VIDEO - 'United Nations and Decolonization: Past to Present'
Decolonization is one of the notable achievements of the United Nations. When the United Nations was founded, some 750 million people, nearly a third of the world's population, lived under colonial rule. Today, fewer than 2 million people in 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories. Watch short film: United Nations and Decolonization: Past to Present.
Secretary-General releases 2020 report on safety and security
鈥淪afety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations Personnel鈥 analyzes the global security environment and its impact on personnel in 2019 and the first half of 2020.
New UN Archives website stores over 1 million pages of UN history
ARMS, in the Department of Operational Support (DOS), supports researchers from all over the world who come to New York to pour over documents chronicling 75 years of UN history, including its many peacekeeping and political missions.
Opening up the world of conference management
Marked by an eclectic design, the new website of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management offers a seamless user experience with many easy-to-use features.
General debate of the 75th session of the General Assembly
The general debate鈥檚 dominant theme was the impact of the novel coronavirus which was explored by speakers from a wide variety of perspectives. This brief synopsis of the debate prepared by the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management highlights some of the major positions conveyed by Member States on the broad range of issues before the United Nations.
UN stamps celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Organization
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations with the issuance of three stamp mini-sheets on 24 October.
See the 75 best photos from #TheWorldWeWant contest
On 20 October, the UN will unveil the 75 best photos from the photo competition #TheWorldWeWant in an to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
A special book to mark the UN鈥檚 75th anniversary
2020 marks 75 years since the founding of the United Nations. Though we have faced many unprecedented challenges with COVID-19 this year, the pandemic has reminded us why we need to keep working together as a global community.
UNRIC promotes 2鈧 coin to celebrate 75 years of the UN
The United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) has developed a coin to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
New website on Gender and Women, 探花精选 and Security launched
To highlight the important role of women in peacemaking, and to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security (WPS), the Gender, 探花精选, and Security Unit (GPS) in the Department of Political and 探花精选building Affairs has launched a dedicated to inclusive and gender responsive mediation. The page is part of the UN 探花精选maker website, DPPA鈥檚 online mediation support tool.
DESA has a new website
Much more than a mere face-lift, the new Department of Economic and Social Affairs website features technological enhancements.
SG releases first report on disability inclusion in the UN system
The 2020 report presents the system-wide efforts and collective commitments towards achieving transformative and lasting change for persons with disabilities within the Organization.
Tempus, a temporary conference facility, opens at UN Geneva!
The temporary infrastructure for conferences has been conceived to best answer the needs for conferences and meetings during the Strategic Heritage Plan renovation of the Palais des Nations.
UN-EU agreement strengthens cooperation in peace operations
On 29 September 2020, the Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, Atul Khare, and the head of the European Union Delegation to the UN, Ambassador Olof Skoog, signed an agreement to strengthen operational cooperation in international peace operations and crisis management.