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Thematic Areas
| 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…
| Youth
" Today, and every day, let’s work to transform education. And let’s ensure that youth have what they need to build skills for shaping a more peaceful, sustainable future for all." UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Why is World Youth Skills…
| 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,…
| 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…
| Cooperatives
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held a soft launch event for the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives on July 9 at the UN…
| Sport for Development and Peace
New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. The findings point to a worrying trend of physical inactivity among adults, which has…
| Cooperatives
Farming is not easy in Brazil’s semi-arid north-east. Climate change is severely affecting the region, with increasingly erratic rainfall and shifting harvest periods.
Due to environmental degradation, much of its soil is no longer…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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 (…
| 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…
| 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…