Are you curious about what the United Nations is doing to make a better world? The Visitors Service offers guided tours of the UN in Vienna Monday-Friday.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a new universal standard for development which aims to ensure that no one is left behind.
World leaders adopted the Pact at the Summit of the Future held in New York in September 2024. Its adoption demonstrates that countries are committed to an international system with the United Nations at its centre.
Climate change is the defining issue of our times. Every day, more and more people are getting involved in climate action.
That’s why the United Nations Development Programme prepared this resource of climate change terms and concepts. If you’re struggling to keep up with the climate conversation, the Climate Dictionary is for you.
"Meta’s announcement that it is overhauling its policies on content moderation and fact-checking should alarm everyone who is concerned about freedom of expression. While these moves purport to protect free speech, they strike against it for many people and communities." - Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
"This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the Holocaust's end. We mourn the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, as they sought to destroy an entire people. " — António Guterres
To mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, a commemorative ceremony took place at the Vienna International Centre. It is 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the end of the Second World War, and the establishment of the United Nations in response to the atrocities of the war and the Holocaust.
Are you curious about what the United Nations is doing to make a better world?
The Visitors Service offers guided tours of the UN in Vienna Monday-Friday.
