UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide
The new joint report, Climate change and workplace heat stress, underscores the mounting risks as climate change fuels longer, more extreme,…
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Geography shouldn’t define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens in Turkmenistan
Urging global leaders to rethink development for landlocked nations, the UN chief declared: “We gather today to reaffirm a fundamental…
LIVE COVERAGE: Day 3 of high-level conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “at a breaking point” and headed toward a…
With Gaza smouldering, ministers renew push for two-State solution at UN
The High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution…
Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa
Delivering closing remarks at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by Ethiopia and…
Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres
Addressing ministers at UN Headquarters in New York, he called for urgent action to rescue lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
UN forum to spotlight health, gender equality, oceans, in critical bid to meet development goals
The 2025 High-Level Political Forum, or HLPF, follows two recent successful UN conferences focused on vital development issues: one in…
Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation ever
Secretary-General António Guterres said empowering young people in a fair and hopeful world reaffirms the UN promise that every person has…
UN summit confronts AI’s dawn of wonders and warnings
The AI for Good Global Summit 2025 brings together governments, tech leaders, academics, civil society and young people to explore…
Sevilla: Without sustainable development, there is neither hope nor security
Development benefits all countries because it is linked to other areas of activity and society, including basic security itself. Without…