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World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland
Behavioural insights toolkit helps countries address harmful skin‑lightening practices
Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers
How could Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor be removed from the line of succession to the throne?
Australia one step closer to ratifying landmark High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
World leaders place women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of multilateralism as UNGA80 High-level Week opens
Security Council Holds Briefing on Humanitarian, Child Protection Situation in Haiti
Women’s political leadership declines, with fewer women in executive office in 2025
Will surging sea levels kill the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient coral fossils may hold the answer
UNITAR Launched “MotoAI” during the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2025
Technical paper on economic and commercial determinants of health in Small Island Developing States
United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Michelle Gyles-McDonnough as Executive Director of UNITAR
Universal Health Coverage Day 2024
Climate resilience, access to finance and regional integration are the keys to unleashing the potential of Caribbean economies
General Assembly Expresses Dismay at Security Council Failure to Maintain Peace amid Raging Conflicts, Stressing Need for Urgent Reform to the Body
World Food Forum: 2024 global flagship event opens in Rome
World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance
UNGA79: World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance
WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance
Training of Trainers on Breastfeeding Education Successfully Kicks-off
Global Environment Facility approves $70 million to support FAO projects in 28 countries
Youth Manifesto for UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance launched
UN Women advocates for gender equality at 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States
Voting for Palestinian statehood a key test for Labor’s humanity
Director-General’s Award for Global Health goes to Prime Minister of Barbados and developers of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19
WHO launches its first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 provides insights into the health of New Zealanders
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
New South-South health cooperation initiative launched linking Africa and the Caribbean
Ms. Chisa Mikami, New Head of UNITAR Hiroshima Office
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Prime Minister meets with President Xi
Funds for world’s climate hotspots woefully neglect the needs of children, new report finds
Small islands agree bold plan of action on health and climate crises
UNITAR Trained Public Officials at 11th International Road Federation Caribbean Regional Congress
IOC and WHO launch Let’s Move campaign on Olympic Day to inspire and enable the world to move for better health
PM Albanese sucking up to King Charles is beyond embarrassing
Barbados’ human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
High Commissioner addresses ECLAC Forum on Sustainable Development Goals
Universal Periodic Review Working Group to examine human rights records of 14 States at its forty-third session from 1 to 12 May 2023
Global leaders meet on Antimicrobial Resistance in Barbados
Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference
FAO fully committed to limiting the spread of antimicrobial resistance
Save the Children calls for more countries to follow France and repatriate women and children from unsafe camps in North East Syria
Human rights measures can rescue the SDGs, said High Commissioner Türk
Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers
Australia announces new High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago 20 December