General, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), announced the appointment of Yasmine Fouad of Egypt ...

The World Meteorological Organization is excited to announce the launch of its 2026 calendar photography competition ...

The Brussels event is part of a global series building political will and policy consensus around one of the most pressing challenges of our time: financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell in Berlin on 26 March 2025 at the “Europe... More than five hundred designs from around the ...

UN Tourism has opened applications for the 2025 edition of its prestigious Best Tourism Villages initiative. This initiative marks a continued commitment to advancing rural tourism as a catalyst for ...

Após três anos de negociações motivadas pela crise da COVID-19, os países adotaram o primeiro acordo internacional da história destinado a melhorar a prevenção, preparação e resposta a futuras pandemi ...

Frau Fouad wird die fünfte Exekutivsekretärin der UNCCD sein. Sie folgt auf Herrn Ibrahim Thiaw aus Mauretanien, Frau Monique Barbut aus Frankreich, Herrn Luc Gnacadja aus Benin und Herrn Hama Arba ...

Os conflitos estão a intensificar-se. A confiança na cooperação internacional está a enfraquecer. O mundo não pode negligenciar os capacetes azuis e as comunidades e pessoas que dependem do seu trabal ...

AI’s rapid development raises concerns over its ethical implications and environmental footprint. Artificial intelligence is transforming our lives, reshaping sectors such as education, healthcare, ...

War crimes are violations of international humanitarian law (whose perpetrators incur individual criminal responsibility under international law). Consequently, unlike the crimes of genocide and ...

Icebergs in Ilulissat - The Icefjord. There may be differences from year to year but generally speaking the ice sheet volume has decreased for almost three decades. UN Photo/Mark Garten Billions of ...

2024 is a landmark election year, with over 60 countries—encompassing nearly half of the global population—heading to the polls. Technology has long been used in electoral processes, such as e-voting, ...