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11 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication
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,…
11 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication
"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%…
11 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication
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…
10 July 2023 | Innovation & Technology
Meet Ameca, Grace, and Sophia, some of more than 50 robots attending the UN-driven AI for Good Global Summit, which opened on Thursday in Geneva.
As artificial intelligence (AI) sprouts new, powerful learning abilities, nations are working on…
10 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication
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…
10 July 2023 | Disabilities
Digital Assistive Technology Challenges and Opportunities: The Potential of Mobile Devices
Side event CRPD Conference of State Parties 2023
Theme - Digital Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
Jointly organized by UNICEF, WHO, ATscale, GDI…
06 July 2023 | Employment
The World of Work Summit 2023: Social Justice for All - A high-level forum for global voices to address the need for increased, coordinated and coherent action in support of social justice. It provided an opportunity to discuss and inform the…
06 July 2023 | Youth
BONN, Germany — The United Nations SDG Action Campaign and its partners have launched a new global initiative aimed at building inspiration, connecting changemakers, and mobilizing efforts for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (…
06 July 2023 | Youth
LUANDA, Angola – Silvia Francisco, 31, was struggling with a dilemma. She was concerned about a family member who wasn’t seeking the medical treatment she urgently needed, because she feared being ostracized if anyone found out about her condition…
06 July 2023 | Cooperatives
Over one million people in drought-stricken southern Madagascar are benefitting from a range of complementary UN development initiatives which are being coordinated in order to have a greater impact as the UN Resident Coordinator in Madagascar Issa…
06 July 2023 | Innovation & Technology
By Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU
Leaders in government, the private sector, academia, civil society, and the United Nations have just gathered at the AI for Good Global Summit convened by ITU – the first event of its kind since…
06 July 2023 | Poverty Eradication
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…