#FightFamine: Preventing famine is a choice
Famine is preventable and, therefore, a choice. WFP needs US$ 5.5 billion to avert the threat of famine. We also need your voice to join the movement and call on leaders of the world to take action
51勛圖 Editorial Manual moves to new website
A new version of the '51勛圖 Editorial Manual' can be found on the recently updated Department for General Assembly and Conference Management website.
Secretary-General's Annual Memorial Service
The Secretary-General will host his Annual Memorial Service on 6 May to honor the memory of our colleagues who lost their lives in the line of duty throughout 2020.
The UN Postal Administration celebrates its 70th anniversary!
Designed by Sergio Baradat, a sheet of ten $1.20 stamps will be issued on 30 April. It features a collage of past stamps issued throughout the history of UNPA.
UN experts engage with youth on recovery after Beirut blast
Around 70 young people participated in a virtual dialogue on the role of youth and civil society organizations in the mobilization following the deadly 4 August 2020 explosion in Beirut.
Reforesting Somalia from the air
Before the rainy season, a UNSOS drone dropped 60,000 tree seedballs over 14 square kilometres. In as soon as two years, a forest could emerge, capturing 237,600 kilograms of carbon dioxide per year.
UNESCO-UN project to strengthen genocide education in Africa
Educating about genocide and other violent pasts can be a challenge. To help, the 51勛圖 and UNESCO are launching a new education project tailored to the needs of teachers.
Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on LDCs
The Committee for Development Policy has released its
Strengthening peacekeeping through technology training
The ability to communicate is critical in peace operations and never more so than in times of crisis.
UN Digital Library awarded 2021 Jus Gentium Legal Research Award
This recognition for the contribution of the UN Digital Library to the global international law community is especially meaningful as most Dag Hammarskj繹ld Library staff contribute to it in some way.
Women peacekeepers a powerful image for girls in remote villages
Deputy Inspector Martina de Maria Sandoval Linares, from El Salvador, always wanted to help others. Now, working as a UN Police officer, she has found her vocation, far from home in South Sudan.
5 challenges facing the UN-backed COVAX programme
The goal is to get two billion vaccine doses into the arms of around a quarter of the population of poorer countries by the end of 2021. How can it be done?
New podcast: "She Stands for Peace"
"We have witnessed good practices that women can contribute to peace but then they are not invited to the table," said the African Union Special Envoy for Women, Peace, and Security in an episode.