UN entities issue Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy
With UN entities noting the urgent need for guidance on the use of data, the UN Privacy Policy Group developed the Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in Response to COVID-19.
UNCTAD Update: Israeli occupation cost to Gaza
Prolonged closure and military operations have left Gaza’s regional economy on the verge of collapse. An UNCTAD report to the UN General Assembly, presented this week, stresses the urgent need to end the closure of Gaza so that its people can freely trade with the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory and the world. Download it.
UN Crypto Stamps highlight new technology
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) is pleased to announce the launch of UN Crypto Stamps – connecting a new generation of United Nations stamps with blockchain technology. The stamps in the denominations of $7.75, CHF 8 and €7 feature a unique design of the UN Headquarters Buildings in New York, Geneva and Vienna, and were printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé of The Netherlands.
Get more scholarly articles from the Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Find even more open access content in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library catalogue. Just look for the pink PDF icons in your results list to instantly retrieve scholarly articles.
New edition of Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council
Whether we are scrolling through our digital newsfeeds, watching TV or reading newspapers, we are bound to hear or read about the United Nations Security Council. Heated discussions in the Council chamber or, more recently, in open videoconferences, as well as historic resolutions on important developments affecting peace and security around the world, often make headlines.
UNCTAD: UNCTAD Update: economic fallout will outlive the crisis
World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2020
Global antibiotic resistance is a growing threat in which disease-causing bacteria develop the ability to resist the drugs designed to kill them.
The history of multilateralism in controlling pandemics
Contagious, fast-spreading diseases do not respect borders and therefore require international cooperation to prevent their spread. Visit a new online exhibit to learn more.
UNCTAD: Free e-learning course: Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees (30 Nov. - 10 Jan.)
30 November 2020 to 10 January 2021
Duration: 6 weeks
https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/entrepreneurship-migrants-and-...
Why it matters: new annual series by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has launched a new annual series entitled Why it Matters.
Our first volume in the series, 75 Milestones in International Cooperation, chronicles pivotal moments that have shaped the history of the United Nations and our world over the past 75 years.
VIDEO - 'United Nations and Decolonization: Past to Present'
Decolonization is one of the notable achievements of the United Nations. When the United Nations was founded, some 750 million people, nearly a third of the world's population, lived under colonial rule. Today, fewer than 2 million people in 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories. Watch short film: United Nations and Decolonization: Past to Present.
Secretary-General releases 2020 report on safety and security
“Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations Personnel” analyzes the global security environment and its impact on personnel in 2019 and the first half of 2020.
New UN Archives website stores over 1 million pages of UN history
ARMS, in the Department of Operational Support (DOS), supports researchers from all over the world who come to New York to pour over documents chronicling 75 years of UN history, including its many peacekeeping and political missions.
Opening up the world of conference management
Marked by an eclectic design, the new website of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management offers a seamless user experience with many easy-to-use features.
General debate of the 75th session of the General Assembly
The general debate’s dominant theme was the impact of the novel coronavirus which was explored by speakers from a wide variety of perspectives. This brief synopsis of the debate prepared by the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management highlights some of the major positions conveyed by Member States on the broad range of issues before the United Nations.