Catered and special events for external guests at UNHQ
The Department of Operational Support is pleased to inform you that in accordance with the latest COVID-19 mitigation measures in effect at UNHQ, catered and special events may include the participation of external guests as of Monday, 25 April 2022.
New DESA catalogues make search for sustainable data easier
In search of the latest global population trends? Or the new figures that reveal where the world economy is heading?
Facts & fashion win Sustainable Development Goal honours at MIPTV
The inaugural SDG Innovation Award was accepted by Junk Kouture, a company that encourages young people to create high-fashion clothing from recycled objects and materials.
Why mercury is still a threat to human and planetary health
According to the WHO, two groups are at particular risk: unborn babies whose mothers have high levels of mercury in their blood and those who are regularly exposed to elevated levels of mercury.
Assembly endorses compact to help least developed countries
Two years after the world began its epic struggle against COVID-19, the General Assembly met to endorse a historic new compact to support the countries whose vulnerabilities it most exposed.
Secretary-General on International Day of Mine Awareness
"The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action reminds us how far we have come in clearing the world of explosive remnants of war – and how far we still have to go."
UN Bookshop new opening hours
The UN Bookshop welcomes back UN staff and Delegates from Monday to Friday, from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm, startingThursday, 7 April. The online UN Bookshop continues to be accessible 24/7 offering worldwide shipping.
Mine action 3: Giles Duley, A Champion of Victims of War
Mine Action week: Giles Duley, A keynote speaker from the Mine Action Symposium
"Women, Peace, Power": Women photographers as peacebuilders
This online discussion focused on the challenges faced by women as photographers and storytellers in conflict settings, their aspirations, and their roles in advancing peace and equality.
UN in Iraq trains 500 personnel on preventing sexual abuse
Sexual exploitation and abuse destroy the trust communities have in the humanitarian and development sector. It is a catastrophic failure to protect the people aid workers are obliged to serve.
Welcome to Mine Action Week
In the week of 4 April, the UN Headquarters in New York and mine action programmes around the world will host events.
Virtual concert for Peace for Ukraine - Humanitarian appeal - 31 March
Film depicts 18th-century slave trade through Instagram
What if a West African child in 1756 had a cell phone when he was enslaved? To learn the answer, watch “Equiano.Stories” on 29 March at 13:15 in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.