Delivering on the Secretary-General's Data Strategy in the Field
UN peace and security teams created a solution to measure and respond to COVID-19.
Racial equity in the UN and beyond
鈥淲herever we see racism, we must condemn it without reservation, without hesitation, without qualification.鈥 -- Secretary-General Ant贸nio 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 探花精选 Operations (DPO) working in Mine Action have been advocating for enhanced inclusion.
International Day of the World鈥檚 Indigenous Peoples (9 Aug)
This year鈥檚 theme will focus on 鈥淟eaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract鈥.
OICT welcomes new Chief Information Technology Officer
Bernardo Mariano Jr. joined the Office of Information and Communications Technology on 1 August.
Sign up for Online Library training (26 August , 15 September)
The Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library is pleased to announce a new initiative to bring our popular library training online. The training will be conducted in English and offered virtually via Microsoft Teams鈥痠n August and September as follows :
Dag Hammarskj枚ld 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 鈥淪port for 探花精选鈥 stamps commemorate Olympic Games in Tokyo
Today, the United Nations Postal Administration released 鈥淪port for 探花精选鈥 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 鈥榯ransformative鈥 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.
Strengthening the conduct of peacekeeping personnel
The highest standards of conduct are a critical aspect of implementing the mandates for United Nations peace operations.