鈥楾he world is watching鈥: Guterres and Lula urge unity as COP30 talks near deadline
With the clock ticking on climate negotiations in Bel茅m, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres and Brazil鈥檚 President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva, speaking separately, delivered a united message: the world is watching, and compromise cannot wait.
鈥楢 wave of truth鈥: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action
Negotiators in Bel茅m, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global heating is being sabotaged by a surge of climate disinformation. The falsehoods, spreading faster than ever online, threaten to derail fragile progress on climate action.
Professor Michael Ndurumo Named 2025 United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year
The United Nations in Kenya has named Professor Michael Ndurumo, the first deaf Professor in East Africa and founder of the Africa Institute of Deaf Studies and Research, as the 2025 United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year.
United Nations Department of Global Communications and World Federation of United Model Associations (WFUNA) Launch New Model UN Mini-Simulation Toolkit to mark United Nations Day
The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) and the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) announced today the launch of a new Model UN Mini-Simulation Toolkit to mark United Nations Day 2025 and the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter.
Momentum gathers towards COP30 as close to 100 countries signal new climate targets
Close to 100 countries 鈥 including nearly 40 Heads of State and Government 鈥 today announced, committed to finalizing, or set out their commitment to implementing their new climate targets ahead of COP30 in Bel茅m, Brazil this November. The announcements came at a Climate Summit convened by UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres and President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva of Brazil on the margins of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
Rebalancing world military spending for a sustainable and peaceful future
Following a decade-long military build-up, global military spending hit a record high in 2024, soaring by more than nine per cent from 2023 and signaling a dangerous move away from the principles of the UN Charter.Amid an era of geopolitical tension and distrust fueling unprecedented death and destruction around the world, the UN Secretary-General鈥檚 report, The Security We Need: Rebalancing Military Spending for a Sustainable and Peaceful Future, urges UN Member States to recalibrate security and development priorities.
UNIS Nairobi Launches SDGs in Braille and Sign Language as Kenya Commits to Disability Inclusion
The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Nairobi 鈥 in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator鈥檚 Office, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Kenya, and the Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB) 鈥 today launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) communications materials in both Braille and Kenyan Sign Language, to contribute to advancing disability inclusion.
Sudan Can鈥檛 Endure Another Day of War 鈥 the World Must Act Now
No one knows exactly how many people have died in Sudan since 15 April 2023, when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) turned their weapons on each other. But one thing is sure: the toll is staggering, and it continues to worsen.
Message for World Humanitarian Day 2025
Humanitarian workers are the last lifeline for over 300 million people caught in conflict or disaster. Yet, funding for that lifeline is drying up. And those who provide humanitarian aid are increasingly under attack. Last year, at least 390 aid workers - a record high - were killed across the world. From Gaza to Sudan to Myanmar and beyond. International law is clear: humanitarians must be respected and protected.
UN Secretary-General appoints expanded Youth Climate Advisory Group
Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres today announced the appointment of fourteen young climate leaders who will form the third cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. The Group provides the Secretary-General with practical and outcome-focused advice, diverse youth perspectives and concrete recommendations to support the United Nations鈥 work to accelerate global action to tackle the climate crisis.
Kenya Celebrates First-ever Nelson Mandela Prize Laureate at UNON
In a powerful celebration of resilience, dignity, and people-driven change, Kenya鈥檚 first-ever recipient of the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize, Mr. Kennedy Odede, received a standing ovation today at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).
Nigerian artist becomes UN鈥檚 first Global Advocate for Peace.
鈥淧eace is not a silence you force into people鈥檚 mouths,鈥 writes Maryam Bukar Hassan, a Nigerian spoken word artist and poet known as Alhanislam who has become the UN鈥檚 first