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Last year saw two major milestones for the global cooperative movement: the Second World Social Summit, held in Doha in November 2025, and the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2025 (IYC2025). On…
Every day, people around the world work courageously to protect their communities from the harms of violent extremism, often by confronting something less visible, but equally dangerous:…
The International Labour Organization (ILO) calls for concrete action in their "Red Card to Child Labour" campaign.Despite the significant progress achieved since 2000, which has led to an almost…
With inequality deepening and trust in public institutions under strain, the UN’s main forum on social policy wrapped up its annual session on Tuesday with a renewed push to turn global commitments…
On the grounds of a primary school between the towns of Pwintbyu and Salin in Myanmar’s Magway Region, Maw Maw Hmwe runs a modest food stall selling her famous rice noodle salads. Each day, students…
From a crochet hook in a Cairo living room to digital marketplaces reaching across borders, women entrepreneurs are demonstrating how creativity, persistence and targeted support can translate into…
Although women are more likely than young men to pursue higher education, they make up only 35% of science graduates.Across the world, a significant gender gap persists at all levels of science,…
Khabar Lahariya, literally “news waves”, is an all-women media organisation run since 2002 by rural reporters, many of them Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim, dispatching fresh stories from some of the most…
Ministers and senior officials from around the world gathered at the 64th Commission for Social Development (CSocD64) to examine how global commitments, spanning from the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration…
When people talk about investing in development, they often say it’s the right thing to do. What we don’t always hear is that it’s also the smart thing to do. Funding human capital growth is the…
Photo: ©Unsplash/Ecliptic GraphicWhether you are a “doomer” or a “boomer” on the subject, it’s impossible to ignore AI, which is seeping into every corner of our personal and professional lives. AI…
It’s somewhat of an understatement to say that the way that cities have traditionally grown has not been a positive experience for the planet. Poor (or non-existent) planning has led to a litany of…
By Khrystyna Hayovyshyn, Chair of the Bureau for the 64th Session of the Commission for Social DevelopmentAs Chair of the sixty‑fourth session of the Commission for Social Development, I see this…
When the Commission for Social Development convenes this month, it will be the first global gathering after the Second World Summit for Social Development. It offers a key opportunity to start…
Established in 1945 under the UN Charter, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was designed to ensure that peace and security would be backed by economic stability, social progress and…
When education systems fail to keep pace with the realities young people face, the cost is more than lost opportunity—it is lost potential. Around the world, millions of young people experience…