 January appealing to Member States...
WHO: “Alarming” rise of measles cases in Europe
Europe is experiencing an “alarming rise” in measles cases, the World Health Organization has warned.
There were 42,200 measles cases across 41 member states in...
Our clean energy future is unstoppable
This year on 26 January marks the first commemoration of the International Day of Clean Energy. In a world grappling with climate change, a...