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Ministers, senior officials, and international partners gathered in Brasilia for the Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by…
This week, UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week 2025 was held in Paris, where participants explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping education and what it looks like for learners, educators, and…
Disasters are among the greatest threats to sustainable development today. They are striking more frequently, with greater intensity, and in ways that are deeply interconnected. From extreme heat and…
In 2023, 10.3 per cent of the world’s population—822 million people—lived below the updated extreme poverty line of $3.00 a day. Poverty remains overwhelmingly rural: more than three quarters of the…
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk of our time, exacerbating climate change, causing economic losses, and reducing agricultural productivity. It knows no boundaries or borders, making…
The world is facing an unprecedented housing crisis. According to the latest UN-Habitat estimates, 318 million people are homeless, while 2.8 billion people—over a third of the global population—lack…
Trust is a fundamental pillar of social cohesion and collective action. Yet the 2025 World Social Report on “A New Policy Consensus to Accelerate Social Progress” highlights a worrying…
12 September 2025 marks the Day for South-South Cooperation. With just five years remaining to deliver on the 2030 Agenda, the latest UN report on South-South cooperation (SSC) underscores that…
As the world prepares for the Second World Social Summit in Doha in November 2025, attention is turning to practical ways of accelerating social progress in the face of persistent inequalities,…
Held pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/78/277, the high-level forum on the Culture of Peace convened on 2 September 2025 under the theme “Empowering Youth for a Culture of Peace”. Member…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 1 billion people live with mental health disorders, with conditions like anxiety and depression inflicting immense human and economic tolls.…
As the world prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development in November in Qatar, momentum is building to accelerate social progress. The need to put people at the center of development…
September 5th marks the International Day of Charity, commemorating the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Receiving a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, Mother Teresa dedicated…
Amid the shimmering heat and sleek skyline of Manama, Bahrain, Eman Fareed methodically pinches off bits of dough and spaces the soon-to-be cookies evenly on a baking tray in her kitchen. A retired…
The eighteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP18) was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 12…
Published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), “Changing Mindsets to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” explores how governments and public…