The United Nations paused on Friday to pay tribute to the more than 4,500 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of ...

Escalating attacks on bridges, roads and other civilian infrastructure in Sudan are disrupting humanitarian access and ...

The United Nations climate chief called on Monday for countries to step up action to implement existing commitments, warning ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the landmark treaty ...

From a police station in Germany to the UN Mission in South Sudan, Stephanie Königs has been talking to UN News about her ...

The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. The United Nations observes designated days, weeks, ...

Each year, thousands of innocent lives are shattered by terrorist violence driven by violent extremism. Whether based on religious, ethnic or political grounds, extremist ideologies glorify the ...

2025 marks the UN's 80th anniversary. The United Nations is the most universal international organization, making it truly global in reach. By promoting peace, human rights and social progress, ...

When Dag Hammarskjöld was appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations on 7 April 1953, there was a full-scale war on the Korean peninsula, the Organization was deeply divided between East and ...

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 143 states in favour, 4 votes against ...

Boutros Boutros-Ghali is former Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992-1996. September 2015, Nos. 1 & 2 Vol. LII, The United Nations at 70 To highlight the achievements of the United ...

In 1961, the United Nations began holding periodic conferences on the issue of drug control. These conferences led to three major international drug control treaties. The Convention on Psychotropic ...