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11 July 2024 | 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 in 2024 to…
11 July 2024 | 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…
09 July 2024 | 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…
09 July 2024 | 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 healthy enough…
09 July 2024 | 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…
09 July 2024 | 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 (SDGs) into reality…
09 July 2024 | 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 (…
09 July 2024 | 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…
08 July 2024 | 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 has…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Rising conflicts and violent organized crime persist around the world, causing immense human suffering and hampering sustainable development.
Forcibly displaced people reached unprecedented 120 million in May 2024. Civilian…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Climate records were shattered in 2023 as the climate crisis accelerated in real time. Temperatures and global greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb.
Current national policies set the world on track for warming of 3°C according…
08 July 2024 | Poverty Eradication
Where We Stand
Nearly 1 in 10 people globally face hunger. In 2022, 2.4 billion people experienced moderate to severe food insecurity.
Despite progress, 148 million children under age 5 suffered from stunting in 2022. If current trends persist, 1…