The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s terror attack in Jerusalem, in which at least six people were killed and many others injured. He conveys his heartfelt condolences to the families of ...

General is profoundly saddened by the recent floods in northern Pakistan, which have reportedly claimed more than 400 lives. The disaster – caused by a severe mons ...

Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - an increasingly urgent challenge as demand for safer ...

The International Day of Charity was established with the objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people, NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to to help others through volunteer and ...

United Nations Libraries Around the World Since the inception of the United Nations, UN libraries have provided information services to the UN Secretariat, the permanent missions and the general ...

Beware of scams implying association with the United Nations The United Nations has been made aware of various correspondences, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, text messages ...

Around the world, over 800 million people live in extreme poverty and 1.1 billion people are still living in multidimensional poverty. As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, efforts ...

As the world prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development in November in Qatar, momentum is building to accelerate social progress. The need to put people at the center of development ...

Today’s assessment from the World Meteorological Organization is clear: Global heating is a cold, hard fact. We have just endured the hottest decade on record – with 2024 topping the list, and ...

The current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new UN DESA report, “World Population Prospects ...

New York 22 August 2025 Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the eighth anniversary of the displacement of Rohingya people and other communities from Myanmar ...

After 14 years of brutal war and the fall of the dictatorial regime, today the people of Syria can seize an historic opportunity to build a stable and peaceful future. The future of Syria is a ...