UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division hosted a three-part Development Policy Seminar series in July to present new thinking on inflation. Discussions focused on issues such as inflation’s ...

NEW YORK, 30 July 2025 – Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 25 experts to the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for the 2025–2029 term. The ...

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General welcomes the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand as a positive step towards ending current hostilities ...

World Steelpan Day aimed at raising awareness of the cultural and historical significance of the steelpan as well as its link to sustainable development.

As part of the UN80 Initiative’s second workstream, and in line with General Assembly resolution 79/318, the report proposes ways to strengthen mandate processes while fully respecting that ...

As the world begins planning for a post-pandemic recovery, the United Nations is calling on Governments to seize the opportunity to “build back better” by creating a more sustainable ...

I extend my warm greetings to the Global Young Academy and the International Conference of Young Scientists. As an institutional partner of our Scientific Advisory Board, the Global Young Academy ...

July 2025 - At this week’s UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue, development experts emphasized the urgent need to strengthen social protection systems, invest in young people and support economic ...

Beware of scams implying association with the United Nations The United Nations has been made aware of various correspondences, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, text messages ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's video message to the Opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the wrap-up session of the ...

In March 2025, the Secretary-General launched the UN80 Initiative to transform how the UN works - identifying efficiencies, reviewing how mandates are implemented, and examining potential structural ...

What is UN Action? UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action) is a network of 27 UN entities, united with the goal of ending sexual violence during and in the wake of armed conflict ...