Ahead of World Hearing Day, WHO and ITU launch first global standard for safe listening in video gameplay and esports.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will arrive in Brussels on 18 March for his annual meetings with leaders of the European Union. On Wednesday, he will meet with Ursula von der Leyen, ...

On average, women in the EU earn 12% less than men. In other words, for every euro a man earns, a woman receives just 0.88 ...

The European Union is hosting the Ninth Brussels Conference titled "Standing with Syria: Meeting the Needs for a Successful Transition." ...

Nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) experience racial discrimination, up from 39% in 2016. The highest rates in the 13 survey countries are in Austria (71%), Germany (68%) and Finland (63%).  “Being Muslim in ...

New UN websites & publications Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing (UN WOMEN) Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of ...

In its podcast series, The UNESCO Courier, the flagship magazine of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, deals with subjects related to current events in education, ...

The idea of a ‘circular economy’ is increasingly being embraced by political leaders, businesses, and citizens as a means to help tackle waste and pollution, speed up climate action and keep the ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...

International Women´s Day. Beijing Conference. The year 2025 is a pivotal moment as it marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This document is considered the ...