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24 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Rio de Janeiro – Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five…
19 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
As preparations get underway for the Summit of the Future this September, the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded today with UN Member States adopting a ministerial declaration aiming to boost multilateral efforts…
17 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
The Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions, launched in September 2021 by the UN Secretary-General, signals the UN system’s collective response for addressing the multiple challenges that threaten to erase development…
16 July 2024 | Sport for Development and Peace
Women's sports are on a winning streak, reaching new heights and shattering records. From the Olympics achieving gender parity to the growing audience for women's sports, there is much to celebrate and explore. Yet many gender gaps remain. Here are…
16 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
The world is in great upheaval. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 finds that only 17 percent of the SDG targets are on track. Lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating conflicts and growing climate chaos have severely…
16 July 2024 | Youth
" Today, and every day, let’s work to transform education. And let’s ensure that youth have what they need to build skills for shaping a more peaceful, sustainable future for all." UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Why is World Youth Skills…
16 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, Amina Mohammed called for immediate and decisive action to salvage the faltering Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and beyond are causing a…
11 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
New York, 11 July –According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is expected that the world’s population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next sixty years from 8.2 billion people in 2024 to…
11 July 2024 | Cooperatives
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held a soft launch event for the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives on July 9 at the UN…
09 July 2024 | Sport for Development and Peace
New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. The findings point to a worrying trend of physical inactivity among adults, which has…
09 July 2024 | Cooperatives
Farming is not easy in Brazil’s semi-arid north-east. Climate change is severely affecting the region, with increasingly erratic rainfall and shifting harvest periods.
Due to environmental degradation, much of its soil is no longer healthy enough…
09 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
World Employment and Social Outlook: May 2024 Update
New projections indicate that global unemployment will fall modestly this year even as inequalities in labour markets persist, with women in low-income countries particularly affected, according…