Press Releases

New York, 28 January 2022 In a few days, our human family will come together in Beijing for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The top athletes from around the world have a date with history, in a spirit of mutual…

New York, 27 January 2022 Today we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust, the Roma and Sinti, and the countless other victims of its unprecedented horror and calculated cruelty…

New York, 24 January 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused chaos in education worldwide. Some 1.6 billion school and college students had their studies interrupted at the peak of the pandemic -- and it’s not over yet. Today…

The world welcomes 2022 with our hopes for the future being tested. By deepening poverty and worsening inequality. By an unequal distribution of COVID vaccines. By climate commitments that fall short. And by ongoing conflict…

New York, 27 December 2021 COVID-19 demonstrated how quickly an infectious disease can sweep across the world, push health systems to the brink, and upend daily life for all of humanity. It also revealed our failure to learn…

New York, 18 December 2021 On this International Migrants Day, we recognize the contributions of migrants across the world in the face of many struggles including the COVID-19 pandemic. Migrants continue to face widespread…

New York, 12 December 2021 As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must urgently strengthen our health systems to ensure they are equitable, resilient and capable of meeting everyone’s needs, including for…

New York, 10 December 2021 Our world is at a crossroads. The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the expansion of digital technology into all areas of our lives have created new threats to human rights. Exclusion and…

New York, 07 December 2021 On International Civil Aviation Day, we recognize the many contributions of air travel to our world – from connecting societies and delivering vital goods to supporting millions of livelihoods and…

New York, 05 December 2021 On International Volunteer Day, we recognize the contribution of volunteers to peace and development worldwide. This year’s theme – ‘Volunteer now for our common future’ – highlights the myriad ways…