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Storytime with the UN Depuy-Secretary-General
We are excited to share with you a very special storytime with Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed as she reads "Thank You, Omu" by Oge Mora from the English reading list SDG2: Zero Hunger. Did you [...]
World Health Day: Focusing on women’s physical and mental health around the world
Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls. Read Full Story on UN News
Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality
Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN agencies warned in a new report that calls for greater investment in midwives and other health workers. Read Full Story [...]
Media Advisory | Countries to discuss challenges and opportunities to ensuring healthy lives at all ages
Countries to discuss challenges and opportunities to ensuring healthy lives at all ages Follow live on UN Web TV WHAT: 58th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development WHEN: 7-11 April 2025, [...]
World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise
A global surge in cholera is threatening vulnerable people from Angola to Myanmar, fuelled by conflict, natural disasters and climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News
Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys [...]
Media Advisory | World leaders to meet in Seville for crucial International Conference on Financing for Development
World leaders to meet in Seville for crucial International Conference on Financing for Development Media accreditation OPEN until 12 June 2025 New York, 2 April 2025 – The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development [...]
UN-backed forum seeks to boost resilience of world’s Least Developed Countries
Policymakers, researchers, the private sector and other stakeholders are meeting in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, over the next three days to chart a path toward sustainable development and resilience for the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
Guterres calls for greater equality and inclusion as world marks Autism Awareness Day
Although people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still face significant challenges. Read Full Story on UN News
Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams say
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing. [...]