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February 2024
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Story
Radio Mogadishu was first established in 1951. Working with the Government, the United Nations in Somalia has been exploring options for a solution to the urgent digitisation needs of Radio Mogadishu’s archives.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
February 2024
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Story
In El Salvador, the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office is supporting the National Council of Sustainable Development in the effort to strengthen the national SDGs monitoring system through technical assistance, tools, and methodologies to collect, systematize, and analyze development data from 35 different official sources.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
Anti-discrimination
February 2024
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Around the world, science and technology are helping drive new discovery, growth and innovation in countries. Yet, even as the world needs science, science needs women and girls.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
COVID-19
February 2024
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Announcement
The UN chief spoke about climate justice, reform of the financial system, the upcoming Summit of the Future, and the need for renewed multilateralism in an increasingly multipolar world.
February 2024
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Announcement
Mr. Julien Harneis has been appointed as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Yemen. He took up his post this week and will also serve as the Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.
February 2024
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Announcement
Middle-income countries represent close to one-third of global GDP and they are major engines of global growth. Yet, vulnerabilities are not solely a function of and do not disappear with income level. Middle-income countries are also home to some 62% of the world’s poor.
February 2024
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Announcement
More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. This year, nearly 4.4 million girls will be at risk of this harmful practice. This equates to more than 12,000 cases every day.
Thailand
February 2024
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Story
For years, Ms. Yaoh held the belief that female genital mutilation (FGM) and the Sande Bush School — a secret society where young women and girls are initiated into womanhood — were essential for a girl's education, success and future as a respectable housewife. As the daughter-in-law of a prominent female Chief Zoe involved in FGM, she played an active role in the practice.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women