81 years on, the United Nations marked its birthday with a simple claim: we still need each other

On Saturday the United Nations turns 81 — the anniversary of the day its Charter came into force in 1945. In his final UN Day message as Secretary-General, António Guterres called the organisation 'an essential part of the fabric of our world' and 'needed more than ever,' pointing to eight decades of settling disputes through diplomacy, fighting poverty and hunger, defending human rights and delivering lifesaving aid. The day is a reminder of what the institution quietly does between headlines: keeping vaccines moving, food flowing and peace talks alive in places most cameras never reach.

SDG 17 · Partnerships for the goals