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Director-General Breadcrumb Home Main Search “Today, our world is facing numerous global challenges, and it is clear that multilateralism is more needed than ever. As we continue our efforts to recover from the pandemic and build a better future for all based on our common roadmap, the 2030 Agenda, we must ensure all stakeholders have a seat at the table. Our solutions must be innovative, inclusive and sustainable…

Library & Archives

Library & Archives Breadcrumb Home Main Search UN Geneva is an active knowledge hub for the international community and researchers on multilateralism and international cooperation. Consequently, its library and archives open their doors not only to UN staff and members of the diplomatic corps but to researchers, students and practitioners from all walks of life.   The Organization offers opportunities to exchange knowledge, encourages…

United Nations Museum Geneva

United Nations Museum Geneva Breadcrumb Home Main Search When the League of Nations was dissolved in 1946, the Palais des Nations and its other assets were transferred to the United Nations. In homage to its predecessor, in 1947, the League of Nations Museum was established to showcase most of the League's documents and artefacts. Renamed as the UN Museum Geneva in 2015, the space now highlights the history of the League of Nations and the United Nations.…

UN: Documents & translation

UN: Documents & translation Breadcrumb Home Main Search Processing a document Can I organize a meeting at the UN? Reserve a meeting Request your meeting through gMeets…

Disability Inclusion at UN Geneva: Guiding Principles

Disability Inclusion at UN Geneva: Guiding Principles Breadcrumb Home Main Search The United Nations Office at Geneva is committed to fostering an open and accessible environment across all areas, including meetings and conferences, publications, and digital communication.Our actions and communication are guided by key principles and international standards, with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the core.The principles…

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference

12 hours 24 minutes hence Breadcrumb Home Main Search Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference 25 April 2025 Press Conference Announcement Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions; David Ogden, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsChristine Fuell, Executive Secretary, ad interim, of the Rotterdam Convention

In Dialogue with Turkmenistan, Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Turkmenistan on Installing Cameras in Places of Detention, Ask about Measures to Prevent Torture in Prisons and the Treatment of Homosexual Persons

4 hours 59 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search In Dialogue with Turkmenistan, Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Turkmenistan on Installing Cameras in Places of Detention, Ask about Measures to Prevent Torture in Prisons and the Treatment of Homosexual Persons 24 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Turkmenistan, with Committee Experts…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Holds Informal Meeting with States Parties to the Convention

5 hours 24 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Holds Informal Meeting with States Parties to the Convention 24 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today held an informal meeting with States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.Opening the meeting, Michal…

Outrage as Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians

9 hours 35 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Outrage as Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians 24 April 2025 © Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine/Anastasiia Honcharuk Rescue workers search through the rubble of a bombed building in Kyiv, Ukraine. Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and…

Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN

9 hours 35 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN 24 April 2025 © ILO/Laetitia Dard An informal sector worker eats by the roadside in Bangkok. Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned…