A group of young people planting a tree

In support of the ActNow campaign, the #MyClimateAction photo and video competition encourages people around the world to showcase their climate action. Submit your photo or video.

Photo collage of participants

Mother Earth through our Lenses, the WIPO Photography Prize encourages Indigenous and local community youth to express themselves on climate action, while learning about copyright.

A woman waling through an arid desert.

One of the winning ideas of UNFPA’s Climate HackLab is solar-powered motorcycles to reach pregnant women at home. Winners receive seed funding and a six-month incubation programme.

The Weeknd and David Beasley (left), The Weeknd backlit (right)

Along with $500,000, The Weeknd is also donating $1 to WFP from each ticket sold for his forthcoming After Hours Til Dawn tour, to pull 44 million people back from the brink of famine.

Illustration representing climate action that reads “5 million climate actions”

People everywhere are taking steps to be part of the solution to the climate crisis. More than 5 million actions have been logged through the ActNow campaign. Big, bold steps need to be taken by governments and businesses. But the transition to a low-carbon world also requires the participation of citizens – especially in advanced economies. From the electricity we use, to the food we eat and the way we travel, we can make a difference. Check out ten actions that can make an impact. Learn more about ActNow and log your actions through the mobile app.

Portrait of a woman sitting outdoors.

From an FGM survivor to a practitioner to now an advocate working to eliminate the practice in her community, Priscilla Nanagiro is among 60 community activists working with a UN Women.

Girls in orange hijabs sit lined up outdoors.

As part of UNFPA’s Dear Daughter campaign, women in the internally displaced persons camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, learn about the harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Illustration of a swarm of desert locusts.

FAO monitors the global Desert Locust situation closely and provides early warnings and alerts on the timing, scale and location of invasions and breeding. This early warning is vital.

Black and white portraits nailed to a wall.

For this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, UNESCO and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) launched a new partnership with the online platform TikTok to tackle Holocaust distortion and denial. TikTok users searching for terms related to the Holocaust, such as 'Holocaust victims' or 'Holocaust survivor', will see a banner at the top of their search results inviting them to visit the WJC and UNESCO website: Facts About the Holocaust. The circulation of false information about the Holocaust is a growing problem online, and not all platforms are taking effective action to curb this harmful trend.

Cubes representing the SDGs with a ribbon on top by a Christmas tree.

Sustainability goes beyond the environment; it includes other things that people need towards quality of life. FAO suggests what you can do to make this holiday sustainable, merry and bright.

An illustration of a woman protecting herself from a man.

Violence against women is a human rights violation that takes place every day around the world. UN Women shows us how we may better recognize it and seek or offer help.

The Champions of the Earth award is the United Nation’s highest environmental honour. It recognizes outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment. Champions of the Earth inspire, defend, mobilize and act to tackle the greatest environmental challenges of our time. Learn more about UNEP’s Champions of the Earth.  

A boat at sea with empty plastic bottles inside seen from above.

UNEP brings us the murky truth about plastic in the ocean: Every minute, one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Join 113,637 other people and take the Clean Sean Pledge.

woman with bodyright (b) symbol on her neck

The Internet can be a hateful, hostile place, particularly for women, girls, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities, who are more likely to have their images abused online. Online misogyny and violence is a widespread human rights violation. This is why UNFPA is launching bodyright, a brand new “copyright” for the human body. It demands that images of our bodies are given the same respect and protection online as copyright gives to music, film and even corporate logos. Claim your bodyright...and let’s end online violence.

To build a happy and healthy world, the Trolls want you to become a food hero too, so #ActNow! For the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the Trolls are joining forces with the United Nations, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Foundation to raise awareness of the important role of fruits and vegetables in creating a happy and healthy planet.