UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world
International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day.
Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education
From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, is helping…
Indigenous women’s work to preserve traditional knowledge celebrated on International Day
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for amplifying the voices of Indigenous women, which is critical to achieving a just future for…
Somalia: ‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’
Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since…
Major fall in global food prices for July, but future supply worries remain
Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs earlier in the year in the…
Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not insurmountable’ – UN chief
Nearly a year ago, the UN chief released his report, Our Common Agenda (OCA), a blueprint for global cooperation moving forward, and…
Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia to Conduct First Visit in the Country
GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (25 July 2022) – Members of the UN International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia are undertaking a visit to Ethiopia from…
New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva , New ECOSOC President, said in her opening statement that she was “honoured and humbled” to have been elected to lead one…
Guterres condemns missile strikes in the port of Odesa
The UN Secretary-General 'unequivocally' condemned the reported strikes in the port of Odesa this Saturday.
Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall,…