The 14th Session of Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Bogota, Colombia from 9 to 14 December 2019. In the course of six days, the... read more →
An average of nine children has been killed or maimed every day in Afghanistan so far this year, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which... read more →
With one in three low and middle-income countries facing the two extremes of malnutrition – undernutrition and obesity – the UN’s health agency WHO is calling for a new approach... read more →
With millions of workers increasingly affected by the climate crisis the route to securing livelihoods in the future lies in a wholesale transformation of how we power the planet... read more →
Last September world leaders at the United Nations endorsed an ambitious political declaration on universal health coverage, “reaffirming that health is a human right”, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in his message... read more →
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day 2019, Mr. Alexander Fedulov, UNODC Iran Country Representative attended the meeting organized in collaboration with the representations from Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries,... read more →
Activists, students, and UN officials came together on Tuesday to pay tribute to young people’s “tremendous activism” in promoting human rights for everyone. Speaking at UN Headquarters during an event to mark Human Rights Day, the Secretary-General... read more →
Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger, and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argues in its latest report... read more →
As we enter a decade of ambitious action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), stepping up efforts to eradicate corruption and promote good governance is “essential…to deliver on our... read more →
The international community on Friday took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance at all levels, both at Headquarters in New York and in the field. The UN welcomes opportunities to review... read more →