Press release: UN launches new campaign, Only Together, to support global vaccine equity call
The United Nations on Thursday launched a new global campaign, Only Together, aiming to advance fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
March 2021
‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one – Guterres
After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines represents “some light at the end of the tunnel” said the UN […]
February 2021
Press release: Secretary-General Appoints Stephen Jackson of Ireland United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Stephen Jackson of Ireland as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, with the host Government’s approval. He will take up […]
December 2020
UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, Siddharth Chatterjee: These should be our Build-Back-Better priorities for 2021
When COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, no one would have contemplated the kind of multi-dimensional and wide-ranging social, economic, and environmental havoc that it is now wreaking across […]
Climate Action: It’s time to make peace with nature, UN chief urges
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described the fight against the climate crisis as the top priority for the 21st Century, in a passionate, uncompromising speech delivered on Wednesday […]
Press release:Palestinian Rights Committee to Convene Special Meeting for International Day of Solidarity
The United Nations marks the passage of General Assembly resolution 181 (ii) of 1947 every year as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with special meetings […]
October 2020
Kenyatta University Students win UN Person of the year Award 2020
A team of 15 Kenyatta University Students who developed the first Mechanical ventilator using locally available material to assist COVID 19 patients in breathing are the 2020 UN in […]
UN urges people to #PledgetoPause before sharing information online
With the COVID-19 pandemic sparking a “communications emergency” caused by false information disseminated on social media, the UN Secretary-General is encouraging people everywhere to take a breath before sharing […]
Someone to talk to: in Kenya, a hotline for women—and men—in crisis
Under COVID-19, when schools are closed and many people are staying at home, a gender-based violence hotline in Kenya provides vital support to men and women. Its call volume […]
September 2020
Commemorating UN75: The Future we want, the United Nations we need
Seventy-five years ago, world leaders took visionary steps to recover from a calamitous global war. Today, in the midst of the pandemic, we face another foundational moment. At a […]
