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19 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

Rural people are the most direct investment in a sustainable future

It all begins with food. Small-scale farmers produce up to 70 per cent of the food in low- and middle-income countries, yet they are often cut off from the services they need to pull themselves out of poverty and food insecurity. What's more, hunger…
While global hunger numbers have stalled between 2021 and 2022, there are many places in the world facing deepening food crises.  ©FAO/Lazizkhon Tashbekov
18 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report

12/07/2023 Rome/New York/Geneva – Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and…
UN Photo/Loey Felipe The UN says that progress on half of all SDG targets is weak and insufficient.
18 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

Halfway to 2030, world ‘nowhere near’ reaching Global Goals, UN warns

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that while ambition, urgency and solidarity have been lacking to overcome the myriad challenges, many countries are now staring into “a financial abyss”, strangling the resources needed to realize the 2030…
UNDP India
12 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

25 Countries Halved Multidimensional Poverty Within 15 Years, but 1.1 Billion Remain Poor

New York City – The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) with estimates for 110 countries was released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI…
Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition
12 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition

 Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been.  António GuterresSecretary-General, United Nations   The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition provides a powerful call to action,…
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11 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

8 Billion Lives, INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

The world we live in today is filled with both hope and anxieties. We have made significant progress in terms of health, rights, and choices, with a larger human population than ever before. However, we face challenges such as economic uncertainty,…
Communities and societies are stronger and healthier when women and girls are empowered to choose if and when to build the families they want. PHOTO:UN Women/Ashutosh Negi
11 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities

"Gender-based discrimination harms everyone – women, girls, men, and boys. Investing in women uplifts all people, communities, and countries."       ---- UN Secretary-General António Guterres What women and girls want matters. They make up 49.7%…
Members of the Arhuaca indigenous community in Colombia were trained in nursery management, ecological restoration strategies, the ecology of species to be established, and monitoring and information reporting. Photo courtesy of UNEP
11 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

As the World's Population Surpasses 8 Billion, What Are the Implications for Planetary Health and Sustainability?

In November 2022, the world’s population surpassed 8 billion people, having grown by 1 billion since 2010. Reaching this milestone raises important questions concerning the impact of human activities on the planet and its ability to sustain life for…
PHOTO:UNICEF South Sudan/Naftalin
10 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

Halfway to 2030, the SDGs are in peril

Halfway to 2030, the SDGs are in peril The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - the blueprint for a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future by 2030 - are in peril. The world has entered an age of hard-earned SDG progress threatened by…
© UNFPA The Gambia Isatou, Mariama, and Fatoumatta no longer have to stop going to classes during their periods, thanks to a UNFPA programme that supports production and free distribution of reusable sanitary pads, including for girls at St. John's School for the Deaf in Banjul, The Gambia.
06 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication

This is how we can turbocharge the global goals

3 July 2023 - This month, government representatives, businesses, civil society organizations, young people and other international actors will gather for the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, taking place on 10-19 July…
Financing for Development Forum 2023
04 April 2023 | Poverty Eradication

Financing for Development Forum 2023

17.04.2023 - 20.04.2023 UNHQ The global economic outlook remains fragile amid a highly challenging environment. Countries are facing difficult economic policy trade-offs and recent shocks are threatening to further reverse progress on the 2030…
© UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A girl drinks water at school in Goré, Chad.
31 March 2023 | Poverty Eradication

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes

The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost 700 commitments to protect “humanity’s most precious global common good”.  The Agenda sets out a series of …

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