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| Social Inclusion
"Countries cannot ignore these perils. In our interconnected economy, shocks on one side of the world push up prices on the other. Every country is affected and must be part of the solution—building on progress made. We’ve set a path. Now it’s time…
| Social Inclusion
The World Social Protection Report 2024-26 focuses on the climate crisis and the need to transition to a more sustainable world, and provides a global overview of progress made around the world since 2015 in extending social protection.…
| Social Inclusion
A new International Labour Organization (ILO) report highlights how social dialogue can enable countries to pursue economic development alongside social progress while ensuring fair and inclusive low-carbon and digital transitions.
The Social…
| Poverty Eradication
The coming year brings a number of major milestones for sustainable development. Throughout the year, key events and observances offer opportunities to highlight interconnected solutions and galvanize action. A throughline for many of these events…
| Innovation & Technology
With AI enabled technology becoming commonplace, the UN System is beginning to take advantage of the latest digital tools to bring gender equality closer to reality
Southeast Asia, a middle-income region with widespread internet coverage and…
| Disabilities
Diana Jalba likes to say that nothing is impossible.
“We should not allow disabilities to limit us,” said Jalba, a spry and chatty 29-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that affects her body movements and muscle…
| Disabilities
FAO and the Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom Representations to the United Nations in Rome celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
About 15 percent of the global population lives with some form of disability - of which…
| Social Inclusion
International Migrants Day gives us a special opportunity to shine a spotlight on the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants around the world. It's also a day for us to highlight the increasingly complex environment in which migration…
| Innovation & Technology
There is now little distinction between our offline and online lives. The Internet and digital technologies are so woven into the everyday fabric of societies that losing access—or trust—can feel like the ground shifting beneath us. Yet, 2.6 billion…
| Social Inclusion
Human Rights Day and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal…
| Social Inclusion
The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need peace and mutual understanding now more than ever before,” according to more than 1,800 participants at the UN…
| Social Inclusion
An estimated 5.5 billion people are online in 2024, an increase of 227 million individuals based on revised estimates for 2023, according to new figures from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The estimates featured in ITU's…