The UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative agreed by Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine has allowed millions of tons of grain and other foodstuffs to leave Ukraine’s ports, playing an indispensable role in global food security.

Experience what it is like to be a 'Blue Helmet' by following one United Nations peacekeeper as she receives training in her home country of Ghana and then deploys to Lebanon as part of a multinational force.

During times of conflict, confusion often reigns and facts can often be misinterpreted without any malice intended; the UN calls this misinformation rather than disinformation.

While misinformation refers to the accidental spread of falsehoods, disinformation can be circulated intentionally by State or non-State actors, including during an armed conflict, to influence public or political opinion; it can affect all areas of development, from peace and security to humanitarian aid.

The United Nations has been working in the Middle East region around the clock to de-escalate the Israeli-Palestinian crisis by engaging key actors and providing emergency assistance to civilians on the ground.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) provides assistance and protection for registered Palestine refugees.

Haiti is wracked by violence that has escalated to unprecedented levels. In the first eight months of this year, 3,000 homicides were reported; there were also over 1,500 victims of kidnapping for ransom.

In 2015, His Holiness Pope Francis paid an historic visit to the United Nations, calling the world body, “necessary,” saying it could be improved, and maintaining that it can also “be the pledge of a secure and happy future for future generations.”

Pope Francis also offered a blessing to United Nations staff, asking in turn for their prayers.

Can the United Nations stop a war? Can the Security Council stop a war? UN Spokesperson Eri Kaneko answers these questions, and explains the key functions of the United Nations Security Council.

The functions and powers of the Security Council are set out in the UN Charter, the Organization's founding document. It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organizations and came into force on 24 October 1945.

Words not weapons. That’s the fundamental idea at the heart of the UN. Humanity can only survive, humanity can only thrive through cooperation, not conflict. And that’s why the UN exists.

The UN General Assembly is like the Super Bowl of global diplomacy. It is the only time that almost every world leader gathers in the same place – at UN HQ in New York in September. But there is so much that goes on behind the scenes.

If you look at the hard data, UN peacekeeping missions succeed most of the time. They significantly reduce civilian casualties, shorten conflicts, and help make peace agreements stick.

In two thirds of completed missions since the Cold War, UN peacekeepers, who are recruited from many different countries around the world, have succeeded in fulfilling their mandate.

Ms. Anju Niwata, a university student from Hiroshima, Japan, is working on the “Rebooting Memories" project, using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to colorize black-and-white photographs of Hiroshima’s atomic bomb survivors.

Over the years, many atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) have overcome hatred and sadness in hope that human beings should never repeat the same mistakes.