Sevilla Forum on Debt launched at UNCTAD16 to tackle the entrenched debt crisis in developing countries
22 October 2025 - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Minister of Economy, Trade and Business of Spain Carlos Cuerpo, the Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan and the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Li Junhua, today announced the creation of the Sevilla Forum on Debt, during the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16), taking place in Geneva from 20 to 24 October 2025.
Driving change with quality statistics and data for everyone
17 October 2025 - Every five years, World Statistics Day (WSD) is observed on 20 October. Since it was first celebrated in 2010, the Day provides an opportunity to recognize the importance of official statistics and to highlight the contributions of national and international statistical systems.
Ensuring respect and effective support for families
15 October - Each year on 17 October, the world comes together to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. First commemorated in 1987 and recognized by the United Nations in 1992, the Day is a call to action: to put the furthest behind first, to amplify the voices of people experiencing poverty, and to renew our shared commitment to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.
What the data tell us about equality between women and men
14 October 2025 - The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 paints a nuanced picture of progress towards gender equality. On one hand, there have been historic gains: girls are more likely to complete school than ever before, and maternal mortality fell by nearly 40 per cent between 2000 and 2023. Women’s participation in climate negotiations has doubled. In the past five years alone, 99 positive legal reforms have been enacted to dismantle discrimination.
Sharing benefits of transformation broadly, leaving no one behind
7 October 2025 - Preparations are ramping up for the Second World Summit for Social Development taking place in Doha in less than two months.
Understanding post-pandemic inflation: Insights from South Africa and Türkiye
6 October 2025 - Last month, UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division hosted the fourth session of its Development Policy Seminar Series on the World Economic Situation and Prospects. The Seminar examined inflation dynamics in the post-pandemic...
7 ways UN DESA boosts change through multilateral action
3 October 2025 - With just five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Agenda, the world stands at a crossroads. The past year has brought unprecedented challenges—from converging crises, rising geopolitical tensions to persistent inequalities that have tested our collective resolve and threatened progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, this period has also sparked bold innovation, renewed partnerships, and fresh momentum for multilateral action.
Advancing the work of a historic 80th General Assembly
3 October 2025 - As the UN General Assembly (GA) welcomed presidents, prime ministers and premier public intellectuals, the halls of UN Headquarters in New York echoed with the dignity and urgency of what we’ve achieved and what more needs to be done.
Older persons driving local and global action
1 October 2025 - The 35th United Nations International Day of Older Persons will be held on 1 October 2025 at United Nations Headquarters in New York putting a spotlight on the theme, “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, Our Rights.”
UN Forum showcases power of gender data to drive change for all
1 October 2025 - The 10th Global Forum on Gender Statistics opened today in Tbilisi, Georgia, under the theme “Driving Change with Gender Statistics: A Path to Equality”.
UNGA hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs
24 September 2025 - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the first ever Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy.
UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos
23 September 2025 - The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world is awash with overlapping crises – from wars and humanitarian emergencies to climate breakdown – and leaders must decide now “what kind of world we choose to build together.”
Finance commitments under Energy Compacts reach $1.6 trillion with $284 billion already mobilized towards achieving global goals on clean energy
25 September 2025 - New commitments to boost renewable energy and increase access to electricity and clean cooking technologies by 2030 have brought the finance and investment pledged through the United Nations to US$ 1.6 trillion, with $284 billion already mobilized, according to the fourth edition of the Energy Compacts Annual Progress Report being released today.
Tackling climate and sustainable development crises together could cut costs by 40 per cent, new report shows
24 September 2025 - A report issued by a UN-convened expert group finds that tackling the climate and sustainable development crises together could unlock efficiencies at scale and reduce government spending needed to address these crises by nearly 40 per cent.
UN marks 80th anniversary of its founding
23 September 2025 - Music, memories and messages of peace filled the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday as the world body commemorated 80 years since its founding.