The Humanitarian Response Plan for Sudan has been revised due to the soaring needs spurred by the current crisis. It now ...

Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim amid stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and heightened ...

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) leads the coordination of disaster risk reduction in the UN system. We use our authoritative expertise and presence in five regional offices to work ...

Globally, Benin and Mali join 15 other countries that have been validated by WHO for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. These are Cambodia, China, the Gambia, Ghana, Islamic ...

9 May 2023 - Ever since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has been actively engaged with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and has recognized the importance of partnering with them to ...

United Nations peacekeepers are the beating heart of our commitment to a more peaceful world. For 75 years, they have supported people and communities rocked by conflict and upheaval across the globe.

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year worldwide, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, less than 10 per cent is recycled. An estimated 19-23 million ...

1. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 117 (a)]: Note by the Secretary-General (A/77/540) 2. Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences [item118 ...

The argan tree (Argania spinosa) is a native species of the sub-Saharan region of Morocco, in the southwest of the country, which grows in arid and semiarid areas. It’s the defining species of a ...

9:30 a.m. Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Ensuring the Security and Dignity of Civilians in Conflict: Addressing Food Insecurity and Protecting ...

Communicating on climate change is about educating and mobilizing audiences to take action to confront the climate crisis. Everyone can play a part by raising their voice, sharing solutions, and ...

United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). UN Photo/John Isaac It is not clear in which context the term “crimes against humanity” was first developed. Some scholars[1] point ...