60 years later — celebrating Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
This week the United Nations is marking the 60th anniversary of when Dag Hammarskjöld took the oath office of Secretary-General. You're invited to watch the event live online. Event details Wednesday, 10 April 2013 1:00 -2:30 p.m. ECOSOC Chamber United Nations...
Ban Ki-moon takes #MDGMomentum to Stade Bernabeu
It doesn't matter which team you support -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took to the pitch in Madrid on Saturday to call on everyone to support unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest. He performed the ceremonial "kick off" before a game...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talks to Malala
“The terrorists showed what frightens them most: a girl with a book.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai. On April 5th, the world reached a vital moment in history's largest and most successful anti-poverty push -- the 1,000-day...
Video: Answers to your questions on genocide prevention
April marks the 19th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. — What is the UN doing to prevent such tragedies in the future? What is the role of the international community, and of individual countries, in the prevention of genocide? What difference can individuals,...
Social Media Highlights from Jordan, South Sudan, Germany, Niger 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!...
Earth Hour
For the fifth time the United Nations and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon are taking part in Earth Hour by turning off the lights at its offices around the world on Saturday, 23 March, for one hour, in a symbolic gesture to support action on climate change and to...
Answers to your questions about fighting racism
As part of our observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March) we asked social media fans and followers to post questions for Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial...
Parlez-vous français ?
This week we are celebrating Journée de la langue française. French is one of six official UN languages. Find out about a few online resources with daily updates in French: French-language social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Tweets from around the UN...
Know the facts on sanitation
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson wants you to know the facts on sanitation, so this week he is initiating, on behalf of the Secretary-General, a renewed effort to drive progress on sanitation and water goals as we head towards the Millennium Development Goals...