United Nations

68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women concludes

UN’s 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women concludes today. The twelve-day commission highlighted…

UN acknowledges International Holocaust Memorial Day

Today is International Holocaust Memorial Day. The United Nations designated the Memorial Day to commemorate…

UN Human Rights Council to adopt recommendations on China’s human rights review

The Universal Period Review (UPR) Working Group meets in Geneva today to adopt human rights…

UN to mark 75th anniversary of genocide convention

The UN will mark the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention today. The Convention on…

UN 16 day campaign against Gender-Based Violence concludes today

The UN 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign concludes today. This year’s campaign…

COP15
COP15 will Begin Today in Montreal

The biannual UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) will commence in Canada today. COP15 seeks to develop…

UNESCO intergovernmental committee
UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee meeting to conclude

The 17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural…

A meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Switzerland
Human Rights Council session to conclude

The 51st session of the Human Rights Council will conclude today in Switzerland. During the session,…

77th UNGA to conclude
77th United Nations General Assembly to conclude

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will conclude today. The session,…

United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly to reconvene

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will reconvene today for six days of general debate.…