Last month, UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division hosted the fourth session of its Development Policy Seminar Series on the World Economic Situation and Prospects. The Seminar examined ...

Every five years, World Statistics Day (WSD) is observed on 20 October. Since it was first celebrated in 2010, the Day provides an opportunity to recognize the importance of official statistics and to ...

Structure and Objectives The Senior Management Group (SMG) is a high-level body, chaired by the Secretary-General, which brings together leaders of United Nations departments, offices, funds and ...

Q. What should I do if my media ground pass is stolen or missing? A. If your media ground pass is lost or stolen, you MUST immediately report it to the Media Accreditation Office (located at the ...

The three pillars of work of the UN The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact is the largest coordination framework across the three pillars of work of the United Nations: peace ...

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French] New York - ...

Climate change recognized as ‘threat multiplier’, UN Security Council debates its impact on peace ...

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 ...

Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but is a critical ingredient in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger and climate change. Women are responsible for ...

The Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) considers a broad range of issues covering a cluster of five decolonization-related agenda items, the effects of atomic radiation, ...

Elections - Mr. Rommel Maranan List of speakers - Mr. Carlos Galindo Programme of work - Ms. Sangeeta Sharma Submission of proposals - Mr. Wannes Lint ...