Halfway through Expo 2025: UN Pavilion in action
As Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, approaches the halfway point of its six-month run, the United Nations Pavilion has already welcomed over 160,000 visitors, well surpassing our expectations!
Honouring OCHA team assistants: Olivera Poillucci
"I’ve always worked in human resources, though my UN career path wasn’t planned — it just evolved over time."
Come celebrate Mandela’s legacy!
On 18 July, the United Nations will once again honor Nelson Mandela’s legacy with a special commemoration in the General Assembly Hall and a service project.
Virtual HLPF Side Event: From Pact to Progress
The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library invites you to a virtual panel discussion: “From Pact to Progress: Open Science, Open Innovation and Digital Cooperation”.
Beirut Human Rights Film Festival reflects on memory and justice
The 2025 edition centred on memory as a cornerstone of human rights, particularly in the context of war, occupation, and displacement.
$5.4 billion UN peacekeeping budget approved for 2025-2026
On Monday, the General Assembly approved the peacekeeping budget, down slightly from the previous year, as delegates wrapped up weeks of negotiations amid warnings about persistent funding challenges.
CLIMAP: Powering anticipatory action in West and Central Africa
What began in 2021 as a flood monitoring initiative has evolved into a dynamic, data-rich platform that tracks and analyzes climate impacts at the subnational level.
Lighthouse Guild Summer Job Experience Program
Lighthouse Guild Summer Job Experience Program
Honouring dedication: Luigi Bruno reflects on 34 years with OCHA
After 34 years with OCHA, Luigi Bruno shares his journey from Italy to Geneva, the rewards of fieldwork, and how overcoming challenges renewed his passion for humanitarian service.
2025 SDG Learning Training and Practice Opening Segment
SDGs in Practice is a series of capacity-building and knowledge-learning trainings focused on topics related to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda held annually as a Special Event during the HLPF.
From glue bottles to gText: five decades of German at the UN
The UN marks 50 years of its German Translation Section, celebrating its role in making UN documents accessible to German speakers and pioneering tech-driven translation.
Young people drive solutions at YES Africa’s first summit
Over 1,000 youth leaders met in Marrakech for YES Africa, a summit focused on empowering millions of young Africans lacking access to jobs, education or training.
Our story, our promise: 30 years since the Srebrenica Genocide
Munira Subašić lost her family in the Srebrenica genocide. 30 years on, she continues to fight for truth, justice and remembrance. Join the UN commemoration on 8 July and hear her powerful story.
