About UN Membership | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
How does a country become a Member of the United Nations? Membership in the Organization, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, “is open to all peace-loving States that accept ...
Main Bodies | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
The main bodies of the United Nations are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN ...
Youth | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
Young people demand urgent climate action ahead of the UN Youth Climate Summit. The United Nations has long recognized that the imagination, ideals and energy of young people are vital for the ...
Gender Equality | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve peaceful ...
Sustainable Development Goals: 17 Goals to Transform our World
In 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 a day) rose to 724 million. Those living in extreme poverty struggle to fulfill the most basic needs (health ...
Biodiversity - our strongest natural defense against climate change
Overall, climate change affects the health of ecosystems, influencing shifts in the distribution of plants, viruses, animals, and even human settlements.This can create increased opportunities for ...
Chapter I: Purposes and Principles (Articles 1-2)
United Nations Charter, Chapter I: Purposes and Principles Article 1. The Purposes of the United Nations are: To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective ...
Actions for a healthy planet | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
Switch to an electric vehicle. If you plan to buy a car, consider going electric, with more and cheaper models coming on the market. In many countries, electric cars help reduce air pollution and ...
United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) is a unique global instrument to enhance national, regional and international efforts to counter terrorism.Through its adoption ...
Hate speech versus freedom of speech | United Nations
The need to preserve freedom of expression from censorship by States or private corporations’ is often invoked to counter efforts to regulate hateful expression, in particular online.