October 2026 - How do we make sure that AI is powered for good and in the service of humanity? One such AI tool – the SDG ...

The continuing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global energy markets and pushing up fuel prices, with knock-on ...

From 29 September to 1 October, public sector ministers, permanent secretaries, general directors, CEOs and heads of agencies ...

Rising sea levels and ever-more-powerful storms are eroding shorelines, submerging land and threatening to evict millions of people from their homes worldwide. Yet, for the people of some low-lying ...

23 September 2026 — The Security Council has been briefed by some of the world's top AI executives on the huge benefits and huge risks the frontier technology presents. With warnings mounting that the ...

The ocean and freshwater are part of one interconnected hydrological cycle, but are often short-sightedly managed through separate policy and investment systems. While the ocean’s health declines as a ...

September 2026 - Richard Gowan, Director of UN and Multilateral Diplomacy at the International Crisis Group in New York, has spent years studying the organization – its highs and lows. Ahead of the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Secretary-General Calls for Global Fund to Address AI Capacity-Building Gaps in Developing Countries A new report of the Secretary-General finds that financing for artificial ...

10 September 2026 – The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) has published a new Trends Report on “Beyond Messaging: Terrorist Propaganda as Operational Infrastructure." The CTED ...

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to urge governments, schools, and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look much smaller than it really is. By 164 votes to one ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Edward (Ted) Chaiban of Lebanon as Deputy Executive Director, Programme of the United Nations Children’s Fund ...

I welcome today’s decision by the General Assembly to reform financial rules that were putting the Organization’s stability at risk. By its action, the Assembly has agreed to introduce, for a ...