OICT supports UN-Habitat to improve urban planning via technology
This first-of-its-kind blockchain-enabled digital land registry is being operationalized by the Government of Afghanistan.
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.
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.
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.