Still We Rise: Ending slavery’s legacy of racism
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is an opportunity to recommit to ending slavery’s legacy of racism in all the forms it takes today.
Lack of women in key decision-making ‘should not be allowed’
Exclusion of women in decisions that affect their lives is “bad governance [and] should not be allowed”, the UN Women chief said on Monday, International Women’s Day.
Reimagining Equality: “We must reject racism”
“Racism is the repudiation of our common humanity — of the 'Charter of the United Nations' — of all that we are and all that we do. We must reject racism,” the Secretary-General said in a video.
New SDG search tool on UN iLibrary
The new Sustainable Development Goals search tool allows you to browse UN Publications by SDG.
New! Geospatial Team launches “Mapping for a Sustainable World”
The Geospatial Information Section has launched a new publication: Mapping for a Sustainable World.
Group of Friends of DDR meets on Central African Republic and Mali
On 12 February, the Group of Friends of DDR hosted an expert-level meeting on the political situation and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process in these two countries.
UNCTAD's Productive Capacities Index (PCI)
UNCTAD is pleased to announce that our Productive Capacities Index (PCI) is now available!
The Minamata Convention on Mercury presents its first report
The Progress Report 2020 provides a snapshot of this uniquely challenging year, focusing on some of the many activities designed to help fight the toxic effects of mercury.
Secretary-General: 2021 a ‘crucial year’ for climate change
The world is far from achieving agreed goals to reduce global warming in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday in his ongoing bid to secure greater commitment to averting climate catastrophe. Watch video.
UNCTAD Update: Global FDI fell by 42% in 2020
UNCTAD has launched three reports since we last wrote to you. Below follows the latest news since December 2020.
Make 2021 a year of possibility and hope, says Guterres
Following an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN’s 193 Member States on Thursday.
Check out the new UN Results portal
The newly launched results.un.org portal is a product of the reform, providing access to hundreds of results contained in the proposed programme budget for 2021.
Engineering enhancements advance gender parity in the field
One of the four priority action areas of the Secretary-General’s System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity is to improve the working and living conditions in field missions to help bridge the gender gap.
Economic and Social Council turns 75
Marking its 75th anniversary amid the most serious economic and health crisis the UN has ever faced, the Organization’s Economic and Social Council “has the mandate and the responsibility to respond to these challenges” the body’s President, Munir Akram, said on Saturday.
UN issues Year of the Ox stamps to celebrate the lunar calendar
On 22 January, the UN Postal Administration (UNPA) celebrates the Chinese New Year with the issuance of a special event sheet commemorating the Year of the Ox.