Adhering to physical-distancing guidelines, the General Assembly met fully in-person on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months, with its president urging all Members to “galvanize multilateral action…to deliver for all”, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on governments to incorporate “meaningful” climate action in all aspects of recovery from the global pandemic.

Children in the world’s richest countries are grappling with mental health concerns, obesity and poor social and academic skills.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and several partners have launched a series of online seminars designed to help the countries of East Africa ramp up exploration for geothermal energy, a source of power that experts say could be game changing for the region.

Serving over 8 billion passengers annually, the Indian railroad network is one of the largest and most intricate in the world.

The world has “entered a volatile and unstable new phase” in terms of the impact of COVID-19 on peace and security, the UN chief told a virtual meeting with world leaders on Wednesday.

Without harnessing the energy, tech savvy and optimism of young people, the world has no hope of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the Paris Agreement on climate change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.

Taking specific steps to transform national food supply systems can help countries achieve climate goals and limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, a new joint UN report on climate action has found.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a new publication, “The Little Book of Green Nudges”.

Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising on the measures that governments, communities and individuals should take, to do so safely.