On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Minamata Convention highlights the urgent need to address the harmful effects of skin-lightening products containing mercury.

Who was the Vietnamese ambassador in 1987? Who were the members of the Chilean Mission in 1965?

Figures released by the UN Interagency Group for Child Mortality Estimation reveal the global under-five mortality rate has declined by 51 per cent since 2000.

“For us, it’s obvious that climate change directly affects the shelter that you’re going to live in, and you need to start building resilient structures.”

The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence, and discrimination women continue to face.

The Oscar-winning actor helped the UN amplify the need for clean water in a South American village in a unique podcast (even before they were called podcasts) almost 70 years ago.

This year, the event brought together over 600 attendees in person and online at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi.

This International Women’s Day, let’s come together to shape a better future for all!

"Nothing is more challenging than working to remove explosive ordnance, except perhaps challenging societal norms as a woman in a male-dominated sector," says Noor Munther.

Following the Second World War, acclaimed actor Audrey Hepburn survived on aid supplies from the United Nations during her own childhood in Europe.