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L’Événement de Haut Niveau WSIS+20 de 2025, co-organisé par l’UIT et la Confédération suisse, et coorganisé par l’UIT, l’UNESCO, le PNUD et la CNUCED, s’est tenu le 11 juillet au Palexpo, à Genève.…
14 July 2025: Following the Second World Assembly on Ageing, the Secretary-General’s report submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/147 provides an analysis of the extent to which the…
11 juillet 2025 : À moins de trois ans de la fin de la Troisième Décennie des Nations Unies pour l'élimination de la pauvreté (2018-2027), le monde est « en retard » dans la réalisation de ses…
6 May 2025: Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining zeitgeist of our era, with some hailing it as a “new electricity”, a dynamic technology that has the potential to transform education…
Housing is much more than just a roof over our heads; it’s a symbol of health and dignity. Still, nearly 3 billion people across the world live in inadequate or unsafe conditions, including…
8 August 2025: August 9th marked the annual International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples under the theme “Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures”. Ahead of the day, an…
12 June 2025 – Geneva: The Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice took place on 12 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Held alongside the 113th International…
10 July 2025: As outlined in the Draft Political Declaration (Rev.2), adverse impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation are often exacerbated by inequality and are…
13 August 2025: The World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) was adopted in 1995 by the UN General Assembly, marking it the first action plan on policies and programmes designed to promote the…
1 June 2025 – Geneva: In preparation for the Second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar, the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) has launched a series of research and…
8 August 2025 – Awaza: The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) took place from 5 - 8 August in Awaza, Turkmenistan. The Conference convened under the theme “…
17 July 2025 – United Nations Headquarters, New York: As the international community approaches the final five years of the 2030 Agenda, the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) Draft Ministerial…
June 2025: Developed by UNESCWA and the League of Arab States, the Arab Vision 2045 lays out a collective roadmap for a more stable, prosperous, and united Arab region. Grounded in shared values and…
June 2025: As the Second World Summit for Social Development approaches in November, UNESCWA published the “Strategic priorities for the Arab region ahead of the 2nd World Summit for Social…
22 May 2025 (ESCAP): Inclusive businesses across sectors—from agriculture to finance—are innovating to meet the needs of underserved populations and have reached millions of people. These businesses…
28 July 2025 (ESCAP): A testimony to the region’s economic growth, almost three quarters of countries in Asia and the Pacific now claim middle-income status. Nevertheless, despite significant…