Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP's role in advancing the Minamata convention
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )Mercury has served our industries, our medicines, even our mirrors — yet it has also poisoned rivers, silenced birds, and entered the blood of generations.
Opening Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Ms. Diene Keita at the World Health Summit Keynote Session: Women’s Health – Global Wealth: Catalyzing Returns on Bold Investments.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (Speech )Every single day, over 700 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. That’s one woman lost every two minutes – needlessly.
Gender equality remains a unifying force for the world – 2025 must be our turning point.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Speech )Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, UN headquarters, 22 September 2025.
"Now is the time to choose": UN Chief's remarks at the General Assembly.
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )“…The pillars of peace and progress are buckling under the weight of impunity, inequality, and indifference…” UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
4th African Business and Human Rights Forum
Event October 7 - 9, 2025 - Venue/Format: Lusaka, ZambiaOrganizer: OHCHR
United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Denise Brown of Canada as United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGs (Announcement )Prior to that, she served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
Africa Food Systems Forum 2025
Event August 31 to September 5, 2025 - Venue/Format: Dakar, SenegalOrganizer: IFPRI
Speech: Let us stand with the women of the Sahel in recognition of their power to shape a better future
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Speech )Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the Sahel at UN Headquarters, 7 August 2025.
Law, Justice and Development Week 2025
Event November 03 - 05, 2025 - Venue/Format: World Bank Group Headquarters in Washington, DCOrganizer: World Bank
Reimagining Partnerships for Stronger Public Financial Management: Financial Management Umbrella Program Partners Forum
Event October 01, 2025 - Venue/Format: World Bank HQOrganizer: World Bank