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On 21 December 2022, The U.N. Security Council adopted its first ever resolution on Myanmar in 74 years to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners.

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Headquarters: New York,United States

Founded: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States

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UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNCTAD founded: December 30, 1964

UNCTAD headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

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UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Ghada Fathi Waly: Director-General/ Executive Director of UNODC since: 1 February 2020

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Audrey Azoulay is the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2017.

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6.

Sponsor: UNO

Introduced: 2003

Theme 2023: Partnership with men & boys to transform social and gender norms to end Female Genital Mutilation

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ESCAP formed: 28 March 1947

ESCAP has: 53 Member States (mostly from the Asia and Pacific regions)

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The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023).

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