24 October will be observed as the United Nations “Honour Day” at Expo 2020 in Dubai. United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will join the ceremony in person and deliver opening remarks.
Seventy-six years ago, the United Nations was created as a vehicle of hope for a world emerging from the shadow of catastrophic conflict. Today, the women and men of the UN carry this hope forward around the globe.
UN agencies deeply regret the sinking of a boat on October 11 in Acandí, Colombia, which was carrying about 30 people to Panama. In this tragedy, three people lost their lives and six others, including three minors, are missing, according to the Colombian authorities.
Scaled-up investments in local food systems are critical to ensure sustainable food security and nutrition for forcibly displaced people and host communities, three UN agencies say, ahead of World Food Day on 16 October.
In Thailand as around the world, information and communications technologies (ICT) skills are important in almost every area of life—and that includes environmental campaigns such as Supakarn’s. Now, during the pandemic, technology is vital for people to communicate and access health information, not to mention school and jobs.
"Investments in closing the digital gender divide yield huge dividends for all. The United Nations is committed to working with girls so that this generation, whoever they are and whatever their circumstances, can fulfil their potential." - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
Secretary-General António Guterres explains the vital efforts that the World Health Organization will take to continue to work towards vaccine equity across the globe.
The pandemic has put many people to the test, and journalists are no exception. Coronavirus has waged war not only against people's lives and well-being but has also spawned countless hoaxes and scientific falsehoods.
For anyone who doesn’t speak Arabic, Awqaf might be a strange-looking word. It’s pronounced “AW-kaf,” and it means to “stand still, hold still, not let go.” It’s also a form of philanthropic giving.
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday said he was committed to ensuring that the Organization is a place where “youth voices are heard, and their ideas lead”, as he spent the day in Barbados which tomorrow hosts a major UN conference on trade and development, focused on the need to build a global green economy and recover equitably from the COVID-19 pandemic.
