Honouring Nelson Mandela’s legacy through community work
More than 50 colleagues from the United Nations, Member States, and the New York City Mayor’s Office gathered on Randall’s Island on 18 July to clear invasive Mugwort weed from the Apple Berm.
“The rains keep on changing, and our efforts to manage this, our knowledge, our experience, are no longer enough for us to cope.”
“People ask me every day in Gaza: 'When will the bombs stop? When will the fighting stop? When can I go home?' We don't have the answers. But we do know that that is what's needed.”
The Secretary-General’s Global Call for nominations for senior leadership positions in UN field missions has been extended until 15 August 2024.
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Latest Reports
IOM - World Migration Report 2024
This report presents key data and information on migration as well as thematic chapters on highly topical migration issues, and is structured to focus on two key contributions for readers: Part I: key information on migration and migrants (including migration-related statistics); and Part II: balanced, evidence-based analysis of complex and emerging migration issues
UNFPA - State of the World Population report 2024
According to the report, sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and girls have not benefited because of who they are or where they were born.
UNESCO - World Water Development Report 2024
The 2024 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report calls attention to the complex and interlinked relationships between water, prosperity and peace, describing how progress in one dimension can have positive, often essential, repercussions on the others.
In the Spotlight
 2023 Edition of the UN CardThe 2023 edition of The UN Card brings you an update to 10 actions of the UN, that show in quantifiable terms how the daily work of UN colleagues affects the lives of people around the globe. |
 Human Climate Horizons Data PlatformBecause of human action the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is reaching dangerous levels, driving Earth's temperatures higher and amplifying the frequency and intensity of extreme events. Built upon frontier scientific work, this platform visualizes hyperlocal human impacts of climate chnage and its effets on human security for more than 24,000 regions across the world. |
 UN System ChartThe UN System Chart, is a non-exhaustive document, which reflects the current structure of the Organization. |
 UN Efforts to Address 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,” said the Secretary-General António Guterres on 18 February 2021. See full message. |