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Global Media and Information Literacy Week is taking place this year from 24-31 October, highlighting the theme of “Minds Over AI.”In today’s digital age, artificial intelligence is rapidly…
Today, a new UN-backed forum was launched to relieve developing nations of some of the weight that come with unsustainable debt. The issue has reached its precipice, leaving more than three billion…
Progress in Protection and PreparednessAs COP30 in Belém, Brazil, approaches in early November, global attention is turning to how countries can translate climate promises into concrete action on the…
Preparing for DohaIn preparation for the Second World Summit for Social Development, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) launched a global consultation to gather…
In the 1990s, as Albania’s economy collapsed, hundreds upon thousands of Albanians fled the country in search of stability. Skodra native Gjergi Legejza chose to stay. Starting out in the textile…
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. Millions of people from around the world have been positively impacted by the efforts and work led by the UN and its agencies over the past…
The 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) has opened at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, bringing together heads of state, ministers, Nobel Laureates, international…
Ahead of the Second World Social Summit for Social Development, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for a renewed model of multilateralism centered on decent work and social…
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stand at the forefront of the global effort for sustainable and inclusive development. Their experiences, documented in the Secretary-General’s 2025 report on…
Today, 20 October 2025, marks World Statistics Day, where we focus on the theme of “Driving change with quality statistics and data for everyone.” Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the United…
As the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals approaches, a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) challenges long-held assumptions…
Ahead of the #SocialSummit2025, Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development…
The 17th of October marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The day underscores that ending poverty goes beyond income, and is also about dignity, justice, and belonging. This…
Released today, new research reveals that the world’s poorest people are increasingly caught at the intersection of multidimensional poverty and climate risk, a transformation that threatens to…
Moroccan native Fatima Laanieg always hoped to open her own grocery store, dreaming of having stake over her own independence while still giving her family financial structure. Where she once relied…
October 16th marks the World Food Day, a day promoting worldwide awareness of hunger and promoting action for the future of food, people and the planet. Ahead of the day, the Food and Agriculture…