#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...
Why apply for the UN Summer Academy 2014?
The UN Summer Academy is a week-long learning programme that takes place at the UN Headquarters in New York from 9-13 June 2014. It offers executive education, learning, networking and knowledge exchange to UN staff, diplomats and civil society representatives. This...
Sci-Fi TV Show Revolution Ends with a Message for a Brighter World
Guest blog by Bahareh Seyedi, UNDP Energy Policy Specialist. As the screen fades to black and before the credits roll tonight on the series finale of NBC’s post-apocalyptic show 'Revolution', viewers will see the startling fact that 1.3 billion people worldwide live...