Nicholas Koumjian addressed the European Parliament in Brussels on human rights violations in Myanmar on 17 February 2025.

Ahead of World Hearing Day, WHO and ITU launch first global standard for safe listening in video gameplay and esports.

Ukraine has significant deposits of rare earths. In 2022, the Russian-language service of UN News reported that Ukraine’s deposits of rare earths accounted for approximately 5% of the world’s reserves ...

Plastic pollution backgrounder - Links to UN organizations, documents, publications, speeches and statements, UN conferences and observances ...

Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I will start by apologizing for the fact that I will be extremely impolite. I will speak and I will leave, which is something I hate to do, ...

The Norwegian government has announced six new agreements with various Norwegian humanitarian aid organizations. According to the agreement, Norway will support these organizations with NOK 1.9 ...

Despite progress in some areas, the WHO European Region – long reputed to have some of the world’s strongest health systems – is largely stagnating or even backsliding on a range of indicators from ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres this week announced the appointment of Jens Wandel of Denmark as Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Reforms. He was previously appointed to ...

A toll on fundamental principles like territorial integrity, sovereignty and the rule of law. And a toll on the vital business of this Council. Without respect for human rights — civil, cultural, ...

Rome – The international conference Worldwide Perspectives on Geographical Indications: Innovations and Traditions for Sustainability kicked off today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture ...