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| Women
On Tuesday, Germany’s Annalena Baerbock will become the first European woman to hold the post and only the fifth female President in the Assembly’s history.On the eve of Baerbock’s inauguration, UN News spoke with one of her predecessors. María…
| Cooperatives
A stronger Chamber of Commerce and targeted business training supported by the ILO are boosting small enterprises for refugees and host communities in the Turkana and Garissa counties of Kenya.In these areas, several aspiring entrepreneurs face…
| Disabilities
In a remote village in northeast Syria, a young girl named Merve was born with a profound challenge: significant hearing loss in one ear and no hearing in the other. Without any knowledge of formal sign language, her family communicated with her…
| Youth
Young people all over the world are concerned with climate change’s projection, as the issue continues to worsen. Despite being concerned for their future, young people are largely excluded from government and international decision-making spaces…
| Employment
Supported by the ILO/China Partnership Programme, Cambodian trainees and students completed intensive wall & floor tiling training in China.Phnom Penh (ILO News) – Cambodia’s aspiring construction professionals have gained technical…
| Employment
In a strategic effort to improve youth employability and practical skills, the International Labour Organization (ILO), through its IFAD-funded Projecta Jovem Project, has partnered with the Government of Mozambique and the National Institute for…
| Sport for Development and Peace
Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Basketball was, for her, a way to access community and confidence. “Sports give me a sense of belonging as a girl. When I play, it affirms my…
| Indigenous Peoples
In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration on Friday on the theme AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures. An estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples live across…
| Women
Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) is helping them prepare. Sunamganj is a district in the wetland ecosystem in northeast…
| Youth
Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of a blood diamond mining industry which contributed to a decade-long civil war.But now, parts of the land have been restored. Crops are…
| Cooperatives
The 2025 United Nations Secretary General’s report on Cooperatives in Social Development (A/80/168) sets out a series of policy recommendations for Member States to strengthen the role of cooperatives in achieving sustainable growth and…
| Youth
Reimagining art and the power it can drive, 2023 UN SDG Action Awards Changemaker Finalists Emmanuel Mushy and Nazir Atul, founders of Visual Aided Stories (VAS) Hub, transformed strong social messages into murals, catalyzing development in novel…