COP29: Investing in a livable planet for all | United Nations
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024. Illustration: United Nations Department of Global Communications.
UN Climate Change Conferences | United Nations
COP26. The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom, COP26, in 2021 brought together 120 world leaders and over 40,000 registered participants to discuss all facets of climate ...
Definitions of Genocide and Related Crimes | United Nations
Crimes Against Humanity Background. Some scholars point to the use of the term “crimes against humanity” (or very similar terms) as early as late eighteenth and early nineteenth century ...
The Impact of Digital Technologies | United Nations
Technologies can help make our world fairer, more peaceful, and more just. Digital advances can support and accelerate achievement of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – from ending ...
United Nations | Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet
Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet. Science and Technology, Women and Gender Equality, OHCHR Combatting Cybersexism. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shanley Clémot McLaren and fellow ...
Sustainable Development Goals: 17 Goals to Transform our World
In 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 a day) rose to 724 million. Those living in extreme poverty struggle to fulfill the most basic needs (health ...
About Us | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
One place where the world's nations can gather together, discuss common problems and find shared solutions.. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up ...
How is climate change impacting the world’s ocean
The ocean has long taken the brunt of the impacts of human-made global warming, says UN Climate Change.As the planet’s greatest carbon sink, the ocean absorbs excess heat and energy released ...
Youth | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
Young people demand urgent climate action ahead of the UN Youth Climate Summit. The United Nations has long recognized that the imagination, ideals and energy of young people are vital for the ...
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio …
Jun 14, 1992 · Group photo of world leaders meeting at the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13 June 1992. UN Photo/Michos Tzovaras United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de ...