The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts
UNICEF/Omar Sanadiki / A man sells oranges in Douma in Syria after the siege of the city was lifted in 2018. Throughout Syria’s civil war, women have risked their security…
COP27: What you need to know about this year’s big UN Climate Conference
Unsplash/Juanma Clemente-Alloza / The silhouette of the mountains in Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt This year’s UN Climate Conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, against a backdrop of…
Kenya: UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls
UNFPA Kenya / Women attend a UNFPA-supported integrated community health outreach session on prevention and response to gender-based violence. Lokapararai village, Turkana county, Kenya. Women and girls are bearing the…
INTERVIEW: Guterres calls for course correction to end geopolitical divisions, tackle climate crisis
UN Photo/Mark Garten / UN Secretary-General António Guterres takes a pilot ship through the Marmara sea in Turkey to view the Brave Commander. Citing a raft of global challenges –…
‘How I became the first UN video game expert, and landed the best job in the world’
UN Video/ Jessica Jiji / Eugenio Gastelum, the first-ever UN video game expert. Eugenio Gastelum has been obsessed with video games since he was a kid. And now, he’s managed…
Adapt and survive: 5 ways to help countries cope with the climate crisis
UNEP/ Georgina Smith / A UNEP project is supporting the government of Zambia to improve water security at Mukubwe Primary School to tackle the impacts of drought. From devastating floods…
INTERVIEW: New General Assembly President will seek every opportunity to build trust
UN Photo/Evan Schneider / Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, chairs the first plenary meeting of the session. At left is Secretary-General António Guterres,…
Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods
UNICEF/Aldjim Banyo – The rivers Chari and Logone overflow in N’Djamena, after the heaviest rainy season in Chad in thirty years. Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children…
Türkiye: UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders
UN News/Nargiz Shekinskaya Istanbul, the largest city in Türkiye. Five UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Tuesday for Türkiye to stop using counter-terrorism legislation to intimidate human rights defenders and…