Protecting children in crisis with Catherine Russell

“Children just want to be children. No matter what, the bleakest situation, the most terrible things, they still want to play...that is what we all have to protect," says the UNICEF Executive Director

UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated

Hate continues to grow at an alarming speed, and the world must do more to fight growing antisemitism said Secretary-General António Guterres on 27 January.

The psychological impact of working in a crisis: Mojgan Shadbash

A Staff Counselor with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs explains how to manage the emotions that come from witnessing immense suffering and loss.

UN Stamps celebrate the Year of the Snake

The ten $1.65 denominated stamps and background design show four snakes intimately embracing and coiling around each other.

How to save humanity from climate breakdown - Celeste Saulo

“We can see how many people are suffering...that people are running out of food, are running out of water, and the real narrative is that this will affect everyone sooner or later.”

Holocaust remembrance for dignity and human rights

The 2025 International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust falls on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on 27 January 1945.

Interview with Hiba Hanano, OCHA Aleppo

Hiba Hanano is Head of OCHA’s Aleppo sub-office. In this interview, she shares her experience following the recent Syrian insurgency in the nation’s second-biggest city.

The environmental highs - and lows - of 2024: January to April

The United Nations Environment Programme takes us on a closer look at some of the most memorable environmental moments of the first four months of 2024...

Join us for 2025 UN Kids Day!

The UN Visitor Centre is thrilled to invite all UN staff and delegates to bring your little ones, ages 5 to 10, for the 2025 UN Kids Day on Friday, 21 February.

2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency

On Friday, UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.