What’s happening on Earth Day? The #ParisAgreement Signing ceremony in NYC
To keep the global spotlight focused on climate change and build on the strong political momentum from Paris, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited representatives of all countries to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change at a special Ceremony...
Reddit “Ask me anything” session on eliminating racism with human rights expert Gay McDougall
Gay McDougal, UN Expert on the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of the rights of minorities around the world, is taking your questions on Reddit! Join in at 4 pm (NYC time) on Monday, 21 March. The question and answer session will be accessible...
The story behind the new “shop.UN.org” site
The United Nations Publications team has a mandate to promote the work and knowledge of the United Nations, its Funds, Agencies and Programmes to the global audience, complementing ongoing dissemination activities. This outreach targets the general public,...
Behind the Scenes of the UN Climate Conference in Paris
As we are approaching the end of the UN Climate Conference or COP21 in Paris, we take you behind the scenes and inside the conference venue, which has been buzzing every day with activities ranging from High-Level meetings and press briefings to demonstrations by...
UN staff run Beirut Marathon for UN70
As part of the activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, several heads and dozens of personnel of UN agencies operating in Lebanon participated in the 2015 Beirut International Marathon alongside scores of top government officials,...
New sculpture unveiled in Central Park to honour 70th Anniversary of United Nations
The newest addition to Central Park’s sculptural program will be unveiled Saturday 24 October in an historic ceremony presided over by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President of the 70th session of the General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft, President of...
Special #Belief screening with Oprah Winfrey
President of the United Nations General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft, in collaboration with the People+Planet Project (P+PP), welcomed Oprah Winfrey to UN Headquarters on 15 October 2015 for a special early screening of...
Turn the world #UNBlue
To help celebrate the UN's 70th anniversary, more than 300 iconic monuments, buildings, statues, bridges, and other landmarks in more than 80 countries around the world will be lit up blue on UN Day, 24 October, as part of an exciting new global campaign which helps...
Twitter milestone – 5 million followers!
This month we welcomed our 5 millionth follower on Twitter! Thank you to everyone who has been retweeting our posts and asking questions. Who is following our English language account on Twitter? According to Twitter analytics, see below for some details: The top 10...