General Assembly High-level Week 2024 | United Nations
24-28 September, 30 September General Debate. World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the ...
Causes and Effects of Climate Change | United Nations
Mar 1, 2022 · Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all ...
Sustainable Development Goals: 17 Goals to Transform our World
In 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 a day) rose to 724 million. Those living in extreme poverty struggle to fulfill the most basic needs (health ...
COP29: Investing in a livable planet for all | United Nations
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024. Illustration: United Nations Department of Global Communications.
United Nations | Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet
Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet. Health, AIDS, UNDP Driving progress on the HIV targets: rights not barriers. Two decades ago, HIV infections peaked, with treatment available only ...
List of International Days and Weeks | United Nations
Jan 4, 2024 · Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination, 21-27 March (A/RES/34/24)
Human Rights | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions ...
United Nations Annual Report 2024 | United Nations
Upholding human rights. In a world rife with conflict, poverty and environmental degradation, human rights regressed in 2023. In spite of the challenging times, the United Nations remains ...
About Us | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
One place where the world's nations can gather together, discuss common problems and find shared solutions.. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up ...
History of the United Nations | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
As World War II was about to end in 1945, nations were in ruins, and the world wanted peace. Representatives of 50 countries gathered at the United Nations Conference on International Organization ...