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| Indigenous Peoples
8 August 2025: Indigenous groups across Central and South America are establishing unique media and connectivity outlets with the help of a training programme organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).Since 2020, the ITU has…
| Youth
4 August 2025 – Geneva: The call for a strong, legally binding treaty to tackle global plastic pollution has never been more urgent, say youth leaders and campaigners.This week, international negotiations are underway in Geneva to establish a treaty…
| Youth
4 August 2025 – Nairobi: International Youth Day 2025 highlights the theme “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond,” amplifying young people’s demands for a sustainable, just, and equitable future. From Brazil to South Africa, Nigeria to…
| Poverty Eradication
8 August 2025 – Awaza: The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries wrapped up 8 August in Awaza, Turkmenistan with the adoption of a political declaration aimed at aiding sustainable development in 32 landlocked countries.Known as the…
| Youth
Observed each year on 12 August, the Day draws attention to the rights, contributions and challenges of young people everywhere.This year’s theme, "Local youth action for the SDGs and beyond," emphasises how grassroots youth engagement is vital to…
| Poverty Eradication
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in New York following a week-and-a-half of substantive discussion between Member States, civil society representatives and UN agencies.…
| Poverty Eradication
An interagency group from the UN released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on Monday, estimating a global, yet uneven, decline in hunger since 2022.The report estimates 8.2 per cent of the global…
| Indigenous Peoples
A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York this week for the first time. Accompanied by their parents and mentors from the midwestern state of Wisconsin, the…
| Youth
Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on Africa’s development which was discussed at the General Assembly on Monday. In 2024, only 34 per cent of women and 45 per cent…
| Sport for Development and Peace
In the midst of the Women’s Euro football championship in Switzerland, Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, called on Member States and sports clubs around the world to address the vast gender gap which still exists in women’s sport. “The…
| Disabilities
Yuriko Oda is the founder and CEO of WheeLog! - a user-generated accessibility map application that shows where wheelchair users can go. Yuriko was diagnosed with Distal Myopathy in 2002 and became a wheelchair user in 2006 after giving birth…
| Women
On 25 July, the United Nations observes the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, a day dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women and girls of African descent while addressing the systemic challenges they continue to…