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Human Rights Day: Friday, 10 December 2010; All States and interested organizations were invited by the General Assembly in 1950 to observe 10 December as Human rights Day ([more] More News

UN faces race against time and weather to obtain hazard-proof shelters for Haiti: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Iranian move to step up uranium enrichment worries UN nuclear chief: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

UN political chief heads to DPR Korea for talks with senior officials: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Ban, General Assembly calls for Olympic Truce ahead of Vancouver Games: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Nepal: UN hails release of all child soldiers by Maoists: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Ban appeals for post-election restraint in Sri Lanka as challenger arrested: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Iraq: UN envoy condemns killing of female election candidate: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Outgoing UN envoy urges Sudanese to press ahead in 2010 on critical issues: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Secretary-General calls for stronger partnership for African development: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

ICC dismisses charges against Darfurian rebel leader for lack of evidence: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

Financial crisis should spur clean growth in developing nations - UN: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

More than 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in eastern DR Congo - UN: Tuesday, 9 February 2010; More News

International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: Wednesday, 27 January 2010; Secretary-General's message on the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 27 January.

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Special Rapporteur on the right to health - mission to Australia: Friday, 4 December 2009; The Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health ('the right to healt... [more] More News

Climate Change and Food Security in the Pacific: Tuesday, 1 December 2009; This FAO policy brief was prepared for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and is expected to act as a "threat multiplier" in a region that is al... [more] More News

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 Year-end Update: Tuesday, 1 December 2009; While the Asia-Pacific region is leading the global economic recovery, with the growth rate in 2010 forecast at 6.3 per cent – the highest in the worl... [more] More News

Human Development Report 2009: Thursday, 8 October 2009; "Overcoming Barriers: Human mobility and development" is the subtitle of the this year's Human Development Report, published by the United Nations De... [more] More News

Can the UN be Taught: Tuesday, 6 October 2009; The Proceedings of a Colloquium on Innovative Approaches to Teaching about the United Nations, which was held on 22 November 2008 in the Diplomatic Ac... [more] More News

Climate Change Science Compendium 2009: Wednesday, 30 September 2009; The report is a review of some 400 major scientific contributions to our understanding of Earth Systems and climate. It comes with less than 80 days t... [more] More News

Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict: Thursday, 17 September 2009; The UN Fact-Finding Mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone has released its long-awaited report on the Gaza conflict, in which it concluded there is... [more] More News

Join the UN's call to action against nuclear weapons: Monday, 31 August 2009; Give YOUR support to the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation campaign, by signing the We Must Disarm Declaration. This campaign is a lead up to... [more] More News

International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Secretary-General's message on the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 27 January. The theme o... >> Read more...	International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 Focus The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the... >> Read more...
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures The year 2010 will be celebrated as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Culture.The goal of the International Year c... >> Read more...	Africa - 2010 Focus Africa is the only region in the world to have been singled out for priority treatment by the General Assembly. In 2010, the Unite... >> Read more...
Disarmament, Peace & Security - 2010 Focus Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons review conference. Disarmament, Peace and Security resources ... >> Read more...	End Violence Against Women - 2010 Focus The Secretary-General's campaign, "UNiTE to end violence against women" was launched in 2008 and continues to 2015. The campaign ... >> Read more...
HUMAN RIGHTS - 2009 Focus Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other related forms of intolerance: these are problems that occur on a daily basis ... >> Read more...

UN Partners on Climate Change The Climate Change Gateway provides easy access to the reports of the Intergover... >> Read more...	UN Development Programme launches a new website The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Multi Country Office based in ... >> Read more...	Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) "Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers"The wor... >> Read more...
Climate Change and Food Security in the Pacific This FAO policy brief was prepared for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference ... >> Read more...	Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 Year-end Update While the Asia-Pacific region is leading the global economic recovery, with the ... >> Read more...	Human Development Report 2009 "Overcoming Barriers: Human mobility and development" is the subtitle of the th... >> Read more...
Can the UN be Taught The Proceedings of a Colloquium on Innovative Approaches to Teaching about the U... >> Read more...	Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 The report is a review of some 400 major scientific contributions to our underst... >> Read more...	Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict The UN Fact-Finding Mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone has released its lo... >> Read more...
Ten stories the world should hear more about In today's densely-packed information environment, the United Nations tries to e... >> Read more...	World Economic and Social Survey 2009 The World Economic and Social Survey 2009: Promoting Development, Saving the Pla... >> Read more...	Special Rapporteur on Indigenous issues Australian visit The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms... >> Read more...
UN Channel on YouTube United Nations Television has a channel on YouTube. The channel broadcasts progr... >> Read more...	News Quiz Take a minute to test your knowledge of the events, issues and people making the... >> Read more...