There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at ...

Disarmament Week seeks to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance. Starting on 24 October, the anniversary of the founding of the United ...

The tropics, as a region, account for 40 per cent of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.

However, on Monday, June 16, 2025, the United Nations Hall in New York, echoed with my petition before its Special Committee on Decolonisation.

Human Rights Watch leverages our research on countries and issues addressed at the United Nations to inform UN officials and member states of key findings, influence policy on a wide range of ...

The United Nations Secretary-General, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),... Bonn, 7 April 2025 ...

You want to work for social justice at the global level, but most United Nations study programs take you sightseeing. Do you want just a cursory tour, or do you want to immerse yourself in ...

Jersey currently allocates approximately 0.3% of its budget to overseas aid, and now been selected to co-chair the Pooled Fund Working Group in partnership with the United Nations.

France has been one of the UN's members since its founding in 1945. It holds a permanent seat at the Security Council, alongside the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and China, thus playing a ...

According to a new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN agency for reproductive rights, Namrata's situation is becoming a global norm. The agency has taken its strongest ...

In a case working its way through the courts, 10 First Nations that signed Treaty 9 in 1905 – which covers two-thirds of Ontario’s land mass and includes the Ring of Fire – argue they never ...

Highlighting the power of young people as agents of social change, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are excited to announce ...