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General Assembly Adopts Resolution Endorsing the Merger of UNSSC into UNITAR, and Establishing the new United Nations Institute for Capability and Learning Innovation
UN human rights report urges robust accountability and institutional reforms: Sri Lanka
Un Commission on Human Rights to undertake 14th visit to the country: South Sudan
Autonomous weapons can select targets without human help – now is the time for binding rules
Nillumbik welcomes new Youth Mayor and Deputy Youth Mayor
UN working group advances discussions on possible new global agreement on the rights to early childhood education, free pre-primary education and free…
UN disability rights committee to review Qatar, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Chile and Slovakia
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to review Kuwait, India, Honduras and Finland
Australia helps shape new international food standards at Codex meeting
People Misunderstand Key Climate Actions, Study Shows
Civil society calls for stronger domestic health financing at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly
WHO Member States continue negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex
Tiny AI Device Taking On One Of World’s Deadliest Killers
WHO at the 152nd IPU Assembly: strengthening parliamentary leadership for global health
UNITAR and CIFAL Shanghai hosted the 2026 summer edition of the “UN Sustainable Development Goals Youth Empowerment Seminar for Change-Makers”
Indigenous Peoples’ rights in conflict situations and Artificial Intelligence on the agenda at Expert Mechanism session
UNITAR and UPU Join Forces to Help Governments Bridge the Digital Divide
Historic resolution on neglected tropical diseases adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council
Global food safety standards body Codex adopts new guidance on “may contain” allergen labels
FAO boosts support for Codex, calls for stronger implementation of global food safety standards
WHO Director-General meets HIV community leaders to reaffirm commitment to community leadership and meaningful engagement
Australian Human Rights Commission disappointed with Australian Government’s response to major human rights review of Australia
Countries pave the way for stronger local production and health sovereignty
Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on 3 July on the human rights situation in and around El Obeid: Sudan
Forty-ninth session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards
UN Commission warns of exceptionally grave human rights situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHA79 – WHO supports high-level dialogues on cancer, innovation, and equitable access
Canada backs gig worker rights globally while restricting the right to strike at home
UNITAR Joined Global Discussion on the Intersection of AI and Behavioural Science
WHO celebrates the power of yoga for healthy ageing
Urgent call for effective protection and inclusion to secure freedom of religion or belief, says UN expert: Nigeria
World-first international convention to protect gig workers’ rights
New Zealand woefully out of step with new global standard for digital platform workers
UN experts to deliver technical advice to strengthen protection of Indigenous Peoples in isolation and initial contact following mission to Brazil
HOTA Loving Exhibition LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s to 1950s
WHO convenes global biomanufacturing partners to advance workforce development and local production
Palestinian civilians are victims of all sides, trapped between the mass atrocities of Israeli forces and settlers and the fear-based rule of Hamas
UN experts alarmed by escalating settler terror and displacement: Occupied Palestinian Territory
UN Committee on Migrant Workers to review Ecuador, Ghana and Gambia
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
Healing the future: Traditional medicine drives innovation, equity and planetary health at WHA79
The TB Vaccine Accelerator Council meets for the fourth time
Exhibit highlights the health impacts of online violence affecting children and adolescents
IATA’s Director Ground Operations Monika Mejstrikova’s Speech at the 38th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC)
World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland
New low-THC hemp fiber cultivar flourishes in NYS climate
Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders
HKUST Scholar Selected for the 2026 ACM SIGGRAPH Academy for Contributions to Computer Graphics, Notably the First Scholar from Hong Kong