Interview: the human cost of war with UNRWA Commissioner-General
For the first episode of the new season of the 'Awake at Night' podcast, Melissa Fleming speaks to the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini.
Secretary-General’s Annual Memorial Service
This year’s Annual Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, 6 June 2024 to honour United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2023.
Stories from the UN Archive: Kissing trees and protecting nature
A pioneer in the study of chimpanzees and a vocal environmental activist, Jane Goodall became a UN Messenger of Peace in 2002.
World Migratory Bird Day: Protect Insects, Protect Birds!
Present in almost all the world’s ecosystems, insects are essential food sources for migratory birds on their long journeys. Migratory birds often time their migrations to align with insect abundance.
DPO’s 'Peace Begins With Me' campaign brings home the gold
UN Peacekeeping’s 2023 flagship communications campaign, which marked the 75th anniversary, has won two prestigious awards.
2024 QCPR Training Series Module 1
2024 QCPR TRAINING SERIES Module 1: Navigating the Future: Context and priorities for the QCPR
Bike Month: Will you take on the challenge?
May is Bike Month! Our goal is to pedal 17,000 miles, the distance from the UNHQ in New York to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok and back.
'You can’t protect what you don’t know'
With awareness and knowledge of our world, children will be inspired to protect the animals and plants around them, says UN Publications.
Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth Day
The General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009, but the roots of the Day go back to the 1970s.
United Nations Stamps feature endangered species
The United Nations Postal Administration has issued twelve new flora and fauna stamps in its endangered species stamp series.
MULTIPLICITY: Threats, Partnerships, Stories of Success
Upcoming Exhibit: “MULTIPLICITY: Threats, Partnerships, and Stories of Success"
UNITAR NYO-DOALOS: Intro to UN Fish Stocks Agreement
Join UNITAR NYO and DOALOS for the second annual Introduction to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and Sustainable Fisheries Processes at the United Nations!
Ending Preventable Maternal Deaths
Ending Preventable Maternal Deaths - the Promise of Midwifery Models of Care