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 ...

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 ...

General welcomes the announcement yesterday by US President Trump, intended to achieve a ceasefire and sustainable peace for Gaza and for the region. He further appreciates the important role of Arab ...

The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s deadly terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, United Kingdom. Houses of worship are sacred places where people can go to find peace. Targeting a ...

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 ...

As the UN General Assembly (GA) welcomed presidents, prime ministers and premier public intellectuals, the halls of UN Headquarters in New York echoed with the dignity and urgency of what we’ve ...

The 35th United Nations International Day of Older Persons will be held on 1 October 2025 at United Nations Headquarters in New York putting a spotlight on the theme, “Older Persons Driving Local and ...

Letter from the President of the General Assembly on High Level Meeting to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth ...

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 ...

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 ...

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – ...

NewThe Global Digital Compact is a comprehensive global framework for digital cooperation and governance of artificial intelligence. Twenty years after the World Summit on the Information Society, it ...