Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
Final negotiations are underway in New York for this month’s Summit of the Future, where Heads of State will agree on reforms to the building blocks of global cooperation. The United Nations has convened this unique Summit because of a stark fact: global problems are moving faster than the institutions designed to solve them.
More than 90 per cent of the region’s 2.5 billion people breathe air that is considered unsafe. Expert say it's not too late to come together to reduce air pollution. Measures such as renewable energy, embracing electric vehicles, improving waste management and cleaner cooking fuels can all make a tangible difference.
The 2024 Olympics that kicked off in Paris last weekend has captured the attention and imagination of viewers all around the world. Under the Secretary-General’s leadership, UN entities have been engaging with the Olympic Committee in strategic ways to ensure the message of peace and sustainable development for all, resonates through the games.
For years, female students and health workers in Kyrgyzstan's medical institutions have endured the injustice of sexual harassment quietly, fearing the consequences of speaking out. A UN Women partnership, through the Spotlight Initiative is helping change that.
Care work, mostly carried out by women, unpaid or underpaid, remains informal and invisible. This UN System policy paper focuses on the importance of care work and the need to transform care systems to achieve sustainable development and gender equality.
Across the globe, we witness the transformative power of quality education. UN Country Teams, led by Resident Coordinators, play a critical role in supporting Governments in different social and economic contexts in driving progress through policy shifts, more and better investments, and innovative solutions, recognizing that education is not just a goal in itself, but a catalyst for achieving other development transformations.
The global crisis in education needs a “dramatic shift” to shape a more peaceful, sustainable and just world, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
Launch of a global road safety campaign, #MakeASafetyStatement, aiming to halve road-related fatalities by 2030. In collaboration with celebrities and partners, the campaign raises awareness and mobilizes political will for action. UN teams in Guatemala and South Africa are implementing targeted initiatives to address local challenges and foster safer roads.
