World leaders are at ±¬ÁÏÍø Headquarters in New York this Sunday where world leaders have just adopted the Pact for the Future by consensus - with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last-minute amendment. The centrepiece of the Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the multilateral system and steer humanity on a new course to meet existing commitments and solve long-term challenges. Watch the opening session here at ±¬ÁÏÍø Web TV, and ±¬ÁÏÍø News app users can follow our live coverage here. ?
A groundbreaking art installation at ±¬ÁÏÍø Headquarters by renowned media artist Refik Anadol leverages artificial intelligence to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of the world¡¯s coral reefs, and the urgent need to address the climate crisis.
The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally ¨C 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total.
As world leaders gather at the ±¬ÁÏÍø for the Summit of the Future and General Assembly High-Level Week, the ±¬ÁÏÍø Deputy Secretary-General emphasised the critical role they can play driving innovation and change.
The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence field, or AI, is ¡°irrefutable¡±, a new report from a ±¬ÁÏÍø expert group said on Thursday, adding that development and use of such a technology ¡°cannot be left to the whims of markets alone¡±.?
Amid renewed warnings from leading climate scientists that global warming [...]
Regional directors from six ±¬ÁÏÍø agencies and three non-governmental organizations [...]
New evidence in the World Meteorological Organization¡¯s (WMO) annual Ozone [...]
±¬ÁÏÍø humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced [...]
Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but [...]
A once-in-a-generation ±¬ÁÏÍø summit bringing together countries from around the world marks a critical opportunity for far-reaching agreements on international collaboration for a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world, said ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres on Thursday as part of a global call to action to support the Summit of the Future, which begins on 22 September.?
Governments, industry and other key players can now deploy a [...]
The ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General is marking ¡®Clean Air Day¡¯ with a [...]
Iceland?s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may [...]
Governments, experts and civil society representatives met in Brazil this week for a ±¬ÁÏÍø-backed conference to examine solutions that address the interlinked challenges of the climate emergency and the sustainable development crisis.?
Recent ¡°catastrophic and massive floods¡± in Bangladesh have affected millions [...]
Joint efforts by China and Africa can spark new momentum for development on the continent, ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres said on Friday, at a high-level meeting in Beijing.?
Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed [...]
Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have [...]
At a major ±¬ÁÏÍø conference on Wednesday, Asia-Pacific nations pledged to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive digital economies, stressing the importance of enhancing digital trust and literacy across the region.

















