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.
Secretary-General appoints new Head of MONUSCO
On 14 January, Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as his Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
UN Archives presents UN Korean Reconstruction Agency photos
With the generous financial contribution from the National Archives of the Republic of Korea, the Archives and Records Management Section (ARMS) was able to digitize four photographic albums consisting of more than 2,100 historic photographs from the archives of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA).
Year in Review: 2020 Highlights of Security Council Practice
The 2020 edition of the Highlights of Security Council Practice is now available on the Security Council website.
Darfur: UN transition to peacebuilding
After 13 years in Darfur, the United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) ceased its operations on 31 December as its Security Council mandate expired.
Preparing crisis leaders amid a pandemic
If COVID-19 has shown us one thing, it is that crisis can hit at any time, in any place. Being prepared is key. Each year, the UN Operations and Crisis Centre (UNOCC), in cooperation with the Norwegian Defence International Centre (NODEFIC), holds a Field Crisis Management course to train mid- and senior-level personnel involved in crisis management in field missions.