For this edition, hosts Sinduja Srinivasan and Jason DeWall talk with Joe Cannataci about the right to privacy. An independent UN expert, Mr. Cannataci is one of the world authorities on data protection and internet regulation.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres took questions from around the world alongside youth activist Marie Christina Kolo from Madagascar during the on-going COP25 climate conference on Thursday. The Facebook Live event was

Volunteerism opens doors and impacts peace and development throughout local communities as well as on a national and global level, according to the chief of UN System Affairs and New York Office of UN Volunteers (UNV).

This is the inaugural episode of Farms. Food. Future. – a podcast that’s Good for You, Good for the Planet and Good for Farmers and your Food.

The state of world’s ocean is in decline. From overfishing and pollution to climate change, the threats to ocean health are many and varied. That’s why the UN Secretary-General created a Special Envoy for the Ocean.

Somalia could provide valuable "lessons learned for other mission set ups," according to the UN police commissioner there. In New York for UN Police Week, Meinolf Schlotmann, Police Commissioner of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM<

Slavery is perpetuated by traditional practices such as child and forced marriage, and by the fact that almost 1/2 the countries in the world have yet to criminalize it. According to the latest UN figures, 40 million people were living in a state of modern slavery in 2016.

A group of survivors devastated by terrorism in the Lake Chad region of Africa, are taking small steps towards building new lives and livelihoods. In this special edition of our Lid

Because impairment is widely seen as a natural part of the ageing process, many older people with disabilities are shut out from receiving the support they need.

Low-cost initiatives such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets and child de-worming programmes are proof that the world can take effective action to reduce poverty, a Nobel Prize-winning economist has said, as the world marks the 

What does it mean to be stateless? It's a question that's being discussed all this week in Geneva, at an event organized by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to help millions of people without official paper

For this 2nd episode of our new hit podcast for UN News, the UNcomplicators delve inside the biggest week of the year at UN Headquarters when world leaders come to town, and the key summits take place that can shape policymaking for decad

In this special Climate Summit edition of our flagship Lid is On podcast, participants explained just how they plan on doing their part, owning the pledge to curb carbon emissions as outlined in the

At  the UN’s first Youth Climate Summit taking place in New York this Saturday participants include hundreds of young advocates from around the world.

Welcome to the first edition of UNcomplicated, a new podcast from UN News that grew out of a coffee shop conversation between Sinduja Srinivasan and Jason DeWall. "The UN can seem intimidating and complicated," our hosts said.