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Marking the , this video highlights how global monitoring and international cooperation strengthen the worldwide norm against nuclear testing.
ĢƵCTAD estimates Gaza needs $71.5 billion for recovery as economic collapse, damaged infrastructure, fiscal pressures, and widespread unemployment deepen humanitarian and development challenges.
Achieving global nuclear disarmament is the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations. Today, rising tensions, deepening mistrust, expanding military competition and the modernization of nuclear arsenals cast a dangerous shadow over our common future. States that possess nuclear weapons must honour their disarmament obligations and commit to the total elimination of nuclear weapons. On this International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (26 September) let us act with urgency and courage and build a safer, more peaceful world for present and future generations.
Peace is more than the absence of war. It means living with safety, dignity and opportunity — and building communities where everyone has a voice. On 21 September, the International Day of Peace reminds us that peace is shaped not only at negotiating tables, but also in our neighbourhoods, schools and everyday lives. Under the 2026 theme, “Investing in Peace: For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day,” the Day celebrates the people working to bridge divides and calls on everyone - from individuals to world leaders - to invest in dialogue, human rights, sustainable development and a more peaceful future.
Disruptions to key global trade routes raise food, fuel and fertilizer costs, threatening food security and increasing hunger risks in vulnerable countries worldwide.
Writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer Gloria Steinem denounces violence against women in a speech at ĢƵ Headquarters. Utilizing material from the , this production showcases a major force in the feminist movement taking her message to the global stage.
Amid rising conflict, climate shocks, and inequality, the world’s most vulnerable people—including women, children, migrants, and displaced persons—bear the heaviest burden of both crime and unjust policing. The 2026 International Day of Police Cooperation, themed “Protecting Against Vulnerability: Building Trust and Legitimacy in Policing,” calls for stronger cross-border law enforcement coordination to dismantle criminal networks, and deeper community trust grounded in human rights and accountability. Let's strengthen collaboration, community trust and build police institutions that serve with integrity and humanity.
The Durban Declaration provides a strong foundation for advancing global efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance worldwide.
Since nuclear weapons testing began on 16 July 1945, over 2,000 have taken place. In the early days of nuclear testing little consideration was given to its devastating effects on human life, let alone the dangers of nuclear fallout from atmospheric tests. Hindsight and history have shown us the terrifying and tragic effects of nuclear weapons testing. This International Day against Nuclear Tests (29 August) we understand that nuclear tests do not prove strength. They shatter trust, invite reciprocal tests, fuel a nuclear arms race and betray every community still living with the legacy of past nuclear tests.
continue entering global supply chains despite existing ĢƵ rules, highlighting the need for stronger implementation, peace, and effective regional cooperation. Lasting stability in the Kivus would empower local communities, strengthen responsible mineral trade, and create the conditions for sustainable economic development.
At a pivotal moment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other resource-rich regions, the is examining how transparent, inclusive and sustainable natural resource governance can transform minerals from drivers of instability into engines of peace, security and prosperity. As global demand for strategic minerals accelerates, this high-level debate explores how stronger traceability, accountability and regional cooperation can help disrupt the financing of armed groups, prevent conflict and ensure that mineral wealth benefits people and development rather than war. .
needs renewed political will, investment and commitment as global support declines, to sustain peace over conflict.
Amid interconnected crises that are widening gaps in peace, development, trust and governance, the world faces growing instability at a historic crossroads. The International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations (10 June) highlights the value of diversity and the importance of dialogue, mutual respect and global solidarity to build a more harmonious, connected world. Under the theme "Exploring New Pathways for Dialogue Among Civilizations, and Jointly Writing New Chapters for Global Governance," a High-Level Event takes place today in the Trusteeship Council Chamber to mark the Day. .
A helps governments, law enforcement, and experts to clandestine chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapon labs.