Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the World Health Organization, the United States is expected to reduce funding to other U.N. agencies. As White ...

UNRWA said the order to cease operations was contradictory to Israel's international obligations as a UN member state. "United Nations premises are inviolable and enjoy privileges and immunities ...

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of ...

“The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world's leaders and the people,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

DR Congo: public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding linked to Goma violence, warns WHO In Gaza, UN agency for Palestinians distribute 60 per cent of all aid since ceasefire began Belarus election outcome ...

Operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern Lebanon have continued, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNIFIL. This includes ...

The UN Global Compact asks companies to first do business responsibly and then pursue opportunities to solve societal challenges through business innovation and collaboration. Global challenges – ...

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human ...

British actor Emma Watson was appointed UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in July 2014. The accomplished actor, humanitarian and recent graduate of Brown University will dedicate her efforts towards the ...

The majority of observances have been established by resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, although some have been designated by UN specialized agencies. The International Day of Clean ...