United Nations Annual Report 2024 | United Nations
Upholding human rights. In a world rife with conflict, poverty and environmental degradation, human rights regressed in 2023. In spite of the challenging times, the United Nations remains ...
Main Bodies | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
The main bodies of the United Nations are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN ...
Climate Change | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
Climate Change is the defining issue of our time and we are at a defining moment. From shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of ...
Sustainable Development Goals: 17 Goals to Transform our World
In 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 a day) rose to 724 million. Those living in extreme poverty struggle to fulfill the most basic needs (health ...
Refugees | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
There were 110 million people forcibly displaced world-wide at the end of June 2023. Among those were 36.4 million refugees, (30.5 million refugees under UNHCR's mandate, and 5.94 million ...
Actions for a healthy planet | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
Switch to an electric vehicle. If you plan to buy a car, consider going electric, with more and cheaper models coming on the market. In many countries, electric cars help reduce air pollution and ...
Biodiversity - our strongest natural defense against climate change
Overall, climate change affects the health of ecosystems, influencing shifts in the distribution of plants, viruses, animals, and even human settlements.This can create increased opportunities for ...
Chapter I: Purposes and Principles (Articles 1-2)
United Nations Charter, Chapter I: Purposes and Principles Article 1. The Purposes of the United Nations are: To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective ...
History of the United Nations | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
As World War II was about to end in 1945, nations were in ruins, and the world wanted peace. Representatives of 50 countries gathered at the United Nations Conference on International Organization ...
United Nations | Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet
Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet. Science and Technology, Women and Gender Equality, OHCHR Combatting Cybersexism. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shanley Clémot McLaren and fellow ...