The role of the United Nations is as vital today as ever. Around the world, the UN works for everyone, everywhere —by responding to conflict, protecting refugees, feeding the hungry, addressing the climate emergency, empowering women, assisting those affected by humanitarian crises & much more. https://lnkd.in/eEmsPA_V
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Official account of the United Nations. For peace, dignity & equality on a healthy planet.
About us
Founded at the end of the Second World War, the United Nations is an international organization made up of 193 Member States committed to maintaining international peace and security. Every day the UN works to tackle global challenges and deliver results for those most in need. Giving life-saving support to populations hit by humanitarian crises, helping build and keep the peace in conflict-ridden areas, supporting governments and their citizens to advance development and fight poverty, and promoting human rights worldwide are the core pillars of the work of the United Nations and the mandates it receives from its Member States. The Charter of the United Nations is available in full at: http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/
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http://www.un.org
External link for United Nations
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1945
- Specialties
- peacekeeping, development, humanitarian assistance, peace and security, human rights, international law, and climate action
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UN Headquarters
New York, NY 10017, US
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Employees at United Nations
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Mark Minevich
Chief AI Officer & Strategist | Chair Executive Advisor & Partner | ex-IBM ex-BCG | Fortune 500 & governments | Boards Foundations | UN | Investor…
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Michael Kim
Professor of Business and International Law, Admissions Ambassador at Cornell University
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Dennis Besedic
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Stephen Ibaraki
Global Chairman REDDS Capital, Microsoft 22 Global Awards (7 Awards, 2018-2025 in AI), Investor/Venture Capitalist, Futurist, Serial Entrepreneur…
Updates
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For refugees. For stateless people. For internally displaced people. For asylum-seekers. For EVERYONE. Racism and all forms of discrimination are serious threat to life, dignity & human rights. We all have a responsibility to #FightRacism to achieve more peaceful societies. —via UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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The climate crisis matters because it's the biggest challenge the world is facing today. It also matters because, like many in my generation, I want my granddaughters to have a livable planet, rather than one destroyed by climate change. Ahead of next month’s Summit of the Future, I spoke with young leader & SDG advocate Vee Kativhu about why we must recognize the need for urgent #ClimateAction to protect #OurCommonFuture.
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Children in Gaza children have begun receiving the life-saving polio vaccine. Teams are administrating vaccines in 28 UNRWA facilities in the middle area of Gaza. Health workers are also going tent to tent as they attempt to reach vulnerable children following the first confirmed polio case in Gaza in 25 years. UNRWA, UNICEF and World Health Organization are preparing to reach 640,000 children in a bid to halt the spread of the debilitating disease in one of the most complex vaccination campaigns in the world.
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“In today’s troubled world, building peace is a conscious, bold, and even radical act.” – UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The Summit of the Future will be a pivotal moment for world leaders to unite behind a new agenda for peace for #OurCommonFuture.
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More than 10 months of conflict in Gaza have taken a heavy toll on people's mental health – especially on children. Constant military operations & forced displacements have resulted in a surge of anxiety, trauma, depression & stress among children. Teams from UNRWA are providing critical psychosocial support through recreational activities, counseling and psychiatric services. https://lnkd.in/gw6cp_mB
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Nearly 80% of drug-related deaths are linked to opioids, and a significant portion of these are due to overdose. Effective treatment interventions for opioid dependence can reduce the risk of overdose —yet, less than 10% of those who need them are receiving care. More facts from the World Health Organization on Saturday's International Overdose Awareness Day: https://lnkd.in/dh9VhTSY
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Saturday is the International Day for People of African Descent, an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora around the world. “Together, let’s do our part to vanquish racism and discrimination, and build a world of equality, opportunity and justice for all,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Learn about the International Decade of People of African descent: https://lnkd.in/d2teJeDm
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“During the few days I spent in Tonga, I had a front row seat to how people in this Pacific island nation have to endure the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on a regular basis.” Visiting the South Pacific earlier this week, António Guterres warned that small island nations are in grave danger as sea level rise threatens coastal areas around the world. We need to #ActNow for #ClimateAction. https://lnkd.in/eNXdrJU
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Enforced disappearance is a serious human rights violation that has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror and insecurity. Hundreds of thousands of people have vanished during conflicts or periods of repression. Families and societies have the right to know the truth about what happened to those that disappeared. On Friday's International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances & every day, join us in standing up for the rights of the disappeared. https://lnkd.in/ebkK2QA
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