Strengthening readiness through rapid deployment exercises

The ability to deploy military or police units quickly, whether to reinforce an existing mission or support a new one, helps operations adapt to changing needs on the ground. 

Secretary-General Campaign: #ForwardNotFragmented

In June this year, the Secretary-General launched a six-month campaign to uphold humanitarian disarmament norms. This campaign brings into focus the importance of humanitarian disarmament norms.

UN Stamps feature World Heritage sites in Mexico

On 21 November, the United Nations Postal Administration highlights six extraordinary sites in Mexico as part of its World Heritage stamp series.

Flower of Srebrenica takes root at the United Nations

A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother cut the ribbon at UNHQ on Monday to inaugurate a flower-shaped memorial to the victims of the Srebrenica genocide – a permanent reminder of the 1995 massacre.

Alexander De Croo of Belgium confirmed as Administrator of UNDP

The General Assembly confirmed the nomination Alexander De Croo, of Belgium, as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on 17 November.

30 years of purpose: Rogerio Mobilia’s humanitarian journey

As the Caribbean is hit by another devastating hurricane season, our colleagues on the front lines continue to play a vital role in coordinating the response. Rogerio Mobilia is one of them.

Peter N. Due, new Head of UNMIK

Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Peter N. Due, of Denmark, as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.

Can AI pick the perfect UN Bookshop gift better than a human?

For each gift category, we had ChatGPT and an actual human choose a gift for a special person in their lives, then asked the actual recipient which gift they preferred. The results were heartwarming!

Historia Oral | Martine Dirven’s journey at ECLAC

Martine Dirven reflects on how informal exchanges once sparked creativity, collaboration, and innovation across divisions at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Historic milestone in reducing mercury pollution

Parties to the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury adopted 22 decisions in a productive week of collaboration and determination.