Press Releases

New York, 12 September 2021 I am pleased to join you as you mark this UN Day for South-South Cooperation. The COVID-19 pandemic is the most complex immediate challenge facing our world and it is undermining hard won social…

New York, 7 September 2021 Today, as many as nine out of ten people breathe polluted air, leading to some 7 million premature deaths each year, of whom 600,000 are children. Unless we act decisively, this number could double…

New York , 31 August 2021 Today we observe the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent. This day is a celebration of the enormous contributions of people of African descent to every field of human endeavour…

New York, 30 August 2021 Enforced disappearance – while strictly prohibited under international human rights law in all circumstances – continues to be used across the world as a method of repression, terror, and stifling…

New York, 29 August 2021 Today marks the 30th anniversary of the closure of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, the largest nuclear test site in the Soviet Union. The closure of that site, where more than 450…

A need for production and periodic and timely issue of the Bulletin as an information product for timely collection and dissemination of information on water-related, environmental, and climatic situation in the Aral Sea…

New York, 22 August 2021 Today we honour and remember the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief. Across the world, we continue to witness a rise in hate speech, intolerance, and even physical violence and…

New York, 21 August 2021 Today, we remember and pay tribute to all victims and survivors of terrorism. We stand in solidarity with those whose loved ones have been killed, those who still suffer from physical and…

New York, 19 August 2021 Humanitarian workers are here to help the world’s most vulnerable people when disaster strikes. But around the world, aid workers face growing threats. In the past 20 years, shootings, kidnappings…

New York, 12 August 2021 Young people are on the frontlines of the struggle to build a better future for all. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire need for the kind of transformational change they seek – and young…