UN News; Washington, DC/Geneva—On International Migrants Day, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of... read more →
The combined shocks of drought, conflict, COVID-19 and an economic crisis in Afghanistan, have left more than half the population facing a record level of acute hunger, according to a new UN assessment published on Monday. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)... read more →
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Environment (DOE), as the National Designated Authority (NDA) of Green Climate Fund (GCF), partnered to bring... read more →
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has received the second batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with 1,452,000 doses. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as... read more →
Underscoring the transformative power of women’s equal participation, top United Nations officials called on all stakeholders to take special measures to advance their equal participation and achieve rapid change. In... read more →
Cities will be critical for the world to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the worst recession for decades, according to the latest report published by UN-Habitat, the UN agency working... read more →
The Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students and teachers in conflict zones around the world, in a presidential statement coinciding with the first International Day to... read more →
The COVID-19 health crisis has caused massive disruption worldwide in diagnosing and treating people with deadly but preventable diseases, including more than one in two cancer patients, UN health experts... read more →
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement by the Afghan Government and the Taliban of a ceasefire to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims around the... read more →
It’s that time again, when the eyes of the world turn to New York, as world leaders fly into the city to take part in the General Debate that marks... read more →