Multilateralism

Cooperation between nations, built on shared rules, inclusion and solidarity.

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Education·29 April 2024

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

As the most representative international organization and the utmost expression of multilateralism, the United Nations is the main instrument to address multifaceted and complex global challenges through collective action.

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Climate·24 April 2024

UN in Geneva’s future visitor centre hopes to improve dialogue with public

International Geneva may boast several iconic buildings, including the Palais des Nations, the Palais Wilson, the World Trade Organization’s Centre William Rappard and the imposing structures where the International Labour Organization and…

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Humanitarian·15 February 2024

In Munich, Guterres calls for new global order that works for all

United Nations/Stephanie Tremblay - UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Munich Security Conference in Germany

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Climate·10 February 2024

“Peace is the Missing Piece”: UN Secretary-General on Priorities for 2024

Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed Member States on his priorities for 2024. The Secretary-General highlighted “peace in all its dimensions” as his top goal for the year.

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Climate·26 January 2024

Third South Summit Calls for International Financial Architecture Reform

In the Third South Summit Outcome Document, leaders stress the need to strengthen the role of the UNGA and ECOSOC in dealing with the international financial architecture reform and urge MDBs to “meet the financing needs of all developing…

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Climate·10 January 2024

2024: A Four-pronged Quest to Rebuild Trust and Restore Hope

“Humanity is strongest when we stand together.” This was the gist of the UN Secretary-General’s message for New Year 2024 . Describing 2023 as the year of “enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos,” he urged the international…

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Education·10 October 2023

Opinion: UN's impact is hamstrung by scant civil society participation

Ms. María José Andrade Cerda, a member of the female-led Indigenous guard Yuturi Warmi, at the Civil Society Dialogue during the SDG Action Weekend at UNGA 2023. Photo by: Carbon Stories / UN Foundation Global Views United Nations Opinion: UN's impact is hamstrung by scant civil society participatio

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Education·10 February 2024

Featured Story: UN chief unveils new vision for peace across a ‘multipolar world’

He highlighted geopolitical tensions, grave human rights violations, distrust in public institutions, new conflicts, terrorism, and the weaponization of emerging technologies. Insecurity is being stoked by a rising threat of nuclear war…

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United Nations·30 August 2024

Featured Story: The future of the UN: Time to think big, urges Guterres

Celebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World War Two consensus of its early days. These reflections have resulted in Our Common Agenda ,…

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Arts & Culture·14 May 2023

UN NEWS: Freedom of the press under attack worldwide

File photo of UN Secretary-General António Guterres (on screen) holding a virtual press conference.

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Climate·1 February 2023

Accelerating the SDGs Through the 2024 Summit of the Future

In 2024, the UN will convene the Summit of the Future on the theme, ‘ Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow .’ The Summit’s aim is to reinforce the UN and global governance structures to better address old and new challenges and to…

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Climate·6 November 2022

COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh to Focus on Delivering on the Promises of Paris

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6 November 2022 - The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 opened today with the key aim of ensuring full implementation of the Paris Agreement .

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Sustainability·21 September 2022

The 2022 Global People’s Assembly and a New Multilateralism

In his Our Common Agenda , the UN Secretary-General called on Member States to give “serious consideration” to the idea of an “annual civil society caucus in conjunction with the General Assembly’s high-level week.” Fortunately, such a…

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Health·27 July 2022

UN Coordinates Policy Responses to Global Food Crisis

The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) co-convened a high-level special event to foster coordinated global…

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Climate·25 April 2022

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, 24 April

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Education·31 March 2021

UN Library's Francesco Pisano: 'This body of knowledge is the Silicon Valley of multilateralism'

Published on 31 March 2021, 05:50 UN Library's Francesco Pisano: 'This body of knowledge is the Silicon Valley of multilateralism' by Zelda Chauvet 1.7 million books. Tens of thousands of digital references. All the official UN documents. And the ongoing digitizing process of the entire fund. This m

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Health·21 March 2021

Women must be ‘front and center’ of pandemic recovery, UN chief says

“Male-dominated teams will come up with male-dominated solutions”, Secretary-General António Guterres warned a virtual town hall with women civil society during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CWS) .

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Education·15 November 2022

The imperative of a new multilateralism – enhanced by science

You don’t need me to tell you that we are living in a really troubled world.

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Climate·2 October 2020

The power of collaboration may be one silver lining of the Covid-19 crisis

Published on 02 October 2020, 05:30. Updated on 02 October 2020, 11:53.

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United Nations·21 September 2020

United Nations marks 75th anniversary with renewed commitment to multilateralism

21 Sep 2020 - The United Nations held a special ceremony today marking the 75th anniversary of the Organization’s founding. Convened largely virtually in order to observe safety measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

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Climate·1 July 2020

On the 75th Anniversary of the UN Charter, Multilateralism Remains Key

How the founding principles of the United Nations can address current global challenges with bold responses, by Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Peace·24 October 2020

The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on UN’s anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19

The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on the United Nations anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19.

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Climate·11 May 2020

The Observer view on the world needing the United Nations more than ever

UN secretary-general António Guterres called for a global ceasefire amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Mark Garten/Other/AFP via Getty Images

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