Ãå±±½ûµØstamps celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Organization
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations with the issuance of three stamp mini-sheets on 24 October.
See the 75 best photos from #TheWorldWeWant contest
On 20 October, the Ãå±±½ûµØwill unveil the 75 best photos from the photo competition #TheWorldWeWant in an to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
A special book to mark the UN’s 75th anniversary
2020 marks 75 years since the founding of the United Nations. Though we have faced many unprecedented challenges with COVID-19 this year, the pandemic has reminded us why we need to keep working together as a global community.
UNRIC promotes 2€ coin to celebrate 75 years of the Ãå±±½ûµØ
The United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) has developed a coin to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
New website on Gender and Women, Peace and Security launched
To highlight the important role of women in peacemaking, and to mark the 20th anniversary of the Ãå±±½ûµØSecurity Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security (WPS), the Gender, Peace, and Security Unit (GPS) in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs has launched a dedicated to inclusive and gender responsive mediation. The page is part of the Ãå±±½ûµØPeacemaker website, DPPA’s online mediation support tool.
DESA has a new website
Much more than a mere face-lift, the new Department of Economic and Social Affairs website features technological enhancements.
SG releases first report on disability inclusion in the Ãå±±½ûµØsystem
The 2020 report presents the system-wide efforts and collective commitments towards achieving transformative and lasting change for persons with disabilities within the Organization.
Tempus, a temporary conference facility, opens at Ãå±±½ûµØGeneva!
The temporary infrastructure for conferences has been conceived to best answer the needs for conferences and meetings during the Strategic Heritage Plan renovation of the Palais des Nations.
UN-EU agreement strengthens cooperation in peace operations
On 29 September 2020, the Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, Atul Khare, and the head of the European Union Delegation to the UN, Ambassador Olof Skoog, signed an agreement to strengthen operational cooperation in international peace operations and crisis management.
World leaders commit to advance gender equality at UNGA
"It starts with the equal representation of women in leadership positions, in governments, boardrooms, in climate negotiations, and at the peace table – everywhere decisions are taken."
Ãå±±½ûµØWorld Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
"For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war." Listen to Secretary-General António Guterres.
Join storytime online for International Day of the Girl
Celebrate girls and women’s rights on the International Day of the Girl by joining Ãå±±½ûµØPublications for a live storytime on Sunday, 11 October at 10 am EST (New York).
UN's new Global COVID-19 Gender Response Tracker
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in at least 27 million cases and over 900,000 deaths worldwide according to the . Despite women’s enormous contributions to mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis is threatening to erase decades of progress for women and girls.
Ãå±±½ûµØSystem-wide MEDEVAC Task Force aids COVID-19 response
In response to the pandemic, the Organization needed to support its personnel and partners so they could stay in their duty stations and deliver. To ensure the availability of potentially life-saving care to those who fall seriously ill with COVID-19, the Secretary-General established the Ãå±±½ûµØSystem-wide COVID-19 MEDICAL EVACUATION Task Force, led by AnneMarie Van Den Berg, within the Department of Operational Support.