After a career defending ‘the dignity of life’, Natalia Kanem steps down as UNFPA boss
Stories & Blogs Un (Interview )Natalia Kanem, the head of the UN sexual and reproductive rights agency, UNFPA, is stepping down, after a tumultuous eight-year tenure
Amid global tensions, environmental multilateralism continues to deliver.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )“Amid growing conflict, geopolitical tensions and fears of backsliding on global commitments, we are of course all deeply concerned,” said Inger Andersen.
2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA2025
Event November 10 - 14, 2025 - Venue/Format: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Organizer: ECA
2nd UN Tourism and ICAO Ministerial Conference on Tourism and Air Transport in Africa
Event July 22 - 24, 2025 - Venue/Format: Luanda (Angola)Organizer: UN Tourism
For ALL Women and Girls: Saron Mesele on bridging the digital gender gap.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Interview )#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Indigenous Economic Autonomy for a Sustainable Future
Event May 29-30, 2025 - Venue/Format: World Bank, C Building C1-450, Washington DC. And, via ZoomOrganizer: World Bank
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Strategic Roundtable: Data and Sustainable Financing: Twin Foundations to Accelerate UHC.
Stories & Blogs WHO (Speech )Data and health financing are both fundamental components of that work, as two of the classic “building blocks” of health systems.
4th United Nations Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference
Event October 16 – 18, 2025 - Venue/Format: UN Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryOrganizer: UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library
2nd UN Tourism and ICAO Ministerial Conference on Tourism and Air Transport in Africa
Event July 22 - 24, 2025 - Venue/Format: Luanda, AngolaOrganizer: UN Tourism
Opening remarks by Mr. Antonio Pedro at the African Leadership Forum
Stories & Blogs ECA Speech (Speech )“Africa’s future depends on our ability to generate sustainable and inclusive growth that creates decent jobs for all”.