Learning with Rural Communities: Student Experiences in Darfur & Omdurman
Sudan faces the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with conflict driving mass displacement, collapsing services, and widespread violence. Despite this, Ahfad University for Women advances SDG 1 through community engagement. Student Buthaina Mamour Musa shares experiences in Darfur and rural Omdurman, highlighting youth volunteering, women’s leadership, and agriculture as inclusive, community-led solutions strengthening resilience in crisis-affected communities.
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UN Academic Impact Workshop: Universities Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, April 2026
Students, researchers, and university leaders gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York for a workshop exploring how higher education can advance the Sustainable Development Goals through student-led innovation and collaboration.
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SDG of the month
Goal of the Month | June 2026: Goal 14 – Life Below Water
Goal 14 is about conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources. A healthy ocean and seas are essential to human existence and life on Earth.
The ocean is intrinsic to our life on Earth. It covers three‑quarters of the Earth’s surface, contains 97 percent of its water, and represents 99 percent of the planet’s living space by volume.
Learn more about the Goal of the Month, and how you can get involved, then check out the UN Academic Impact SDG Hub Network.
