A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than 50 countries in 2020, the UN’s emergency relief chief has said, in an appeal for... read more →
Plants, which make up 80 percent of the food we eat and produce 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe, are “under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases”,... read more →
Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, leading to even wider-ranging and more destructive climate impacts, warns a report... read more →
Climate change is happening—the world is already 1.1°C warmer than it was at the onset of the industrial revolution, and it is already having a significant impact on the world, and... read more →
The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence, and sovereignty. Senior officials joined ambassadors and other representatives from... read more →
Iranian Association of UN Studies (IAUNS) in cooperation with United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and the Secretariat of the National Committee of Humanitarian Rights, Iranian Red Crescent Society held a... read more →
Senior officials from across the United Nations on Monday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too-common human rights violation. "As we go about... read more →
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender... read more →
An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN said on Thursday. In the first study of its kind... read more →
The momentum to reach a political settlement in Yemen “has been building”, the United Nations Special Envoy to the country told the Security Council on Friday, attributing the positive development... read more →