Secretary-General to return to Global Citizen Festival
Extreme poverty is unfair, unnecessary, and unjust. The world’s poor are working hard to lift themselves out of poverty and they’re having great success at it. But all too often it’s the actions and assumptions of some that trap others in systems that keep them poor....
69th Session of the UN General Assembly gets underway
World leaders will make history this month when they gather at the UN for the 69th Session of the General Assembly. We’ll be watching and using this blog to help you find out what’s happening. To get you started, here are some quick links. Official General Assembly...
#Climate2014 – 3 Questions for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ahead of this month's UN Climate Summit, we asked our social media fans and followers to send in questions for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Thanks to all who submitted questions! The Secretary-General recorded three answers. See them here: Luciana Bernardes from...
General Assembly Hall shows off new look
After less than 16 months in the temporary space the United Nations General Assembly is returning to the renovated General Assembly Building on 15 September 2014. With this the last major part of the renovation of the UN Headquarters under the UN Capital Master Plan,...
Update on Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
In March 2014, a rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever started in forested areas of south eastern Guinea. As of 25 March, 86 suspected cases including 60 deaths had been reported. Thirteen cases tested positive for Ebola virus, confirming the first...
UN Updates on Ebola Outbreak
Looking for updates about Ebola outbreak? Here is a selection of online UN resources. News, facts and figures are regularly updated: World Health Organization WHO Global Alert and Response site, includes advice for...
Clarification on UNRWA schools in Gaza
We’ve gotten a lot of questions and comments posted to our social media accounts about reports of rockets being stored in United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) schools. This issue was addressed in a briefing to...
Humanitarian updates about the emergency in Gaza
Looking for humanitarian updates about the emergency in Gaza? Here is a short selection of online resources being updated on a regular basis with news, facts and figures: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) UNRWA on Facebook UNRWA on the web, including...
Who is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon supporting in the World Cup?
When a reporter in Geneva asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon if he will be supporting his home country, the Republic of Korea, during the World Cup, he responded: "This is a very delicate and sensitive question for me! I’ve been asked this question in fact...
Guest post: The forefront of Palestinian consciousness
Guest post by co-star and producer Waleed F. Zuaiter following the screening of the Oscar-nominated Palestinian movie Omar at the United Nations in New York city on 1 May 2014, one of many special events taking place to mark the International Year of Solidarity with...