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Press Briefing, 17 October 2024, 12:45 pm EDT
Featuring:
Shantanu Mukherjee, Director, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA
Wenyan Yang, Chief, Global Dialogue for Social Development Branch, Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN…
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Abraham was not allowed to sit exams at his local school. Like many children around the world, he did not have a birth certificate. He says: “Not having a birth certificate is like saying you don’t exist as a child, as a human being.” As a…
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To meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN General Assembly President on Monday emphasised Africa’s potential and the urgent need for both international support and systemic reforms across the continent.
In a…
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A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty worldwide.
As the world prepares to mark the International…
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It’s the busiest and probably most high-profile week at UN Headquarters in New York, where leaders from across the world come together to discuss global issues or highlight their country-specific priorities.
The 79th session of General…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…