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Press Release | Global economic outlook worsens amid trade conflict and policy uncertainty, United Nations Report says
New York, 15 May 2025 – Global economic outlook worsens amid trade conflict and policy uncertainty, United Nations Report says. Slower growth, weaker trade and investment risk derailing development progress
Media Advisory | Ministers and leaders to convene for high-level deliberations ahead of 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)
Media Advisory | Ministers and leaders to convene for high-level deliberations ahead of 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)
2025 UN Ocean Conference Nice, France | 9 June – 13 June 2025
Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the status of women in the 1940s, thousands of women around the world meet at UN Headquarters in New York every March to take the pulse of the planet and make their voices heard.
Media Avisory | Third United Nations Ocean Conference set to accelerate urgent action for the sustainable use and conservation of the ocean
Third United Nations Ocean Conference set to accelerate urgent action [...]
Press Release | Governments agree on the way forward to mobilise the resources needed to protect biodiversity for people and planet
Governments agree on the way forward to mobilise the resources [...]
Press Release | The Cali Fund launches in the margins of the resumed session of COP16
PRESS RELEASE The Cali Fund launches in the margins of [...]
Media Advisory | UN calls for innovative solutions to strengthen social inclusion and social cohesion to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
UN calls for innovative solutions to strengthen social inclusion and [...]
Press Release | WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about [...]
Press Release | Global growth to remain subdued amid lingering uncertainty, warns UN report
Global growth to remain subdued amid lingering uncertainty, warns UN [...]
Era of AI: Internet Governance Forum closes with call for stronger multistakeholder action to harness digital promise and tackle threats
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh concluded following five days of multistakeholder and high-level discussions.The Forum brought together experts, the private sector, technical community and civil society, in its largest-ever gathering with more than 11,000 participants, to address the transformative opportunities and risks posed by rapid advancements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies.
New report on international migration and sustainable development in time for International Migrants Day
17 December 2024 - Every year, millions of people leave their countries [...]
19th Internet Governance Forum sets out vision for inclusive, equitable digital future
Amidst a series of global challenges, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the theme, "Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future" with a call for collective action and collaboration among governments, private sector, and civil society.
United Nations conference in Riyadh charts a path for global action on land, drought
After two weeks of intense negotiations on how to tackle land degradation, desertification and drought, the largest and most inclusive United Nations land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Press Release | Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Became Permanently Drier in Last Three Decades: UN
Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Became Permanently Drier in Last Three [...]
Sport4Land Champions Unveiled at United Nations Land Conference
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today unveiled its first-ever #Sport4Land Champions at COP16, the largest United Nations land conference in the Middle East region to date.
Global response to drought takes center stage at UN land conference in Riyadh
Negotiations on a global drought regime are set to dominate the 16thConference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) as 197 Parties gather to address one of the world’s deadliest and costliest disasters. The conference opened on Monday, 2 December with major political and financial commitments to strengthen drought resilience worldwide.