By Eileen Travers When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health became an imperative. Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a precursor to what is now the […]
Our Study Tours are open for registration for 2025. These tours offer individuals a chance to be more than tourist. Over five days, participants have the unique opportunity to engage with UN agencies and internaional organisations at a personal level. One day you might be meeting with Australian Ambassador Amanada Gorely, asking questions about Australia’s […]
UN News/Daniel Johnson | Italian actress Cristiana Dell’Anna attends the showing of her film, ‘Cabrini’ at UN Geneva. ‘Cabrini’ film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight the age-old dangers confronting migrants – and the astonishing Italian missionary who travelled to New York City’s slums at the turn of […]
UN Photo/Loey Felipe | Philemon Yang (left), President of the 79th session of the General Assembly, briefs on his priorities for 2025. The President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang presented a detailed vision of his 2025 priorities for the world body on Tuesday, calling it an opportunity for “a new start.” Under the theme Unity in […]
UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Summit of the Future high-level event at United Nations Headquarters in September 2024. Facebook Twitter Print Email 30 December 2024 UN Affairs UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 “a new beginning” in his message for the New Year, issued on Monday. Reflecting on 2024, he stated that “hope has […]
The UN Study Tour to Geneva was a huge success. With over 20 tailored events participants were treated to a variety of international and diplomatic exchanges. Led by Carlise Richardson and coordinated by Sally Northfield, the group experienced unique insights into foreign relations. Highlights included: > meeting with the UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection […]