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Full and Fair Financing for Africa’s Future

Full and Fair Financing for Africa’s Future

As world leaders gathered in Sevilla for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), they faced a hard truth: the global financial system is not just failing to deliver for the countries most in need—it is reinforcing inequality.

The Story of the Charter: Eightieth Anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations

The Story of the Charter: Eightieth Anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations

On 26 June 1945, official representatives of 50 countries, meeting in San Francisco, United States, signed the Charter of the United Nations, forming the world’s premier international organization, dedicated to “saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war”...

 

 

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 © UNDP/Abed Zagout Civilians in Gaza have been displaced multiple times and forced to find shelter in areas with little public or sanitation services.

UN chief ‘appalled’ by worsening Gaza crisis as civilians face displacement, aid blockades

The UN Secretary-General is “appalled” by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face yet another wave of mass displacement with few safe places to go.

 

UN Photo/Mariscal.The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development came to a close with a call to action on 3 July

With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity

The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla has concluded with a renewed sense of resolve and a focus on action that can change lives worldwide, according to UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.

 

© UNRWA/Louise Wateridge Palestinians shelter in an UNRWA school in central Gaza.

Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line

The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN said on Monday, amid more reports of people being killed and injured near newly-established distribution sites.

 

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a new universal standard for development which aims to ensure that no one is left behind.

 

 

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