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Disasters are becoming more frequent, more severe, and more interconnected. The world is navigating a deeply uncertain global risk landscape, where climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss,…
Since its adoption, the Convention on the Rights of the Child has achieved near universal ratification, with 196 States Parties as of 1 July 2025. Yet, while the Convention enshrines the right of…
As the world marks the halfway point to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) has adopted a Ministerial Declaration and released a report that sheds…
Today, UNESCO marks International Literacy Day under the theme “Promoting literacy in the digital era.” A global conference at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris is spotlighting how digital transformation…
On 1 September 2025, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space & Technology Commission, unveiled a landmark initiative: the…
More than two decades after the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, global efforts to eliminate racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance remain as…
Despite rising global awareness of hunger and malnutrition, food insecurity continues to affect billions of people worldwide. While climate change, conflict, and inflation remain major drivers,…
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…
Women and girls in rural areas are central to sustainable development, yet they continue to face disproportionate barriers. Nearly 3.5 billion people live in rural areas, and women represent a…
Leading up to the Second World Summit for Social Development, UNRISD held a virtual side event titled “On the Road to the Second World Summit for Social Development: Evidence-Based Regional…
31 August marked the International Day of People of African Descent, spotlighting the Second International Decade for People of African Descent, to be observed from 2025 to 2034. The Second…
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…
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…
信任是社会凝聚力和集体行动的根本支柱。然而，2025年《世界社会报告——“加快社会进步的新政策共识”》强调，全球对机构信任的侵蚀令人担忧。如今，全球超过一半的人口对其政府几乎没有信任或完全不信任，且信任在代际之间不断下降。21世纪出生的人们表现出迄今为止最低水平的制度信任。如果没有有效的干预，这些下降趋势可能会持续。受不确定性、不平等和被排斥感塑造的年轻一代，对治理结构尤其持怀疑态度。…
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…