The ActNow Climate Campaign aims to trigger individual action on the defining issue of our time. People around the world will be engaged to make a difference in all facets of their lives, from the food they eat to the clothes they wear.
UN75: 2020 and Beyond - Shaping Our Future Together
In 2020, the United Nations turns 75. Secretary-General António Guterres has announced that the 75th anniversary will feature a global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future we want. Starting in January, the UN will initiate dialogues across borders, sectors and generations. UN75 aims to build a global vision for the year 2045, the UN's centenary; to increase understanding of the threats to that future; and to drive collective action to realize that vision. #Join the Conversation #Be the Change
World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good
24 October 2019 — In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday,...
‘Amid stormy global seas, UN Charter remains our moral anchor’, says Guterres on United Nations Day
24 October 2019 — In his annual message for UN Day this Thursday, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a reminder of the role the Organization should be playing, focusing on the the real...
UN and partners call for solidarity, as Venezuelans on the move reach 4.5 million
23 October 2019 — Since 2015, approximately 4.5 million Venezuelans have fled their country as the Latin American nation's political, humanitarian and economic crisis drags on, creating one of the...