From the '±¬ÁÏÍø Chronicle': seabed mining, diabetes across life, etc
The "±¬ÁÏÍø Chronicle" Team would like to share some recent articles.
Guterres' final annual address outlining his priorities
Secretary-General António Guterres struck a personal note, reminding delegates that this would be his last priorities address: “Let me assure you that I will make every day of 2026 count."
Virtual Guided Tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
Live Virtual Guided Tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
±¬ÁÏÍø Stamps commemorate the 80th Anniversary of ECOSOC
On 23 January, the United Nations Postal Administration will release a US$3.15 definitive stamp to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
±¬ÁÏÍøITAR NYO and the ±¬ÁÏÍø DOALOS invite all delegates and ±¬ÁÏÍø staff to attend the 2026 briefing titled ±¬ÁÏÍø Fish Stocks Agreement and Sustainable Fisheries Processes at the United Nations.
Rarely Used Alone: How ±¬ÁÏÍø Sanctions Work
Thomas Biersteker, a leading authority on United Nations sanctions, explains what Security Council sanctions are, how they’re adopted, and why they matter for global peace and security.
How anticipatory action shaped the response to the Philippines’ Twin Typhoons
The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries worldwide. In November 2025, the country had to battle two subsequent tropical cyclones within days of one another
Forecasting impact to save lives: OCHA’s flood anticipation tool
In this interview, Philippe Musumba-Teso shares the journey of bringing an innovative decision-support system designed to strengthen anticipatory action and improve humanitarian response to life.
Step inside a mine-affected world
“Seeing all the explosive remnants and what the people who work to remove them have to do every day, risking their lives for everyone else makes me appreciate the Organization so much more."
A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally.
The ±¬ÁÏÍø is ‘worth fighting for’: General Assembly President
With the multilateral system under pressure and under attack, Member States must fight for the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, laying out her priorities.
80 years of diplomacy: the ambassadors behind the flags
To advance access to ±¬ÁÏÍø data on multilateralism, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library recently completed a project focused on Member States’ Permanent Representatives.
How Jamaica’s private sector responded to Hurricane Melissa
Carol Sanchez, Focal Point for private sector engagement in the Caribbean through the OCHA-±¬ÁÏÍøDP Connecting Business Initiative, tells us how Jamaica’s private sector responded after Hurricane Melissa.
Celebrating 10th anniversary of Security Council resolution 2250
Vienna-based United Nations offices and institutions marked the 2015 resolution on Youth, Peace and Security.