PURPOSE: The United Nations Day , on 24 October , marks the anniversary of the day in 1945  when the UN Charter  entered into force. With...

The Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2), convened 30 years after the landmark 1995 Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development, presents a critical opportunity to renew the vision of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and translate the financing commitments made at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla into concrete social outcomes. For more information, you can DOWNLOAD the Policy

The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987. On that day, over a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948, to honour the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger. They proclaimed that poverty is a violation of human rights and affirmed the need to come together to ensure that these rights are respected. Since then, peopl

Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future World Food Day 2025 is calling for global collaboration in creating a peaceful,...

Fund Resilience, Not Disasters The rising cost of disasters reflects the growing impact of climate change and poor development choices....

The girl I am, the change I lead Shaped through consultations with girls organizations, UN partners and, most importantly, girls...

2025 Theme: Urban crisis response World Habitat Day is marked on the first Monday of October each year and is recognized by the United...

World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe. It commemorates the anniversary of the...

The 2025 United Nations International Day of Older Persons, observed under the theme “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our...

The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed on 29 September 2025, focusing on reducing food loss and waste...

Nuclear weapons deliver no security — only the promise of annihilation. The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear...

The International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated annually on September 23, with the next observance in 2025 focusing on raising...

Join the Claretian Family for an inspiring event, where we will share reflections on the protection of our Common Home within the...

Statement and National Contributions Campaign Sign the Statement and send your National representatives this call for Climate Justice to...

The Myanmar earthquake of 2025 was a powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar (Burma) on March 28, 2025, near Mandalay, the...

On March 25, an important online meeting brought together members of the Delegation Government gathered in Macau for the meeting and the...