Rethinking our meals
Today is the inaugural International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Delegates from Permanent Missions marked the day with a visit to a food bank in Brooklyn.
New Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ day inspires us to stop food waste
Share your 'Kitchen Memories' to commemorate the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September)!
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Peace and Development Trust Fund supports multilateralism
So far, it has provided funding to 80 projects in support of the work of the United Nations for international peace, security, and development.
GA: Watch the general debate LIVE
Today, Tuesday 22 September, the general debate opens. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, speeches this year will be mostly pre-recorded, with some delegates delivering live statements in the General Assembly Hall on behalf of their head of State or Government.
General debate statements at your fingertips
Want to learn more about which speakers have represented your country over the years? Which speaker gave the longest speech? Which Heads of State have delivered statements since 1946?
Meet the top diplomat shepherding the GA through its 75th year
The Turkish diplomat elected to be the president of the 75th session of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, is taking on the role as the Organization grapples with an unprecedented pandemic.
Free Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Virtual Tour - Second Friday of every month at 11:00 am
You are cordially invited to take a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Virtual Tour free of charge on the second Friday of every month at 11:00 am.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ stamps feature World Heritage sites in the Russian Federation
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Postal Administration will issue six new postage stamps in the World Heritage series on 11 September.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Guide to Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is here!
The new book is the official guide for Model United Nations student leaders and advisors to best simulate how the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ operates.
New Website on Gender and Women, Peace and Security Agenda
To highlight the important role of women in peacemaking, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs has launched a new web page dedicated to inclusive and gender responsive mediation.
Tourism sector must be rebuilt in a safe and equitable way
Launching his latest policy brief, the Secretary-General pointed out that the tourism industry “employs one-in-every-ten people on Earth and provides livelihoods to hundreds of millions more".
Experience the efforts of public servants during the pandemic
To celebrate Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Public Service Day on 23 June, DESA called for video submissions, showing public servants in action during the COVID-19 crisis.
New online series on 'building back better'; in Asia and Pacific
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific has launched the Regional Conversation Series on Building Back Better.
New United Nations Flag Stamps
The United Nations Postal Administration is issuing new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Flag stamps on 20 August: Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Cyprus, Dominica, Mauritania, Mongolia, and Paraguay.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Digital Library reaches 1 million metadata milestone
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is celebrating the creation of over one million bibliographic metadata units in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Digital Library.