UN System-wide MEDEVAC Task Force aids COVID-19 response
In response to the pandemic, the Organization needed to support its personnel and partners so they could stay in their duty stations and deliver. To ensure the availability of potentially life-saving care to those who fall seriously ill with COVID-19, the Secretary-General established the UN System-wide COVID-19 MEDICAL EVACUATION Task Force, led by AnneMarie Van Den Berg, within the Department of Operational Support.
Meet Ghada Waly, the first woman to lead UNODC
Ghada Waly is the first woman, first Arab and first African to lead the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, a position which she took up in February 2020. She is also Director‑General of the UN Office at Vienna. Prior to joining the United Nations, Dr. Waly was Minister of Social Solidarity in Egypt.
Peace Is My Mission: Celebrating women in UN field missions
In UN missions around the world, women serving in civilian, military, police and justice and corrections roles make an indelible impact in creating peace. Will you join us? Watch video.
Annual Report of Secretary-General on Work of the Organization
Annual Report of Secretary-General on Work of the Organization.
UN translators, unsung heroes of multilateral diplomacy
Today, on International Translation Day, we are celebrating the key role that the translation services have played during the COVID-19 pandemic in upholding multilingualism at the United Nations.
Rethinking our meals
Today is the inaugural International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Delegates from Permanent Missions marked the day with a visit to a food bank in Brooklyn.
New UN day inspires us to stop food waste
Share your 'Kitchen Memories' to commemorate the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September)!
UN Peace and Development Trust Fund supports multilateralism
So far, it has provided funding to 80 projects in support of the work of the United Nations for international peace, security, and development.
GA: Watch the general debate LIVE
Today, Tuesday 22 September, the general debate opens. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, speeches this year will be mostly pre-recorded, with some delegates delivering live statements in the General Assembly Hall on behalf of their head of State or Government.
General debate statements at your fingertips
Want to learn more about which speakers have represented your country over the years? Which speaker gave the longest speech? Which Heads of State have delivered statements since 1946?
Meet the top diplomat shepherding the GA through its 75th year
The Turkish diplomat elected to be the president of the 75th session of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, is taking on the role as the Organization grapples with an unprecedented pandemic.
Free UN Virtual Tour - Second Friday of every month at 11:00 am
You are cordially invited to take a UN Virtual Tour free of charge on the second Friday of every month at 11:00 am.
UN stamps feature World Heritage sites in the Russian Federation
The United Nations Postal Administration will issue six new postage stamps in the World Heritage series on 11 September.
The United Nations Guide to Model UN is here!
The new book is the official guide for Model United Nations student leaders and advisors to best simulate how the UN operates.
New Website on Gender and Women, Peace and Security Agenda
To highlight the important role of women in peacemaking, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs has launched a new web page dedicated to inclusive and gender responsive mediation.