The ActNow campaign aims to trigger individual action on the defining issue of our time. People around the world have joined to make a difference in all facets of their lives, from the food they eat to the clothes they wear.
Disarmament: Securing Humanity's Future
Throughout history countries have pursued disarmament to build a safer, more secure world and to protect people from harm. Since the foundation of the United Nations disarmament and arms control have played a critical role in preventing and ending crises and armed conflict. On 18 January member states will gather at the session of the Conference on Disarmament. The Conference was recognized by the first Special Session on Disarmament of the United Nations General Assembly (1978) as the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community.

Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush, as 2021 death toll rises to nine worldwide
19 January 2021 — Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed groups in southern Central African Republic (CAR), the UN...
Political chief highlights crucial cooperation between UN and the Arab League
18 January 2021 — Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States has been critical to addressing the ongoing war in Syria, the search for a two-State solution for Israelis...
WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access
18 January 2021 — A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting equitable access to these lifesaving treatments at risk, the head of the...