News and Media

UN News and Media provides a suite of multimedia products and services covering the work of the United Nations both at Headquarters and around the world, to support the work of the international news media.

Here you can find a broad selection of content including up-to-the-minute news and in-depth coverage on the work of the United Nations.

WHAT WE OFFER

Live video coverage, both broadcast quality and web streaming, of meetings and events at UN Headquarters
Ready-to-air documentary-style programmes for television, on the breadth of challenges the UN addresses every day
Audio news programmes providing daily coverage of UN meetings and events, plus weekly magazine programmes
Photos from UN meetings and events, as well as the Secretary-General's travels
News articles covering the daily events at UN Headquarters and in the field
Same-day summaries of meetings at UN Headquarters, plus press releases from the Secretary-General, Security Council and other bodies
Archive audio, video and photos dating from the days of the League of Nations through to the present day
Accreditation to gain access to cover events and meetings
Social media updates and mobile apps to help you keep up to date on UN news

BECOME A UN MEDIA PARTNER

Media organizations interested in using UN media products and services may contact the Partnerships Unit for further information.

UN TV

UNTV filming a story in South Africa on coal mining and environmental pollution, for "21st Century."

Video

UN Web TV

Live streaming and on-demand videos
Language versions available
webtv.un.org; @UNWebTV

UN channel on YouTube

UNTV News and Facilities

Live broadcast quality feed
Fiber connection to New York video hubs (Encompass + The Switch) with embedded audio in 8 channels
Usage fees applicable
bit.ly/UNTVnews

UNifeed

Broadcast quality news video from the UN system with scripts + shot lists
Available in: SD, HD-NTSC, HD-PAL
www.un.org/UNifeed

UNTV programmes

21st Century, monthly magazine, 26’, E, F + C
UN in Action, short features, 3-5’, 6 official UN languages
UNStories, short web-features, 2’, 6 official UN languages
Year in Review, year-end wrap-up, 10-15’, 6 official UN languages
www.un.org/video

UNTV Channel

Prerecorded programmes and live coverage of UN meeting and events
Broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Spectrum Channel 228 in Greater New York area

UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

A close-up of a UN Radio microphone in Geneva, on World Radio Day 2014 (13 February).

Audio

News

Daily news in 6 official UN languages + Kiswahili & Portuguese
Weekly programmes in the 8 languages plus Bangla, Hindi + Urdu

UN Audio Channels app

Live audio from the General Assembly, Security Council and the Press Briefing Room
UN Radio programmes on demand
8 Languages – 6 official languages plus Kiswahili and Portuguese
For iOS and Android

UN Photo/Manuel Elias

UN photographer Evan Schneider covering a press encounter outside the Security Council Chamber at UN headquarters.

Photos

UN Photo

Coverage of the day's meetings and events at UN Headquarters
Images from the field, including those from the Secretary-General's travels
On Flickr and Instagram

UN Photo Library

Unique collection of images dating back to the earliest days of the Organization
High resolution photos available for download
Licensing applicable
www.un.org/av/photo; @UN_Photo

UN Photo/Mark Garten

Nobel Prize Laureate and UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai gives an interview to UN News. Looking on is Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai.

News

UN News

Latest news from the global UN system
Available in the 6 official UN languages, plus Kiswahili, Portuguese and Hindi
Subscribe to email news alerts
news.un.org/en/; @UN_News_Centre

UN News app

Automatically updated access to all UN News stories
6 official languages
For iOS and Android

UN Photo/Albert Fox and Manuel Elias

Press officers at work before a meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan.

Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Same-day summaries of official meetings, conferences and events at UN Headquarters and overseas
Press releases from the Secretary-General, Security Council and other UN bodies and departments
Available in English and French

UN Photo/Pernaca Sudhakaran

Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa, addresses the Special Committee Against Apartheid in the General Assembly Hall in 1990, four years before being elected President of South Africa.