As the world continues to navigate complex global challenges—ranging from climate change and economic instability to humanitarian crises and persistent inequality—civil society organizations play a ...

The world has seen extraordinary social and economic progress over the past three decades. Yet, most people are dissatisfied with their lives: 60 per cent of the world’s population are struggling and ...

The World Health Organization is the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations system. The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the ...

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Middle East [as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French] New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General ...

There may be no universal understanding of creativity. The concept is open to interpretation from artistic expression to problem-solving in the context of economic, social and sustainable development.

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Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, require a two-thirds majority. Decisions on other questions are by simple ...

En un quart de siècle, les quatre conférences mondiales sur les femmes organisées par les Nations Unies ont été le moyen de placer la question de l'égalité entre les sexes au coeur de l ...

Why dedicate a day exclusively to the celebration of the world's women? In adopting its resolution on the observance of Women's Day, the General Assembly cited two reasons: to recognize the fact ...

Proposals to refer any portion of the report of the Secretary-General to one of the Main Committees without debate shall be decided upon by the General Assembly without previous reference to the ...

1. Nosotros, los representantes de los pueblos del mundo, reunidos en la Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible en Johannesburgo (Sudáfrica) del 2 al 4 de septiembre de 2002, reafirmamos ...