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6 May 2025: Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining zeitgeist of our era, with some hailing it as a “new electricity”, a dynamic technology that has the potential to transform education…
2025年WSIS+20高级别会议由国际电信联盟（ITU）与瑞士联邦共同主办，联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）、联合国开发计划署（UNDP）以及联合国贸易和发展会议（UNCTAD）协办，于7月11日在日内瓦Palexpo展览中心举行。本次会议作为一个多方利益相关者的平台，旨在反思全球合作、数字包容以及技术在发展中的作用。同时，它也为回顾自首次WSIS会议以来20年来数字进程的发展，…
14 July 2025: Following the Second World Assembly on Ageing, the Secretary-General’s report submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/147 provides an analysis of the extent to which the…
2025 年 7 月 11 日：距离第三个联合国消除贫困十年 (2018-2027) 结束还有不到三年时间，世界在实现其目标方面“偏离了轨道”。联合国秘书长的最新报告强调了一个严峻的现实：近 10%（8 亿）的全球人口仍然生活在极端贫困中，而且进展已经停滞。报告强调，贫困不仅仅关乎收入。它指出，气候变化、冲突、…
Housing is much more than just a roof over our heads; it’s a symbol of health and dignity. Still, nearly 3 billion people across the world live in inadequate or unsafe conditions, including…
13 August 2025: The World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) was adopted in 1995 by the UN General Assembly, marking it the first action plan on policies and programmes designed to promote the…
8 August 2025: August 9th marked the annual International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples under the theme “Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures”. Ahead of the day, an…
12 June 2025 – Geneva: The Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice took place on 12 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Held alongside the 113th International…
10 July 2025: As outlined in the Draft Political Declaration (Rev.2), adverse impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation are often exacerbated by inequality and are…
1 June 2025 – Geneva: In preparation for the Second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar, the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) has launched a series of research and…
8 August 2025 – Awaza: The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) took place from 5 - 8 August in Awaza, Turkmenistan. The Conference convened under the theme “…
17 July 2025 – United Nations Headquarters, New York: As the international community approaches the final five years of the 2030 Agenda, the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) Draft Ministerial…
June 2025: Developed by UNESCWA and the League of Arab States, the Arab Vision 2045 lays out a collective roadmap for a more stable, prosperous, and united Arab region. Grounded in shared values and…
June 2025: As the Second World Summit for Social Development approaches in November, UNESCWA published the “Strategic priorities for the Arab region ahead of the 2nd World Summit for Social…
22 May 2025 (ESCAP): Inclusive businesses across sectors—from agriculture to finance—are innovating to meet the needs of underserved populations and have reached millions of people. These businesses…
28 July 2025 (ESCAP): A testimony to the region’s economic growth, almost three quarters of countries in Asia and the Pacific now claim middle-income status. Nevertheless, despite significant…