On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year’s theme calls for action that can ...

The information for participants page is the go-to-page to find information that will help you plan your attendance at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The page is updated as more information becomes available ...

Corruption is a global problem that affects us all, undermining institutions and impacting individuals, countries and societies. Its corrosive effects drain resources, exacerbate inequalities, fuel ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development - or Rio+20 - took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June 2012. It resulted in a focused political outcome document which contains clear ...

CSW63 - Opening of the 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body ...

The Human Development Report Office (HDRO) is pleased to inform that the 2014 Human Development Report 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerability and Building Resilience' was launched in Tokyo ...

What is the International Day of Happiness? It’s a day to be happy, of course! Happiness is a fundamental human goal. The United Nations General Assembly recognizes this goal and calls for “a ...

A new documentary makes the case that under her hardened exterior, the novelist Patricia Highsmith was a longing romantic. By Amy Nicholson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

The prosecution of Brazil’s former President, Luiz da Silva, violated his right to a fair trial, his right to privacy and his political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. The Committee, ...

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The Human Development Index ...

Due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Member States decided to organize the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in two parts. The overall theme for UNEA-5 was ...