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20 November 2024 | Social Inclusion
“The water that we extract from nature for various uses must be managed as a common good, a shared good that must be accessible to all, but not appropriated by anyone,” said Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe…
20 November 2024 | Youth
"On World Children’s Day, we celebrate the youngest members of our human family. But today is also a moment to recognize the enormous challenges children face in our deeply divided, tumultuous and often violent world."
- UN Secretary-General …
19 November 2024 | Social Inclusion
Toilets are a place for peace
This essential space, at the centre of our lives, should be safe and secure. But for billions of people, sanitation is under threat from conflict, climate change, disasters and neglect.
‘Safe toilets for all by 2030’…
18 November 2024 | Social Inclusion
Climate change is emerging as a central driver of poverty and inequality across the Asia-Pacific region and impacts are projected to become more severe over time. Even if we manage to limit long-term global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, up to 85…
18 November 2024 | Social Inclusion
2024 Theme
On 15 November 2024, the world marked the first International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime (TOC). This day highlights the urgent need for global solidarity to counter the rising…
11 November 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are just a few examples of the extreme weather events accelerating and intensifying across the world. With the cost of inaction clearer than ever,…
06 November 2024 | Families
Meseret Tamru is a garment factory worker living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is the mother of two children. Thanks to the childcare centre at her workplace, she has been able to return to work after becoming a parent. The International Labour…
06 November 2024 | Indigenous Peoples
Our relationship with our natural world is broken. This is why it is important that more and more people get involved in action to protect and restore nature and biodiversity.
Everyone deserves to have a voice and this is easier when we have a…
06 November 2024 | Youth
In Costa Rica, an inclusive urban infrastructure project is providing a lifeline for youth living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
In the southern neighbourhoods of Alajuelita – a municipality in the province of San José – residents struggle with…
06 November 2024 | Youth
Young people who gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing crisis impacting billions globally, and to boost local action – especially youth-led urban development movements – to secure resilient…
05 November 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas emissions. From flooding to…
04 November 2024 | Ageing
In a world that claims to prioritise gender equality, older women have been left on the sidelines.
Of the US$ 5.7 billion of aid spent on gender equality projects, a mere US$ 7.8 million includes older women.
Older women, who represent a…