A city opens its doors to the world: New York and the United Nations
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4WhUdVUzLKY&time_continue=541&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2FBy Daniel Dickinson Born from the ashes of the Second World War, the dream of a more peaceful and fairer world drew nations together in 1945 under a new vision for humanity: the United Nations. Eight decades on, the aspiration for peace, dignity and equality still resonates as the UN marks 80 years of its existence […]
UN presents UN80 Initiative Action Plan, setting coordinated path for system-wide reforms
UN PhotoSteel workers hoist a girder in place in the meeting hall area of the UN Headquarters where construction was completed in June 1951. The United Nations outlined how it intends to advance one of its most comprehensive system-wide reform efforts in decades, as Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder presented the UN80 Initiative Action Plan. […]
‘House of diplomacy and dialogue’: UN wraps up high-level week with calls for peace, climate action and reform
UN Photo/Loey Felipe Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly, closes the general debate of the Assembly’s 80th session. By Vibhu Mishra The United Nations remains “the house of diplomacy and dialogue” in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said as she closed the 80th session’s general debate, urging nations to convert the week’s […]
UN marks 80th anniversary of its founding
UN Photo/Loey Felipe A wide view of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. Music, memories and messages of peace filled the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday as the world body commemorated 80 years since its founding. The ceremony was held as world […]
80 years later, the UN Charter is a ‘living miracle,’ Secretary-General says
UN Photo/Yould The UN Charter being signed by a delegation at a ceremony held at the Veterans’ War Memorial Building on 26 June 1945. In front of a multimedia exhibit at United Nations Headquarters entitled “Reviving the Spirit of San Francisco,” Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed home the UN Charter which was signed in 1945 in […]
UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’
UN Photo/Rein Skullerud Secretary-General António Guterres (right) during an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome in December 2019. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88. The pontiff – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio […]