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Poverty Eradication
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 | 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 | 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…
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…
09 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
The 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will follow on from last September’s SDG Summit, described by UN Secretary-General at the time as a “moment of unity” to turn the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into reality…
09 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
In its resolution A/RES/71/279, the United Nations General Assembly designated 27 June as “Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day” to raise public awareness of the tremendous contributions of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (…
09 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Across the world, millions of parents and families are struggling to provide nutritious and diverse foods that young children need to reach their full potential. Growing inequities, conflict, and climate crises, combined with rising food prices, the…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Developing countries face a $4 trillion annual investment gap to achieve the SDGs. Foreign direct investment flows to developing countries have decreased while gains in remittances and ODA have been modest. The Secretary-General has…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Rising conflicts and violent organized crime persist around the world, causing immense human suffering and hampering sustainable development.
Forcibly displaced people reached unprecedented 120 million in May 2024. Civilian…