November 2026 - As countries navigate profound economic, digital and energy transformations, the challenge before us is clear: how do we turn those commitments into tangible outcomes for people ...
The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat trapped by ...
October 2026 - After Hurricane Sandy, New York swore never again. But as climate change threatened to bring in ever more ...
The UN Geospatial Network was established by the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in 2017, as the means for the Committee to collaborate and inform on ...
An estimated $4 trillion a year is needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. How to fill this gap? Tax is one answer – and the question that occupies the UN Tax Committee, an ...
States Parties shall guarantee to persons with disabilities political rights and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis with others, and shall undertake: a) To ensure that persons with ...
Biodiversity losses continue to upend the lives of billions of people whose future prosperity depends on countries taking ...
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the escalation of fighting in and around El Obeid, North Kordofan state, including drone attacks impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure.He is ...
Over the last 60 years, at least 40% of all internal conflicts have been linked to natural resource exploitation. At the same time, natural resources are often targeted in war time, putting vulnerable ...
Background Throughout its history, the United Nations family has celebrated diversity and promoted the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities, including learning differences and ...
Secretary-General The Secretary-General contributes actively to the implementation of the responsibility to protect principle and is mandated to bring issues or situations threatening the maintenance ...
In its resolution 72/249 of 24 December 2017, the General Assembly decided to convene an Intergovernmental Conference, under the auspices of the United Nations, to consider the recommendations of the ...