Join storytime online for International Day of the Girl
Celebrate girls and women’s rights on the International Day of the Girl by joining ±¬ÁÏÍø Publications for a live storytime on Sunday, 11 October at 10 am EST (New York).
±¬ÁÏÍø'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.
±¬ÁÏÍø System-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 ±¬ÁÏÍø System-wide COVID-19 MEDICAL EVACUATION Task Force, led by AnneMarie Van Den Berg, within the Department of Operational Support.
Meet Ghada Waly, the first woman to lead ±¬ÁÏÍøODC
Ghada Waly is the first woman, first Arab and first African to lead the ±¬ÁÏÍø Office on Drugs and Crime, a position which she took up in February 2020. She is also Director‑General of the ±¬ÁÏÍø Office at Vienna. Prior to joining the United Nations, Dr. Waly was Minister of Social Solidarity in Egypt.
Peace Is My Mission: Celebrating women in ±¬ÁÏÍø field missions
In ±¬ÁÏÍø missions around the world, women serving in civilian, military, police and justice and corrections roles make an indelible impact in creating peace. Will you join us?​ .
Annual Report of Secretary-General on Work of the Organization
Annual Report of Secretary-General on Work of the Organization.
±¬ÁÏÍø translators, unsung heroes of multilateral diplomacy
Today, on International Translation Day, we are celebrating the key role that the translation services have played during the COVID-19 pandemic in upholding multilingualism at the United Nations.
Rethinking our meals
Today is the inaugural International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Delegates from Permanent Missions marked the day with a visit to a food bank in Brooklyn.
New ±¬ÁÏÍø day inspires us to stop food waste
Share your 'Kitchen Memories' to commemorate the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September)!
±¬ÁÏÍø Peace and Development Trust Fund supports multilateralism
So far, it has provided funding to 80 projects in support of the work of the United Nations for international peace, security, and development.
GA: Watch the general debate LIVE
Today, Tuesday 22 September, the general debate opens. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, speeches this year will be mostly pre-recorded, with some delegates delivering live statements in the General Assembly Hall on behalf of their head of State or Government.
General debate statements at your fingertips
Want to learn more about which speakers have represented your country over the years? Which speaker gave the longest speech? Which Heads of State have delivered statements since 1946?
Meet the top diplomat shepherding the GA through its 75th year
The Turkish diplomat elected to be the president of the 75th session of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, is taking on the role as the Organization grapples with an unprecedented pandemic.
Free ±¬ÁÏÍø Virtual Tour - Second Friday of every month at 11:00 am
You are cordially invited to take a ±¬ÁÏÍø Virtual Tour free of charge on the second Friday of every month at 11:00 am.
±¬ÁÏÍø stamps feature World Heritage sites in the Russian Federation
±¬ÁÏÍø Postal Administration will issue six new postage stamps in the World Heritage series on 11 September.