UN Television Series “UN in Action” Records Episode 1,500
In December 2015, United Nations Television achieved a major milestone with the production of show number 1,500 of its short feature series “UN in Action.” “UN in Action” was created in October 1987 when the Department of Public Information decided that it needed a...
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 film wins 1st Place at 2015 MY HERO International Film Festival
Every year, thousands of aid workers around the world put their lives in danger daily to help people in need. Join us in congratulating one of them here, UN staffer Ken Payumo, who has received the "2015...
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,...
Behind-the-scenes: How Sudan turned #UNBlue for #UN70
Turning a landmark blue is not always as easy as it may look. Determined to join the global #UNBlue celebration to mark the UN's 70th anniversary, colleagues from the UN office in Khartoum went to exceptional lengths to light up the Meroe pyramids in Sudan. Faced with...
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...