The UN Pulse gives you a live front-row look at the UN in action. From breaking developments and announcements to features and interviews, the UN Pulse brings you closer to the people, policies and priorities shaping our world. Follow us as we spotlight the many issues the United Nations is working on around the world.

Stay up to date with the latest from the UN Security Council. Our live blog brings you real-time updates, key statements and outcomes from Council meetings, along with insights into the crises and conflicts shaping the international agenda. Follow along as the Council addresses the world’s most urgent crises and evolving challenges.

Follow the latest from the UN General Assembly and its Committees, where global issues are debated and decisions take shape. Our live blog brings you real-time updates, key speeches and outcomes from plenary meetings and Committee sessions, featuring Member States, UN officials and invited speakers. Stay informed as discussions unfold on peace, development, human rights and other pressing global priorities.

Leaders, advocates and youth voices gathered at UN Headquarters in New York for the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the UN’s largest forum on gender equality. Our live blog captured key moments, speeches and reactions from delegates over several days as the Commission opened around International Women’s Day.

World leaders gathered in Doha, Qatar from 4–6 November 2025 for the Second World Summit for Social Development, renewing commitments to social progress, equality and inclusion thirty years after the Copenhagen Declaration. Our live blog followed key moments, discussions and announcements as governments, civil society and international organizations addressed poverty, decent work and rising inequality.

2025 marked a special milestone: the 80th anniversary of both the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations. The theme, “Hand in hand for better food and a better future!”, called for global solidarity in building a more sustainable and equitable food system for all. Our live coverage followed the day’s events and key moments. 

World leaders gathered at UN Headquarters in New York during a time of global upheaval. Wars, poverty, human rights and climate change were among the issues confronting the 193 Member States. Our live blog from 22–25 September 2025 captured key highlights from the meetings, forums and events during that year’s United Nations General Assembly.

The theme of World Food Day (16 October) was "Right to foods for a better life and a better future." Food is the third most basic human need after air and water – and everyone should have the right to adequate food. Our coverage aimed to give you a taste of how people marked the day around the world, from Rome, where the World Food Forum continued through 17 October, to UN Headquarters in New York and beyond. Catch up on highlights from the global celebrations and discussions.

The UN Department of Global Communications hosted a series of events during UNGA from 23-27 September 2024, focusing on the transformation and solutions needed to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG Media Zone live featured dynamic interviews with experts, influencers, activists, and media partners, showcasing actions and solutions in support of the SDGs.

People from around the world gathered at UN Headquarters to take part in the largest global meeting on issues that affect people with disabilities. Talk show host, actor and activist Nick Herd, who lives with Down syndrome, led the UN News blog team for coverage of the opening day of the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the game-changing Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, taking place from 11 to 13 June 2024.

As climate records are shattered, and emissions continue to rise, on World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a pivotal speech at the American Museum of Natural History with opening remarks by UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg and Museum President Sean M. Decatur. Tune in for live coverage of the event.

The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) was held from 26 February to 1 March 2024 at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. This pivotal event, featuring Brazil and Portugal as vice-presidents, gathered global leaders to discuss and decide on critical environmental policies and initiatives. Follow the speeches and decisions.

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) took place in Dubai, UAE, from 30 November to 12 December 2023. From 1 to 3 December, the UN News COP28 live updates page featured key players and advocates and enabled audiences to experience the world's largest climate gathering through a UN lens.