UN Photo/Cia Pak President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Central African Republic (CAR) Head of State Faustin Touadera on Wednesday thanked the world body for […]

UN Photo/Cia Pak President Nicolás Maduro Moros of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The people of Venezuela are being harassed and attacked in the economic, political, diplomatic spheres, and facing “permanent aggression by the […]

PAHO/WHO A health worker checks a patients blood sugar levels with blood glucose meter. This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. “Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses outlined by World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, who drove home the danger by […]

UN Photo/Cia Pak President Jovenel Moïse of the Republic of Haiti addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Thursday called on the international community to provide the necessary development aid as the Caribbean island nation prepares […]

UN Photo/Cia Pak Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-third session. This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Taking the podium at the United Nations General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated that peace in the Middle East cannot be realized without […]

UN Photo/Cia Pak Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-third session This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. “Blatant violations of international law” were foremost on the mind of Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, as he brought the issue to the United […]

UN Photo/Loey Felipe The UN Security Council debates the issue of nuclear non-proliferation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. If the leadership of North Korea follows a diplomatic path to end its nuclear weapons programme, then a “much brighter future lies ahead” for […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Multilateralism and cooperation must be the focus of dialogue between United Nations Member States as Lithuania’s President warned against ‘nationalism and division’ at the General Assembly on Thursday. Highlighting the reality of the world we live in today and drawing on examples from the […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The United Nations Secretary-General launched a new partnership strategy with the world’s 1.8 billion young people on Monday, to help put “their ideas into action”. Noting that it was “a rare treat” to see so many young faces at the UN, to launch the […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The United Nations focused a global spotlight on the world-wide drug problem during a high-level counter-narcotics event on Monday in which Secretary-General António Guterres flagged that this “is personal.” Drug addiction is “more than just a policy issue. It is personal.”  Mr. Guterres said at […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. With three-quarters of the population requiring some form of basic assistance to survive, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, now in its fourth year, has reached unprecedented levels of need. On Monday, ahead of the United Nation’s 73rd General Assembly high-level debate, a special event will focus on […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. As the United Nations enters its biggest weeks of the year with a plethora of events, speakers and leaders’ meetings, UN News will be preparing a daily guide to help you navigate what’s going on and keep abreast of the world-changing decisions that are made […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. António Guterres launches his strategy to finance the 2030 Agenda to put the world on a more sustainable path, this 24 September, ahead of the General Assembly’s annual general debate. How high on the Secretary-General’s to-do list is the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Well, the timing of the meeting to discuss financing the […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the terrorist attack on Saturday in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz which reportedly left dozens dead and injured, including children. According to media reports, the attack targeted a military parade, with terrorists shooting from a long distance at the armed forces […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Nyle DiMarco is just a foreigner speaking a different language. That’s how the actor, model and advocate introduces himself to people who have not met a deaf person before. Mr. DiMarco, who reached fame after winning America’s Next Top Model in the United States, […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated on Friday that he is “alarmed by the increasing number of violations of the ceasefire” in the capital of Libya, Tripoli, which has led to the death of dozens of civilians. Violence escalated in the city in August, with rival militias […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. More one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were caused by harmful use of alcohol, according a report released on Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO). “Far too many people, their families and communities suffer the consequences of […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Overcrowding in Greek island reception centres for refugees and migrants has made conditions for children there increasingly “dire and dangerous”, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, warning that “severe emotional distress” affects many and that self-harm is a “possibility”. In an appeal to […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. From 1997 to 2005, Kofi Annan, the late United Nations Secretary-General, championed everything from stronger human rights and peacekeeping operations around the world, to revitalizing the UN itself by insisting on creating a new dynamic deputy chief role, an effective ethics office and the […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Negative humanitarian, security and political developments in Gaza outweigh any positive news concerning the search for peace in the Middle East, the United Nations negotiator for the process has said, urging the international community to help restore hope that a solution to the Israel-Palestine […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Amidst an increase in criminal activity in the Abyei area, which is contested by Sudan and South Sudan, the United Nations top peacekeeping official on Thursday called for deployment of additional police units, to enhance the UN’s focus on maintaining law and order there, […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. UN chief António Guterres on Thursday called for a “renewed commitment to a rules-based global order” and to the organization he leads, highlighting his key themes for discussion during the High-Level week of the General Assembly, beginning on Monday. In a press conference for journalists based at […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Half of all people living in poverty are younger than 18 years old, according to estimates from a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners. The new figures in the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) show […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Unrelenting conflict and rapid climate change is continuing to reshape agriculture across the world, and contributing to major food shortages across 39 countries, which continue to rely on help from the United Nations to meet their food needs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Every year, in September, global leaders and change-makers gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York for two weeks, to discuss the burning issues of our time and set the global agenda for the year ahead. The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly opened this […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A deal reached between Russia and Turkey to create a demilitarized buffer zone protecting citizens “from catastrophe” in Syria’s Idlib region is a welcome development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, before urging all parties to make a “strong commitment” to it. “I welcome the […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday welcomed the outcome of the third inter-Korean summit this year, and the “important agreements” contained in the Pyongyang Joint Declaration, issued by the leaders of the two Koreas. He commended the “determination and diplomacy” shown by the leaders of […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Progress that destroys traditional culture, language, land and human heritage “is not development, but willful destruction”, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday, in defence of indigenous peoples everywhere. Kate Gilmore’s comments were followed by the UN Special Rapporteur on […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Childhood is a time for growth, a time for school. But conflict or disaster are depriving 104 million young people between the ages of five and 17 of that foundation, according to a new study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The report, A […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Siri, Alexa and Cortana are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Artificial Intelligence (or A.I.), which is playing an increasingly pervasive role in our lives. In the background, AI is being used in a huge range of settings, from helping […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The Occupied Palestinian Territory now suffers the highest unemployment rate in the world, with incomes and agricultural production going down, the United Nations trade and development agency said on Wednesday, noting that women and young people were worst affected, as the Israeli occupation continues. […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Highlighting complex and evolving challenges, the head of UN peacekeeping on Wednesday called for heightened vigilance and a more robust response to existential threats against both peacekeepers and those they strive to defend. “Improving peacekeeping is, by its very essence, a collective endeavour,” Jean-Pierre […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. More than 18 million new cases of cancer are expected this year and it’s estimated that 9.6 million people will die from various forms of the disease in 2018, the UN’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said on Wednesday. According to IARC, a […]