Lifting 100 million out of poverty by 2025 still possible, despite recession threat
17 October 2022 - A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty...
Dignity for all in practice
14 October 2022 - Both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the World Summit for Social Development...
At UN, top business leaders deliver bold solutions to unlock long-term investment in sustainable development
12 October 2022 - Top business executives met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
“The SDGs must become the DNA of business strategy and management”
How can governments and businesses step up efforts to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What are the hopes for the new SDG Stimulus...
Gender equality can’t wait – we must achieve it now for current and future generations
It will take 286 years to close gender gaps in legal...
On International Day of Older Persons, UN chief highlights their ‘remarkable resilience’
Secretary-General António Guterres drew attention on Saturday, the International Day of Older Persons, to the “resilience of the more than...
Online connectivity improves, but digital inclusivity remains a challenge, new UN survey shows
Despite the multiple crises of the past two years, countries and municipalities have remained committed to pursuing digital government strategies...
First-ever EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum to drive momentum on clean energy for all
Aiming to drive momentum on clean, affordable energy for all despite a global energy crisis, the first-ever EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum...
Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil
With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international action on major challenges...
Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’
The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors on Monday in a global call to rescue...
In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres
The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in scale and severity...
A bleak outlook for the global economy
The global economic outlook looks bleak. Persistent high inflation, aggressive monetary tightening, and uncertainties from both the war in Ukraine and the lingering pandemic has battered and bruised the global economy.
‘Don’t flood the world today; don’t drown it tomorrow’, UN Chief implores leaders
As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for the General Debate of the new General Assembly, UN Secretary-General...
New UN General Assembly highlights ‘solidarity, sustainability and science’
The 77th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with its new president urging world leaders to respond to humanity’s...
“Knowledge-sharing is a superpower”
Capacity development plays a key role in UN DESA’s efforts to support countries as they strive to achieve the global goals. As part of this work, e-learning is an important enabler for accessible and agile learning. We spoke with Nina Brandt in UN DESA’s Capacity Development Programme Management Office to learn ...