The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts ...

The multilateral system is the best we've got. There is no other system that can help us to deal with our global problems,” says Bob Rae, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent ...

July, the global community is coming together at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to assess the world’s progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ...

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concluded today in Sevilla, Spain, with 130 initiatives turning the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla into action through ...

The GA, in its resolution 77/294, declared 12 July as International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms to recognize that sand and dust storms cause numerous human health problems in different ...

United Nations in Osaka, Kansai 2025 United for a better future Experience the UN Pavilion at Expo 2025, where 35 UN entities and 15 UN Secretariat departments and offices come together under the ...

For years, blended finance —utilizing public development funds to attract private investment in developing countries —has been touted as a powerful means to bridge the financing gap for achieving the ...

Workings of the General Assembly 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 ...

The Day offers a chance to pay tribute to the Blue Helmets’ invaluable contribution to the work of the Organization and to honour the peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN ...

Translating the concept of genocide prevention as an international norm into a practical reality implemented at the regional and national levels that can also be implemented at the community level ...