For 19 years, Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra has brought together young musicians from Israel and the Arab world, with the aim of promoting peace through dialogue.

Following a concert in New York, Maestro Barenboim visited UN Chief António Guterres at UN HQ on Friday.

After the meeting Conor Lennon from UN News sat down with him and starrted by asking what it means to Maestro Barenboim to be a Messenger of Peace.

Bid to deliver aid ‘to up to 14 million’ in Yemen where people risk becoming ‘living ghosts’: WFP

Cameroon alert as refugee arrivals reach 30,000 in Nigeria

IOM migrant caravan survey

In this week’s episode of our flagship podcast, The Lid Is On, Conor Lennon from UN News looks at the UN's efforts to collaborate more with big business in service of reaching the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 - not much more than 11 years away.

How did the UN convince big business to join this push to transform the world, with no-one left behind?

With guest  Dan Thomas, Head of Communications from UN Global Compact

Supporting host countries that support refugees

Central African Republic still in cross-hairs

Weigh up the real cost of burgers, urges UN Environment

Fighting in Yemen could set off a 'humanitarian catastrophe:' UN Spokesperson

Poor diets threaten health more than malaria, tuberculosis, measles – new UN report

Hunger and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean compounded by inequality: UN report

Mass graves uncovered in former ISIL-held areas of Iraq

Access granted to free child soldiers in South Sudan, says UN Special Representative Gamba

China announces human rights progress amid detention camp concerns

Disarmament affairs are more of a marathon than a sprint, and each year towards the end of October, the UN General Assembly’s First Committee meets to discuss the issue of ridding the world of weapons.  This year, in an interview with UN News, in-house disarmament guru Michael Spies (UNODA) spelled out the dangerous effect in play of rising “international tensions between the United States and Russia”.

Healing of ozone layer gives hope for climate action: UN report

Saudi Arabia expresses Khashoggi killing ‘regret and pain’ at UN rights review

‘Rare but devastating’ tsunamis underscore need for better preparation, UN chief urges on World Day

An authoritative UN rights body has issued potentially far-reaching legal opinions on one of the world’s most important human rights documents: the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The new General Comment on Article 6 of the Covenant by the UN Human Rights Committee provides protection to populations from modern, lethal threats that include weaponized drones, environmental degradation and natural disasters. Committee vice-chair Cleveland tells spoke with Daniel Johnson of UN News.