Things look at bit different at this session of the UN General Assembly
The 68th session of the General Assembly is now underway, but this year the delegates are not convening in the usual General Assembly Hall. Since the General Assembly Building closed for renovation on 31 May 2013, plenary meetings will be held in the North Lawn...
Forest Heroes Awards and Forest Film Festival
In 2011, the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat launched the first-ever Forest Heroes Awards and Forest Film Festival in celebration of the International Year of Forests. The success of this effort was the inspiration for the 2012/2013 UN Forests for...
68th Session of the UN General Assembly is here!
World leaders will make history this month at the UN. We'll be watching and using this blog to help you find out what's happening at the 68th session of the General Assembly. To get you started, here are some quick links. Official General Assembly website Guest blog...
Sunday update: report of UN Mission to Investigate Allegations of Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
On Sunday, the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General issued a statement on the following: Professor Åke Sellström transmitted the report of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab...
Social media highlights from Liberia, Niger, Mali, Iraq, Switzerland, Somalia and more
Here’s a selection of photos and videos you may have missed posted on social media accounts from around the UN system over the past few weeks and shared with our social media team. Thank you to all who contributed!...
Ambassador John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda: Setting the Stage!
Guest blog post by Ambassador John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda who is serving as President of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly On 14 June 2013,193 member States of the United Nations elected me by acclamation to serve as 68th President of the United Nations...
Special event: Planet Ocean film screening
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, photographer, filmmaker, and philanthropist, screened his film, Planet Ocean to the United Nations community on Wednesday. UN Secretary-General...
What’s happening at UN Headquarters?
Looking for the latest updates from UN Headquarters in New York City on the Syria crisis? Here are some places to find online information: Live and recorded webcasts of UN meetings, press stakeouts and events UN News Centre "In Focus" page on Syria Office of the...
Social media highlights from Afghanistan, Libya, Nicaragua, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand and more
Here’s a selection of photos and videos you may have missed posted on UN social media accounts from around the UN system over the past few weeks and shared with our social media team. Thank you to all who contributed! Have a photo or video you’d like to see here? Post...
Summer 2013 interns photo session with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
In August, interns serving at United Nations Headquarters over the summer gathered at the newly-renovated Economic and Social Council Chamber in New York for a time-honored tradition – a group photo with the Secretary-General. Following the photo session,...