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.

AI & the Future of Human Capital in the Global South: A World Bank-George Washington University Knowledge Symposium
Event September 29, 2025, - Venue/Format: GW School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington DC., USA (in-person only)Organizer: World Bank

INC-5.2 Pre-event: West African voices in plastics controls and innovative recycling
Event August 4, 2025 - Venue/Format: Palais des Nations. H-Building, Room H-207-208-209, Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganizer: UNCTAD
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.
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.

Africa LEADS [Learn. Adapt. Scale.]
Event May 5-9, 2025 - Venue/Format: Lomé, TogoOrganizer: World Bank

Expert workshop to showcase best practices in the promotion of equal nationality rights in law and in practice.
Event May 6, 2025 - Venue/Format: OnlineOrganizer: OHCHR

Side Event on the Access to Information and Media Pluralism in the face of Artificial Intelligence and Power Concentration.
Event May 5, 2025 - Venue/Format: UN House in Brussels, and OnlineOrganizer: OHCHR

26th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development
Event May 12 – 15, 2025 - Venue/Format: In-person, Tempus, Palais des Nations, GenevaOrganizer: OHCHR

4th Annual Session of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement
Event May 9 -10, 2025 - Venue/Format: Palais des Nations (Room III), GenevaOrganizer: OHCHR