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An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 spread a radioactive cloud over large parts of the Soviet Union, now the territories of Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian Federation

An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 spread a radioactive cloud over large parts of the Soviet Union, now the territories of Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian Federation

The United Nations is the most representative international organization that addresses complex global challenges through collective action.

In the last 50 years, vaccination accounts for 40% of the improvement in infant survival.

At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries met to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.

Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities

Our current anthropocentric approach leans towards short-term profit and economic growth rather than valuing Nature’s contributions to our overall quality of life. Let’s change it.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88.

Marking the 10-year anniversary of the Leaders' Summit on Peacekeeping, the 2025 Berlin UN Peacekeeping Ministerial is the latest in a series of meetings held at the Head of State, Government, or Ministerial level.

In 2025, 305 million people need urgent humanitarian aid due to escalating crises. Conflict and climate change are causing unprecedented displacement, hunger, and destruction.

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In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics

Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place.

From the very beginning of the Space Age, the UN recognized that outer space added a new dimension to human existence.

Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United States’ new tariff measures which in the longer term could reshape and boost as-yet untapped regional commercial links, a top UN economist confirmed on Friday.

After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism.

Eradicating poverty is more than a goal; it’s a moral duty. The UN envisions a world where poverty becomes a relic of the past—a vision central to the 2030 Agenda’s first Sustainable Development Goal.

In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and hardships being faced

The more the UN does together to address big challenges around the world, the less the burden on individual countries to do it alone.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih