September 2021
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Announcement
Deeply diverging recoveries will undermine trust and solidarity and make the world more vulnerable to future crises, including climate change
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September 2021
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Story
UN country teams worldwide are showing up in the fight against COVID-19. Below, we highlight some of the recent coordinated efforts.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
COVID-19
September 2021
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Story
Chanel Bernard, 29 years-old, is from Pestel, a township in Haiti's Grand'Anse department, located some 80 kilometers from the city of Les Cayes. The 90,000 inhabitants of this town nestled between the sea and the mountains live according to the rhythm of the market days—Wednesdays and Saturdays— and the flow of ships unloading their goods from neighbouring cities into the port.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
September 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
By its magnitude, its duration and the changes it has generated, the COVID-19 pandemic has very quickly proved to be a multidimensional crisis, affecting the health, social, economic and human spheres of our societies.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
COVID-19
September 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
Celebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World War Two consensus of its early days. These reflections have resulted in Our Common Agenda, a landmark new report released today by the UN Secretary-General, setting out his vision for the future of global cooperation.
COVID-19
Sustainable Development Goals
August 2021
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Story
Adisa's schedule to make sure water is available at home required her to travel some 1.5 kilometres to fetch from a stream. After a hectic day, walking to get water was another strenuous task. Today, Adisa, a 28-year-old mother of five, no longer rushes from work.
August 2021
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Story
COVID-19 and other challenges continue to jeopardize the health and well-being of people across the globe. UN country teams are not standing down. They continue the fight with continued determination. Today, we highlight some of the coordinated efforts.
COVID-19
August 2021
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Video
In celebration of International Indigenous Peoples Day and the upcoming International Youth Day, we share a courageous story of how indigenous children battled a mysterious being that consumed their village: COVID-19..
August 2021
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Story
One day some years ago, Chief Egunu Williams had just returned home from his farm in the south of Nigeria when a man from a nearby community came asking for a loan.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
July 2021
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Video
Human trafficking is a crime that strips people of their rights, ruins their dreams, and robs them of their dignity.
The Blue Heart Campaign encourages everyone to get involved: raise awareness and inspire action to help
stop human trafficking and to fight its impact on society.