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| Indigenous Peoples
Our relationship with our natural world is broken. This is why it is important that more and more people get involved in action to protect and restore nature and biodiversity.
Everyone deserves to have a voice and this is easier when we have a…
| Youth
In Costa Rica, an inclusive urban infrastructure project is providing a lifeline for youth living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
In the southern neighbourhoods of Alajuelita – a municipality in the province of San José – residents struggle with…
| Youth
Young people who gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing crisis impacting billions globally, and to boost local action – especially youth-led urban development movements – to secure resilient…
| Poverty Eradication
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas emissions. From flooding to…
| Ageing
In a world that claims to prioritise gender equality, older women have been left on the sidelines.
Of the US$ 5.7 billion of aid spent on gender equality projects, a mere US$ 7.8 million includes older women. …
| Women
Every 11 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2022. The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent.
That is why, during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UNiTE campaign is drawing attention to…
| Youth
According to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2024, 110M more children and youth have entered school since the UN Sustainable Development Goal on education was adopted in 2015, with more children in school today than ever before.…
| Poverty Eradication
The Hunger Hotspots: FAO/WFP Early Warnings on Acute Food Insecurity report is a series of analytical products produced under the Global Network Against Food Crises initiative, to enhance and coordinate the generation and sharing of…
| Employment
An estimated 708 million women worldwide are outside the labour force because of unpaid care responsibilities, according to new ILO global estimates, released on Tuesday, on the occasion of the International Day of Care and Support.
In 2023, 748…
| Innovation & Technology
UN E-Government Survey 2024
This thirteenth edition of the United Nations E-Government Survey, released in 2024, provides a comprehensive assessment of the digital government landscape across all 193 Member States. The 2024 Survey highlights a…
| Women
The theme for this year’s International Day of Care and Support (29 October) is, “Transforming Care Systems: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of Beijing+30”.
Everyone needs care. It is the often invisible and mostly…
| Social Inclusion
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations will take place from November 11 to 22 in 2024 at Baku Stadium. The venue is located in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan.
At COP meetings, governments assess global…