This is an overview of the perspective of the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General for the Transforming Education Summit: Leonardo Garnier, originally from Costa Rica, outlines the genesis of the current crossroads in education, with particular emphasis on the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Paraguay is one of the countries that can now affirm that the prohibition of racism and discrimination against people of African descent is deeply entrenched in national and international law.
The high-level week provides a timely opportunity to support Gabon on this journey; advocate for climate justice, mobilize more support from the international community, strengthen partnerships and exchange new ideas on how to scale-up climate action across the continent and deliver on the promises on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed was in Tunisia from 26 to 28 August to attend the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8), a forum co-organized by the Government of Tunisia, the Government of Japan, the United Nations and other partners, which hosted some 30 African heads of state and government as well as regional and international organizations, civil society representatives, and the private sector.
In Yemen and Sudan, where communities confront conflict and economic decline, temperatures have been rising faster than the global average over the last three decades.
Youth in Algeria are a major asset for the country and have the potential to drive its socio-economic transition towards a development model aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 Agenda.
A line of women carry rocks in the hands and on their heads as they descend to a gully on the side of a hill in southern Haiti. They are bringing the rocks so their community can build barriers which will slow down the flow of water across this verdant valley and prevent the erosion of land that is important to this rural farming community.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, visiting Mongolia from 8-11 August, applauded Mongolia for its commitment to non-proliferation and disarmament by declaring itself a nuclear-weapon-free zone.
This year, as the UN joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, predatory marketing of breast-milk substitutes continues to undermine global efforts to promote breastfeeding and its health benefits.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of multi-faceted priorities and key initiatives on a daily basis — from climate action to gender equality and food security.
