Secretary-General?Ant¨®nio Guterres?urged delegations from some 190 countries to ¡°make peace [...]
More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are in countries exposed to violent conflict, according to a ±¬ÁÏÍø-backed study published on Thursday.?
Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50 languages. With colleagues sending dispatches from around the world, we started in Rome for the main event at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with messages from the ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General, Pope Francis and more, then checked in across the planet, with some breaking news along the way. ±¬ÁÏÍø News app users can follow here.
A ±¬ÁÏÍø Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty worldwide.
To meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the ±¬ÁÏÍø General Assembly President on Monday emphasised Africa¡¯s potential and the urgent need for both international support and systemic reforms across the continent.??
When Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of [...]
As the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, a town hall held at ±¬ÁÏÍø Headquarters provided an opportunity for young women activists to engage directly with policymakers and offer recommendations on what they need to fully realise their rights.?
High in the mountains of Houaphanh province in the north of Lao People's Democratic Republic in an area historically known for opium cultivation, farmers are creating a more secure and sustainable future with the cultivation of coffee.
The Philippines is preparing for the possibility of either a [...]
As Florida reeled from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Milton [...]
The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three [...]
Every September when ±¬ÁÏÍø Headquarters in New York is swamped ¨C massive motorcades, intense security, snipers on rooftops and world leaders descending along with throngs of diplomats, media and celebrities ¨C it¡¯s not easy to grasp what exactly is going on or what was achieved.?
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and The International Ski and [...]
The ±¬ÁÏÍø Deputy Secretary-General told thousands gathered in New York¡¯s Central Park on Saturday that although it is easy to be miserable in today¡¯s world, they have the power to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity.?
At the ±¬ÁÏÍø General Assembly on Friday, leaders from Asia [...]
As wars and crises dominate global headlines, leaders from small [...]
As foreign ministers from the G20 group of industrialised nations [...]
With global sea level rising faster than at any time [...]
±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.?
The President of the ±¬ÁÏÍø General Assembly urged all nations to sustain their momentum toward decisive action and to advance the outcomes of the Summit of the Future as it concluded on Monday.


















