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Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact

A Summit for a New Global Financing Pact will take place in Paris on June 22 and 23, with the Secretary-General of the United...
Photos from Stakeout with European Council President Charles Michel © UNRIC / Miranda Alexander-Webber

UN Secretary-General puts climate, Ukraine and SDGs on the agenda of...

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has been invited by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, to participate in a...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the EU’s progress report

On 19 July, the European Union (EU) will present its Voluntary Review to the United Nations in New York, alongside the reviews of 38 other...

“Jazz has values”: championing disability rights through music 

Born out of the injustice of slavery, the story of jazz is written into the quest for human dignity, democracy and civil rights. It...

Karabakh crisis: UN humanitarian response

More than 100,000 refugees have so far arrived in Armenia from the Karabakh region, according to the Government of Armenia. UN teams have been...

Wildlife production company Silverback recognised for inspiring nature content

Production company Silverback took home the fourth edition of the MIPTV SDG Award at a ceremony at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on...

EU and UN discuss how to address disinformation on digital platforms 

The EU and UN came together to discuss how new EU social media rules can foster a safer and more open digital environment within the EU and beyond.

A Swedish peacekeeper’s mission to goalkeepers in Sudan

In February 2022, Swedish policewoman Sandra Bylund, 42, received a game-changing phone call.  Since 2020 she knew her application for a field mission abroad...

Mine Awareness: “Everybody should have the chance to live a full...

Giles Duley of the United Kingdom is a photographer, writer, storyteller and CEO of the charity Legacy of War Foundation. In 2022, he was...

Hunger hotspots: Immediate action is required in Gaza and the Sudan

Issued yesterday, the report ‘Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity’ calls for urgent humanitarian action to save lives and prevent...

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...

Danish adventurer first person to visit all countries without flying

Torbjørn C. Pedersen (Thor), a Danish traveller and adventurer, is the first person to visit every single country in the world entirely without using...

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...

Greenlanders should take pride in their indigenous identity

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam was elected to the Danish parliament as a representative of Greenland in 2019 when she was only 22 years old. The Inuit, one...

Secretary-General: AI governance must be in line with UN Charter

The principles of Artificial Intelligence governance must be based on the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations Secretary-General António...