Football unites fans worldwide – but on Wednesday it matched the sport’s global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the lead-up to World Football Day, marked on 25 May.

A new group of distinguished members of the United Nations High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) is preparing to embark on the third term of the Board, with a two-day meeting ...

1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to take part on an equal basis with others in cultural life, and shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons ...

While global headline inflation eased from 5.7 per cent in 2023 to 4.0 per cent in 2024, price pressures remain stubbornly high in many economies. By early 2025, inflation exceeded pre-pandemic ...

Report of the Third Informal Meeting of States Parties to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating ...

At 11:00 a.m., there will be an informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General on the UN80 Initiative, broadcast live on UN Web TV. At 10 a.m., the SDG 16 Conference ...

The global economy is at a precarious juncture, marked by heightened trade tensions and elevated policy uncertainty, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2025.  The recent ...

PDF document available at: https://desapublications.un.org/file/21163/download The world economy is at a precarious moment. Heightened trade tensions, along with ...

While inflation has eased from its recent highs, it continues to be a pressing concern for households, businesses and policymakers. UN DESA’s latest Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation ...