PDF files are a mainstay in our multi-platform world. This convenient file format makes it possible to view and share documents across various devices, using various operating systems and software ...

Across the globe, young people are stepping up – as leaders, innovators, activists and more – to tackle shared challenges. We must match their determination with greater investments in education, ...

The United Nations designated 5 June as World Environment Day to highlight that the protection and health of the environment is a major issue, which affects the well-being of peoples and economic ...

The Third United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress is convened at a time when technological advances are moving at unpredictable and unprecedented pace, impacting lives and livelihoods, ...

The United Nations has overhauled a decades-old “Kafkaesque financial rule” that requires it to return unspent funds to Member States - even when those funds had never been deposited in the first ...

A UN vehicle standards forum has approved the first global regulations for fully autonomous driving systems (ADS), marking a major step towards the safe deployment of self-driving vehicles. The new ...

As a standard-setting organization, the United Nations has a particular responsibility to lead by example in ensuring the equal and active participation of women at all levels of the UN system. This ...

The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls (UN Trust Fund) awards grants to initiatives demonstrating that violence against women and girls (VAW/G) can be systematically addressed, ...

OpenPDF is an open-source Java library for creating, editing, rendering, and encrypting PDF documents, as well as generating PDFs from HTML. It is licensed under the LGPL and MPL open source licenses.