Nelson Mandela and Black Lives
The fact that the Black Lives Matter movement has found powerful resonances in many parts of the world in the wake of George Floyd’s killing indicates that we are not alone.
The Need for a Strengthened Multilateral Approach to Confront COVID-19 and Other Global Challenges
The tectonic waves of this pandemic aroused global reactions, while being sometimes uncoordinated, and jolted the multilateral system.
The World Health System and COVID-19
Let us hope that the emerging partnerships between science, medicine and the private sector are closer to making a medical breakthrough for preventing the occurrence or recurrence of COVID-19.
The Charter of the United Nations After 75 Years: Personal Reflections
Few would contest the enduring value and strength of the Charter as a normative instrument, even after 75 years of existence. Its purposes and principles have acquired a universal character unprecedented in human history.
The Ãå±±½ûµØGeneral Assembly: A 75-Year Journey Towards the Future We Want
The 75th anniversary of the United Nations takes place at a moment of reckoning for our shared planet and shared future. This is a time for action, ambition and partnership.
The Charter of the United Nations: Ideals for Shaping Our Reality
The Charter brings us together. It defines the United Nations as "a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations", where each member is treated as an equal across social, economic or political differences.
Reflections on the Charter of the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary
As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, let us remind ourselves of the promise it embodies, to help the world become a more prosperous, just, equitable and peaceful place.
Progress Towards Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: The UNDP Journey
As the largest development actor, UNDP holds a key responsibility to ensure progress towards gender equality and sustainable development.
COVID-19: What You Should Know About Masks
The Republic of Korea was able to lower its infection rate without the kind of strict, cross-border restrictions and lockdowns that were imposed in other countries.
Marking 75 Years of the Charter of the United Nations
At a time when the world is wrestling with the COVID-19 pandemic, rising geopolitical tensions and growing climate disruption, the Charter points the way to the solidarity we need today and across generations.
Ãå±±½ûµØTechnology to Cope with COVID and Beyond
Today and into the future, technology will be used by good and bad actors, and the United Nations should be ahead of the technology curve.
Protecting Ocean Health Will Protect the Health of Humankind
We may not be able to gather to celebrate the ocean right now, but the global health crisis should sharpen our resolve to protect our blue planet.
Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Kenya’s Marine and Coastal Environment
With the emergence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya’s coastal and marine landscape has changed in ways that were unimaginable just a few months earlier.
Celebrating and Safeguarding Biodiversity to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Making our cities and rural areas more resilient and restoring degraded lands and forests will reduce our vulnerability to future zoonotic diseases and help mitigate climate change while maintaining our biodiversity, water supply and planetary health.
The Transformative Change We Need to Live in Harmony with Nature
The global trend of biodiversity loss is threatening our survival as a species and the future of our planet.