UN Affairs

Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, UNIFIL and its peacekeeping troops have maintained their daily operational activities along the Blue Line in South Lebanon.
UNIFIL

Step up action to achieve COVID-19 ceasefire, Guterres says in UN Day message

23 October 2020
Global

The UN’s 75th anniversary this Saturday, which falls as countries continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, is an opportunity to accelerate action to achieve a global ceasefire during the crisis, Secretary-General António Guterres has said. 

Boys walk through Benghazi Old Town in Libya.
OCHA/Giles Clarke

Put peace in Libya first, UN chief urges summit on war-shattered nation 

5 October 2020
Africa

A “rare opportunity” for peace in Libya should be seized by all those involved directly or indirectly in the conflict, António Guterres said on Monday, at a High-Level virtual meeting convened to end the fighting. 

A woman in Eastern Rwanda tends to crops in a field in where the UN agriculture agency, World Food Programme (WFP), is assisting small-scale farmers.
WFP/Rein Skullerud

Annual report: Pandemic recovery must be measured in ‘human rather than economic terms’

1 October 2020
Global

We must “commit” to building a more inclusive and sustainable world, the UN chief underscored in his annual report on the Work of the Organization, launched on Thursday.

Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivers closing remarks to the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

As historic virtual debate wraps, ‘our political leaders demonstrated their commitment to multilateralism,’ says UN Assembly President

29 September 2020
Global

For the first time in the history of the United Nations, global leaders were not able to meet in person for the General Assembly’s annual debate, but the 193-Member body’s President said on Tuesday that the precautions forced by the COVID-19 pandemic “did not prevent multilateralism from operating at the highest levels.”

Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly’s 75th session.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

US delivering ‘peace through strength’: President Trump tells UN

22 September 2020
Americas

Speaking on Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump lauded the military power of his country, which, he said, demonstrates that the country is “fulfilling its destiny as peacemaker, but it is peace through strength”.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the General Debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

UN chief appeals for global solidarity at General Assembly, warns COVID is ‘dress rehearsal’ for challenges ahead

22 September 2020
Global

In his centerpiece address to the historic and unprecedented 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and again call for a global ceasefire during the pandemic, by the end of the year. 

The Indian Government is ensuring that youth volunteers are a part of the conversation and action in meeting their sustainable development goals.
© UNDP India

LIVE: UN 'only as strong as its members' Guterres tells UN75 event, looking to the future

21 September 2020
Global

On Monday the UN marks the 75 years of the Organization with a High-level meeting featuring many world leaders. The theme is, “The future we want, the United Nations we need”, and there is a strong focus on the role of youth, and ensuring the UN remains relevant for future generations.


Highlights: 
•     Live broadcast of High-level meeting

•    UNcomplicated podcast: the UN turns 75
•    UN75 photo story 

•    Richard Curtis video, Nations United

•   Lid Is On podcast, narrated by Julia Roberts

•   W.H. Auden's "Hymn to the United Nations"

The General Assembly of the United Nations meets in person for the first time since March, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

‘Galvanize multilateral action’, urges Assembly president at first in-person session since March

3 September 2020
Global

Adhering to physical-distancing guidelines, the General Assembly met fully in-person on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months, with its president urging all Members to “galvanize multilateral action…to deliver for all”, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.


 

Many children are attending online school from home during the coronavirus outbreak. Verified information helps keep everyone safe during a crisis like COVID-19.
© UNICEF/Lisa Adelson

Pause before sharing, to help stop viral spread of COVID-19 misinformation

30 June 2020
Global

The UN is asking people to make the same judgement calls they’ve been applying to social distancing, to social media, and take extra care before sharing.

The UN Charter being signed by a delegation at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945.
UN Photo/Yould

UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter 

26 June 2020
Global

The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a virtual ceremony on Friday, commemorating 75 years since the Organization’s foundational text was signed.