Ahead of World Hearing Day, WHO and ITU launch first global standard for safe listening in video gameplay and esports.

Nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) experience racial discrimination, up from 39% in 2016. The highest rates in the 13 survey ...

New UN websites & publications Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing (UN WOMEN) Women’s and girls’ rights are ...

The European Union is hosting the Ninth Brussels Conference titled "Standing with Syria: Meeting the Needs for a Successful Transition." ...

On average, women in the EU earn 12% less than men. In other words, for every euro a man earns, a woman receives just 0.88 ...

The UNESCO Courier podcast series deals with subjects related to current events in education, science or culture.

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...

The Cities 4 Women initiative in Nepal has welcomed the government of Finland as a new partner and donor, reinforcing a shared commitment to building safer, more inclusive and more resilient cities ...

International Women´s Day. Beijing Conference. The year 2025 is a pivotal moment as it marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This document is considered the ...

International Women´s Day. The sculpture Kópakonan by Hans Pauli Olsen on the island Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands. Photo: Marita Hoydal/norden.org International Women´s Day. Gender pay gap. Thirty ...