Last summer, 193 countries came together in New York to agree on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, covering everything from ending poverty to achieving gender equality. The successors to the Millennium Goals,... read more →
With all eyes on Yemeni peace negotiations, the United Nations envoy for the country announced yesterday that the UN-supported talks under way in Kuwait have been extended for an additional... read more →
In the first six months of this year, 5,166 civilians were either killed or maimed in Afghanistan, a half-year record since counting began in 2009, a United Nations report published... read more →
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day – observed annually on 28 July – the United Nations health agency has said it plans to release new testing guidelines for hepatitis B and C, among... read more →
What are the biggest social and economic problems the world faces today? And how close are we to ending them? Those are the questions that the U.N. Economic and Social... read more →
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution approving an agreement to make the International Organization for Migration (IOM) part of the UN system as a related organization.... read more →
Citing the alarming humanitarian conditions across Syria, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator yesterday urged fresh momentum and action to protect civilians and ensure sustained aid access “before it's too... read more →
Ten exceptional community-based organizations have won the 2016 Red Ribbon Award for their inspiring work towards ending or reducing the impact of the AIDS epidemic. They were presented with the... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), Tadamichi Yamamoto, have strongly condemned yesterday's attack on a peaceful demonstration in Kabul that killed at... read more →
The United Nations department providing logistical support to field missions announced the launch of a new mandatory online programme for all uniformed and civilian personnel to strengthen training on the... read more →