October 2021
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UN teams and partners are delivering COVID-19 vaccines and emergency supplies across the globe. Today, we highlight some of those efforts.
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October 2021
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If the world is going to defeat COVID-19 and build back better, then it must also achieve a greater measure of gender equality. The two are tightly linked. That’s why, in response to the crisis, many countries are having more women in leadership as a key to achieving an equal future.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
October 2021
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Hama Sorka, a 75-year-old fisherman from Saguia, Niamey, Niger, looks at the site where his house stood before being washed away by the floods that ravaged his neighbourhood in October 2020.
October 2021
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Rural women are not often in the spotlight. Yet they should be, because in countries like Haiti, for example, which is vulnerable to natural disasters and extreme climate change, these women demonstrate a remarkable level of courage and resilience.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
October 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
The world faces layer upon layer of challenges: a global pandemic, a climate crisis, and increasingly complex humanitarian emergencies that transcend borders. Compounding the challenges are attacks against democracy and human rights — especially those of women and girls. The Government of Bangladesh and the UN are joining forces to confront these crises.
Climate Action
COVID-19
October 2021
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Announcement
Poverty is a moral indictment of our times. For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise. Last year, around 120 million people fell into poverty as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on economies and societies. A lopsided recovery is further deepening inequalities between the global North and South. Solidarity is missing in action — just when we need it most.
October 2021
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Announcement
Scaled-up investments in local food systems are critical to ensure sustainable food security and nutrition for forcibly displaced people and host communities, three UN agencies say, ahead of World Food Day on 16 October.
October 2021
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For anyone who doesn’t speak Arabic, Awqaf might be a strange-looking word. It’s pronounced “AW-kaf,” and it means to “stand still, hold still, not let go.” It’s also a form of philanthropic giving.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
September 2021
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Our Common Agenda is the Secretary-General's vision for the future of global cooperation. It calls for inclusive, networked, and effective
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
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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