Racial equity in the UN and beyond
“Wherever we see racism, we must condemn it without reservation, without hesitation, without qualification.” -- Secretary-General António Guterres. Inspired by the call of the Secretary-General to address racism and discrimination in the work environment, some colleagues of the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions at the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) working in Mine Action have been advocating for enhanced inclusion. Watch video
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 Aug)
This year’s theme will focus on “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract”.
OICT welcomes new Chief Information Technology Officer
Bernardo Mariano Jr. joined the Office of Information and Communications Technology on 1 August.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library and DESA host Open Science Conference
Over two thousand participants from institutions across the globe joined the three-day virtual conference through Teams Live and UN WebTV.
UN “Sport for Peace” stamps commemorate Olympic Games in Tokyo
Today, the United Nations Postal Administration released “Sport for Peace” stamps and souvenir sheets to mark the start of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Report for Trust Fund of Victims of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
The annual report provides a financial overview for 2020 and highlights activities conducted last year thanks to funding from 24 countries.
Join us as a German Translator!
The United Nations is now accepting applications for the upcoming competitive examination for German Translators.
New COVID-19 Stimulus Tracker shows policy response to pandemic
The COVID-19 Stimulus Tracker compiles all social protection and economic policy support measures implemented by Governments and presents them in a state-of-the-art visualization platform.
Transformative commitments secured for gender equality
The Generation Equality Forum in Paris concluded with the announcement of bold gender equality commitments and launch of a 5-year action plan to accelerate gender equality by 2026.
UN report urges ‘transformative’ action to uproot systemic racism
A new report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has detailed systemic violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent.








