Afghanistan: UN experts urge swift global action to protect human rights and prevent ‘civilian slaughter’ GENEVA (16 August 2021) - UN human rights experts* today issued...

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON AFGHANISTAN  16 August 2021  New York    The world is following events in Afghanistan with a heavy heart and deep disquiet about...

Press statement on Afghanistan by the members of the Security Council The members of the Security Council called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities...

Note to Correspondents – on Afghanistan  The Secretary-General is following with deep concern the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan. He urges the Taliban and all...

Health advice: wildfires in the WHO European Region Several countries across the WHO European Region – including Albania, Greece, Israel, Italy, North Macedonia and Turkey...

I giovani sono in prima linea nella lotta per costruire un futuro migliore per tutti. La pandemia del COVID-19 ha evidenziato l'urgente bisogno del tipo...

GENEVA (10 August 2021) – Failure to stem the rising violence and commission of human rights violations and abuses is having disastrous consequences for...

WMO: New climate report is a clarion call for urgent action A landmark new report by hundreds of the world’s top climate scientists is a...

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths  Statement on Afghanistan  Monday, 9 August 2021 I am extremely concerned by the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan...

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system,...

Lunedì 9 agosto, l'IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) lancia il rapporto del Gruppo di Lavoro I Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis,...

YANGON – Le operazioni salvavita del World Food Programme (WFP) in Myanmar sono a rischio a causa di una grave mancanza di finanziamenti, con oltre il...

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL  -- VIDEO MESSAGE TO HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL Hiroshima, Japan, 6 August 2021 It is an honour to send this message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, and...

5 August 2021, Rome - Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month, according to a benchmark United Nations report released...

In August, the Goal of the Month editorial focuses on Sustainable Development Goal 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy – ahead of the UN High-level...

UNFSS Pre-Summit: More than 100 countries joined the conversation This historic three-days in Rome came to an end last Wednesday with an outcome of bold ideas...

BEIRUT – A un anno dalla terribile esplosione che ha sconvolto Beirut e dopo mesi di recessione economica che ha fatto precipitare milioni di persone...

The number of COVID-19 cases in the WHO European Region has passed the milestone of 60 million since the pandemic began, new data from...

UNFSS Pre-Summit: Communications update & content Press 3000 pieces of coverage and counting Coverage in all the UN languages and on all continents Including coverage...

FIFA launches #ReachOut campaign for better mental health FIFA has launched #ReachOut, a campaign designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of mental health conditions,...