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New arrivals at the Palais des Nations 🦚! This morning, the Permanent Mission of India @pmiungeneva donated…

Meet Miss and Twix, two of our K-9 colleagues 🐶 at @ungeneva, pictured here in the Human Rights and…

53 students. 42 countries. 30 lecturers. 5 working groups. 1 unforgettable experience. #GSP62 took place at…

Children want a world where their rights are respected. Let’s listen to children and stand up for their…

Today marks the centenary of the Slavery Convention. Adopted in Geneva on 25 September 1926 and now ratified…

Did you know that the iconic UN General Assembly gavel was gifted by Iceland in 1952? The original was…

"The objective is clear: two independent, sovereign and democratic States, #Israel and #Palestine, living…

"𝙒𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨."…

"War reflects the failure of our humanity. The pursuit of peace embodies humanity at its best." — UN High…

Peace ☮ can be translated to many words; Amani, Paz, Paix, Мир, शांति, 和平, سلام – but on 21 September, the…

Happening next week: Nearly 130 Heads of State and Government will attend the High-level Week of the 81st UN…

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances is meeting at @ungeneva. Here are 5 facts about CED:

18 September is International Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap sits at roughly 20% globally; meaning women…

"Artificial intelligence could compress decades of development into years. But its power sits with a few…

𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬…

16 September 2026 marks the third year of the International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for…

"Human rights education is not a nice-to-have," but "an effective vaccine against many of society’s ills,"…

Next week, world leaders will gather at UNHQ in New York for the 81st General Assembly high-level week.…

"I believe that to face the challenges of our time, the world's nations must be able to come together, as…

Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous…

Human rights are the essentials we all share, the common ground that unites us across differences of race…

Even wars have rules. The Geneva Conventions protect civilians in conflict and help ensure that assistance…

10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year's theme is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide", with…

9 September marks the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The numbers behind it are stark…