Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Jocelyne Sambira and Dianne Penn. In today's programme … The UN is celebrating World Oceans Day on the margins of a historic conference seeking to save the "Earth's blue heart"; And … Participants at the UN Ocean Conference in New York are [...]

The lack of scientific data on the oceans is a key missed opportunity for development and a potential threat to the planet, the UN said on Thursday. Launched at The Ocean Conference at UN headquarters in New York, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) called on Member States to cooperate on researching the [...]

  UN chief welcomes arms turn-over in Colombia Recent progress in the implementation of the peace deal in Colombia is being welcomed by the UN Secretary-General. António Guterres said on Thursday he was encouraged by the completion of the delivery to the UN mission in the country of 30 per cent of the arms held [...]

Spanish philanthropist, Álvaro de Marichalar, has been sharing the many "beautiful and horrible" things he's witnessed during his time at sea. The Sports Express Foundation (SEF) member was speaking on the margins of the historic United Nations Ocean Conference on Tuesday. Mr Marichalar hailed the strong sense of solidarity between fishermen but also the downside [...]

The "digital giants" of the world economy are having a major impact but global flows of foreign direct investment remain well below their 2007 peak, before the global markets crashed. That's the mixed picture emerging from the World Investment Report 2017 published on Wednesday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). UNCTAD chief [...]

An upcoming global conference on protecting oceans and marine resources is "a dream come true" for the Caribbean, according to the man who keeps the region informed about UN priorities. Juan Miguel Diez, Director of the UN Information Centre (UNIC) for the Caribbean Area, said the UN Ocean Conference is especially significant to countries there [...]

Clean-ups of beaches, parks organized to mark World Environment Day Thousands of people around the globe are joining massive clean-ups of beaches and parks to mark World Environment Day, the UN said on Monday. Other events include the lighting up in green of 30 iconic landmarks and an announcement by countries to protect 1,600 square [...]

Now is not the time to give up on the goal of ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory and achieving a two-state outcome for durable peace in the region, the UN chief said on Monday. Antรณnio Guterres issued a statement through his Spokesperson to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war [...]

Decent "green" jobs are the future and they must be placed at the heart of the sustainable development agenda, the chief of the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday. Guy Ryder made the remarks during the opening of the 106th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva. He also introduced ILO's latest [...]

Boutique chocolatier Rhonda Kave, also known as Roni-Sue, loves everything about chocolate, including sharing it with cruise ship travellers in Belize. She was one of the vendors at UN Headquarters on Monday attending the Green Fair, to showcase sustainable living. The Manhattan-based businesswoman shuttles between her downtown chocolate shop and the Toledo district of Southern [...]