Marking 20 years of shaping the online world, WSIS+20 agrees on priorities to advance digital cooperation
16 December 2025 - The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the Twenty-Year Review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) opened today, marking two decades of shaping the digital world as the longest-standing global digital governance process.
UN launches Transport Decade with global commitments for sustainable, inclusive and resilient mobility
10 December 2025 - The launch of the first ever United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport (2026–2035) and its widely anticipated Implementation Plan brought together transport leaders from governments, the United Nations system, local authorities, the private sector, civil society and youth organizations from around the world today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
7 things you need to know about sustainable transportation
9 December 2025 - Sustainable transport is about cleaner mobility and safer systems; extending markets; shaping access to jobs, schools and health care; and enabling the movement of food and medicines. With transport demand set to more than double by 2050, choices we make this decade, can unlock sustainable development pathways.
Genuine inclusion of persons with disabilities is a win for us all: Guterres
3 December 2025 - Discussions around promoting greater inclusion of people with disabilities in society topped the agenda at the United Nations on Wednesday.
Disability advocates drive change through the Doha Declaration
1 December 2025 – The Second World Summit for Social Development which concluded last month in Doha, was designed with inclusion at its core. Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, the team in UN DESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development, shared how the Social Summit helped advance the rights of persons with disabilities.
Latest urbanization data reveal world’s most populous cities
1 December 2025 – Our world is becoming increasingly urban. Cities are now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion, according to UN DESA’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, released on 18 November 2025.
Cities are home to 45 per cent of the global population, with megacities continuing to grow, UN report finds
18 November 2025 - The world is becoming increasingly urban, with cities now home to 45 per cent...
6 lessons from 80 years of UN progress toward sustainable development
12 November 2025 - As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, one story stands out: the world’s journey—through challenges and breakthroughs—toward sustainable development for all. Advancing Together, a new UN DESA report, traces how the UN has helped transform global cooperation, uniting countries around shared goals for people and planet.
SDG Pavilion at COP30: A hub for action and hope in Belém
11 November 2025 - As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, for the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) from 10 to 21 November, the SDG Pavilion organized by UN DESA, will serve as a beacon for collaboration and innovation to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement in synergy.
Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action
6 November 2025 - The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration delivers measurable progress on poverty reduction, decent work and social inclusion.
Not just dreams, but rights: Social justice in focus at Doha summit
5 November 2025 - The push to put social justice at the heart of global policymaking took centre stage at the Second World Summit for Social Development...
Doha: World Summit opens with pledge to speed social progress
4 November 2025 - The Second World Summit for Social Development opened in Doha on Tuesday with the adoption of the Doha Political Declaration...
World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development
4 November 2025 – Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension and widening social divides, global leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development on Tuesday adopted the Doha Political Declaration, signalling renewed resolve to advance justice and inclusion worldwide.
World leaders in Doha unite in call to action for more just and inclusive societies
4 November 2025 – Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and rising inequalities, world leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development today adopted the Doha Political Declaration, signalling renewed global commitment to building more just and inclusive societies.
Keeping the promise of placing people at the centre of development
3 November 2025 - “Thirty years ago, the world gathered in Copenhagen and made a promise: to put people at the centre of development. This November, we meet again—this time in Doha—for the Second World Summit for Social Development. This Summit comes at a critical moment,” said UN DESA’s Under-Secretary-General, and Summit Secretary-General Li Junhua, pointing to widening inequalities, eroding trust and communities struggling with conflict and climate shocks.