The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations report being launched today. With ...

La santé mentale est de plus en plus reconnue comme un droit humain universel et un fondement essentiel du développement humain. Pourtant, partout dans le monde, des millions de personnes n'ont toujou ...

According to the Genocide Convention, genocide is a crime that can take place both in time of war as well as in time of peace. The definition of the crime of genocide, as set out in the Convention, ...

Beware of scams implying association with the United Nations The United Nations has been made aware of various correspondences, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, text messages and ...

La Journée mondiale de la poste est célébrée chaque année le 9 octobre pour marquer la date anniversaire de la fondation de l’Union postale universelle (UPU) en 1874.

World Refugee Day 2025 is a powerful call to action and empathy in a time of global uncertainty. With record numbers of people forcibly displaced and humanitarian aid under threat, this year’s ...

United Nations Global Principles For Information Integrity The United Nations Global Principles For Information Integrity presents a vision of a future in which power imbalances are redressed so that ...

New York, 8 October 2025 – Heads of State and Government, ministers, and delegates from around the world will convene in Doha, Qatar for the Second World Summit for Social Development from 4 to 6 ...

I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, based on the proposal put forward by President Donald J. Trump. I commend the diplomatic efforts of the ...

Preparations are ramping up for the Second World Summit for Social Development taking place in Doha in less than two months. Expected to gather leaders from around the world, the Summit will seek ways ...

La Oficina de Ética de las Naciones Unidas promueve una cultura organizacional ética basada en los valores fundamentales de la ONU: integridad, profesionalismo y respeto por la diversidad, así como en ...

Official development assistance from developed countries increased by 66 per cent in real terms between 2000 and 2014, reaching $135.2 billion. Globally, the proportion of the population covered by a ...