According to UN policy, UN vehicles used primarily in urban areas are typically disposed of after six years of use. Interested UNHQ staff members across Secretariat entities, agencies, funds and ...

In a world with rising geopolitical tensions and protracted conflicts, there has never been a better time to remember how the UN General Assembly came together in 1999 to lay out the values needed ...

The UN also indicated that IDF soldiers had fired on another UN position in Labbouneh, where Israeli troops are fighting Hezbollah. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable ...

Worldwide, over 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence and persecution. We believe that young people have a central role to play in finding ways to help them ...

Nearly half of 2024 budget not received, analysis shows US and China have not yet met funding obligations Budget cuts already affecting some climate meetings COP29 host Azerbaijan offers to fund ...

Last week, the United Nations held elections for seats on the UN’s esteemed Human Rights Council. Member states to this council are supposed to represent the nations which uphold and promote the ...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed support for UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon following a series of Israeli attacks on the UN peacekeeping force. In a statement on Monday ...

Current policies could lead to 3.1 C warming by 2100 Nations to discuss updated emissions strategies at COP29 in Azerbaijan 1.5 C target likely out of reach without climate overshoot TORONTO, Oct ...

86,482 people died in Germany in October 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+2%).

The UN's 16th annual conference on biodiversity – COP16 – kicks off Monday in Colombia with the world's pledges to halt humankind's destruction of nature put to the test.

UN peacekeepers say they are being targeted by Israeli troops in Lebanon, following an alleged attack on a watchtower at one of their bases on Wednesday. The Israeli military (IDF) says it is ...

"We continue to call for a ceasefire and for all parties to show restraint, de-escalate and comply with UN Security Council resolutions," the DFAT spokesperson said. "We have made clear to Israel ...