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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…
8-11 July 2025 – Geneva: The AI for Good Summit, held from 8-11 July hosted by ITU, brought together over 11,000 participants from 169 countries to explore how AI can drive real-world solutions to…
13 June 2025: UNECE joined forces with 17 other UN entities during the 2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day to urge governments, civil society, academia, and the private sector to harness the transformative…
19 June 2025: UNDP’s new flagship report, 'Development at Risk: Protecting Gains and Unleashing Opportunities Amid Crisis' is anchored in a simple but urgent proposition: complex, interconnected…
30 October 2024 – Doha: In a powerful conversation held at Qatar Foundation’s Education City Speaker Series last October, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amine J. Mohammed discussed the role of the…
31 July 2025 – Geneva (ILO News): Amid what the UN Secretary-General has called a “global development emergency”, and with only 35 per cent of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on track,…
28 July 2025 – Addis Ababa: The United Nations launched the Report of the Secretary-General for the Second Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), that took place from July 27-29, 2025. The report…
17 Jul 2025: In preparation for the upcoming Social Summit in November, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) launched a global consultation process in July 2024, to…
25 July 2025: At this week’s UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue, development experts emphasized the urgent need to strengthen social protection systems, invest in young people and support economic…
24 July 2025 – United Nations Head Quarters, New York: The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025 concluded with a strong call for urgent action to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs…
As the global community prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development, a timely side event held at the margins of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum brought together a diverse group of…
17 March 2025 – The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-…
9 June 2025 – Geneva: At the 2025 International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, global leaders and experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO) discussed what is at stake for the…
15 July 2025 – United Nations Headquarters, New York: As momentum builds toward the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2), a high-level side event at the 2025 High-Level Political Forum…