What to know about Mine Action Week 2021
4 April is the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Find out more about a week's worth of activities around mine action awareness and leadership, led by the UN.
UN responds to the global opioid crisis
Of the various categories of drugs, opioids are the most harmful, accounting for around two-thirds of the deaths attributed to drug use disorders globally.
UN issues “United Against Racism and Discrimination” Stamps
UNPA announces the release of new “United Against Racism and Discrimination” stamps that recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Recent revision of the United Nations Flag Code
November 2020 is the first time the United Nations Flag Code has been revised since 1967.
OICT supports UN-Habitat to improve urban planning via technology
This first-of-its-kind blockchain-enabled digital land registry is being operationalized by the Government of Afghanistan.
UNCTAD Update: Harnessing the promise of blockchain
This week, UNCTAD told the story of how the power of blockchain is bigger than bitcoin, off the back of a discussion paper we produced for the inter-sessional for the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). We show how blockchain has the power to revolutionize development work, from strengthening vaccine supply chains to improving access to crop insurance for small-holder farmers. Read more in , or .
Still We Rise: Ending slavery’s legacy of racism
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is an opportunity to recommit to ending slavery’s legacy of racism in all the forms it takes today.
Lack of women in key decision-making ‘should not be allowed’
Exclusion of women in decisions that affect their lives is “bad governance [and] should not be allowed”, the UN Women chief said on Monday, International Women’s Day.
Reimagining Equality: “We must reject racism”
“Racism is the repudiation of our common humanity — of the 'Charter of the United Nations' — of all that we are and all that we do. We must reject racism,” the Secretary-General said in a video.
New SDG search tool on UN iLibrary
The new Sustainable Development Goals search tool allows you to browse UN Publications by SDG.
New! Geospatial Team launches “Mapping for a Sustainable World”
The Geospatial Information Section has launched a new publication: Mapping for a Sustainable World.
Group of Friends of DDR meets on Central African Republic and Mali
On 12 February, the Group of Friends of DDR hosted an expert-level meeting on the political situation and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process in these two countries.
UNCTAD's Productive Capacities Index (PCI)
UNCTAD is pleased to announce that our is now available!
The Minamata Convention on Mercury presents its first report
The Progress Report 2020 provides a snapshot of this uniquely challenging year, focusing on some of the many activities designed to help fight the toxic effects of mercury.