January 2026 - 2026 “is already shaping up to be a year of constant surprises and chaos,” he told journalists in New York.

Media Advisory UN Commission for Social Development critical to turning commitments made at World Social Summit in Doha into concrete action Follow LIVE on UN Web TV. WHAT: As the ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 15 leading experts to the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for the 2026–2030 term.

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the UN’s principal organs, provides a unique platform for Member States, the UN system, civil society, and other stakeholders to come together to ...

Delivering better is how we rebuild trust in multilateralism and make the SDGs real for every person, in every place,” said ECOSOC President Lok Bahadur Thapa, as we spoke with him ahead of the 2026 ...

Established in 1945 under the UN Charter, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was designed to ensure that peace and security would be backed by economic stability, social progress and ...

Originally, the Unated Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was created by the Security Council in March 1978 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security ...

The global water crisis affects everyone – but not equally. Where people lack safe drinking water and sanitation close to home, inequalities flourish, with women and girls bearing the brunt. They ...

As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last ...

2025 marks the UN's 80th anniversary. The United Nations is the most universal international organization, making it truly global in reach. By promoting peace, human rights and social progress, ...

La crisis mundial del agua nos afecta a todos, aunque de forma desigual. En lugares donde las personas carecen de acceso al agua potable y al saneamiento cerca de sus hogares, las desigualdades se ...