Stories from the UN Archive: The man who defined genocide
On the eve of International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, 9 December, we looked at…
Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay
Why 29 November? On that day in 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the partition of Palestine. At the founding commemoration of the international day, the then-UN…
Stories from the UN Archive: Feminist icon calls out violence against women
Co-founding the groundbreaking magazine Ms. in 1972, Ms. Steinem and her colleagues brought feminist issues to the forefront. “For the first time, there are fewer females on Earth than males…
Stories from the UN Archive: Marlon Brando, the UN’s first frontman for water
The Oscar-winning actor helped the UN amplify the need for clean water in a South American village in a unique podcast (even before they were called podcasts) almost 70 years…
Stories from the UN Archive: Birth of the first global court
The UN and its 193 Member States can bring a case within the Court’s jurisdiction and some of its decisions are shaping the planet’s common destiny. As the Court elects…
Google has announced the removal of photos from the ‘Album Archive’
Google has announced that photos and documents shared in Hangouts will be deleted by July 19. Photo: File San Francisco: Until a few years ago, there was a very popular…