Secretary-General appoints Garry Conille of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya
Stories & Blogs UNSDGApr 01, 2026(Announcement )Mr. Conille brings over 20 years of experience in international development, humanitarian affairs and public administration to the position.
Secretary‑General appoints Ozonnia Ojielo of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia
Stories & Blogs UNSDGMar 16, 2026(Announcement )Mr. Ojielo brings to the position more than 25 years of experience in sustainable development, governance, peacebuilding and conflict prevention.
Achieving the Paris Agreement Goals: Our Race to the Top
Stories & Blogs UNSDGNov 12, 2025(Story )On 12 December 2015, the world reached consensus on the Paris Agreement – our legally binding, universal treaty to combat climate catastrophe.
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
Stories & Blogs UNEPOct 29, 2025(Press Release )Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk, according to the Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty.
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 UNFPAOct 14, 2025(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.
"Now is the time to choose": UN Chief's remarks at the General Assembly.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGSep 23, 2025(Announcement )“…The pillars of peace and progress are buckling under the weight of impunity, inequality, and indifference…” UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Diene Keita appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Stories & Blogs UNFPAAug 29, 2025(Press Release )Ms. Diene Keita was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General.
From Poetry to Policy: RC Mohamed Fall and Maryam Bukar-Hassan on Culture, Youth, and Peace
Stories & Blogs UNSDGAug 12, 2025(Story )In Nigeria, youth are in the driver’s seat when it comes to sustainable development and peace.
The scars of gender-based violence run deep in South Sudan – but so does the will to heal
Stories & Blogs UNFPAAug 06, 2025(News )In South Sudan, women and girls face the overlapping dangers of prolonged conflict, cattle raiding, displacement from climate shocks and harmful patriarchal traditions.
No Coast, No Limits: How Landlocked Countries are Turning Barriers into Bridges
Stories & Blogs UNSDGAug 06, 2025(Story )For nearly a billion people living in landlocked countries, every journey to the outside world is a long one.