The UN Chronicle speaks with elite runners Fernanda Maciel and Tina Muir about their passion for running and #TheHumanRace campaign to urge world leaders to honour their pledge to contribute $100 billion annually for climate action in developing countries.
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we must challenge ourselves to push beyond our historical focus on gender and geography. We must address the inclusion of other underrepresented groups more intentionally in our workforce, including persons with disabilities.
Toily Kurbanov
Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion through Volunteerism
Leaving no one behind is not an empty mantra; it is a statement of our collective responsibility and accountability.
Renata Samuels
Strengthening Family Relationships Improves Children’s Well-Being
Given all the additional challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we should recognize and focus on the need to strengthen and mend family relationships.
Carl Bruch
Integrating Security into Sustainable Development to Build More Peaceful Societies
The development of conflict-sensitive approaches highlights how sustainable development can be made more effective through a consideration of peace and security.
Rafis Abazov
Education in Afghanistan: Decades of Progress Provide Hope for the Future
Despite numerous challenges and obstacles, which are far greater now than prior to the events of August 2021, there are still many ways for the international community to help education move forward in Afghanistan.
Geetha Murali
On Our Path to Global COVID-19 Recovery, We Must Focus on Literacy
As we find ourselves in the greatest education crisis of our generation, literacy interventions can act as an antidote to the long-term effects of COVID-19.
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Mami Mizutori
A World in Crisis Needs International Cooperation
Despite the clear evidence that investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) brings great benefits, only a small fraction of international cooperation is being channeled to support such efforts.
Michele Nealon
The Pandemic Accelerant: How COVID-19 Advanced Our Mental Health Priorities
There is no health without mental health, and we must address physical and mental wellness in equal measure.
Albert Hoffmann
Celebrating the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Our oceans have never played a more significant role in all spheres of human life and endeavour as they do today. It is only through sound governance of the oceans that we will continue to reap the benefits of this common good while preserving it for generations to come.
Tawfik Jelassi
Advancing Universal Access to Information within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
At a time when we are all trying to find efficient solutions to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more essential than ever that we put forward universal access to information as a key pillar to building back better with resilient and inclusive knowledge societies capable of achieving sustainable development.
Chronicle Conversations
A Chronicle Conversation with Fernanda Maciel and Tina Muir, 10 August 2021
Youth Issues
The UN Chronicle interviews youth environmental activist Aditya Mukarji
Lyubov Ginzburg of the UN Chronicle interviews fifteen-year-old environmental activist Aditya Mukarji on the problem of plastic pollution and the first-ever United Nations Youth Climate Action Summit. 22 September 2019, New York
Legacy Showcase
Vol. LV Nos. 3 & 4 2018
New Technologies: Where To?
This issue focuses on new technologies and their potential benefits for humanity as well as their expanding use in advancing the 2030 Agenda. It explores the promise of our digital age, while posing important questions about where these technologies are leading us, and how their misuse could also lead to increased inequality and conflict.
Vol. LV No. 2 2018
2030 Agenda
This issue focuses on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity, which commits United Nations Member States to work towards a sustainable future for all. The articles, by Senior Officials of the United Nations system, examine the Organization’s lead role in advancing the 2030 Agenda, and in promoting peace, social equality and human rights.
Latest Reports
The State of the World’s Children 2021
The State of the World’s Children 2021 examines child, adolescent and caregiver mental health. It focuses on risks and protective factors at critical moments in the life course and delves into the social determinants that shape mental health and well-being.
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