Migration in the Mountains: Why “Progress” in Uttarakhand Is Pushing People Away
Across valleys once alive with terraced fields, festivals and village schools, families are leaving for towns and plains – not out of choice but because they must.
A Realistic Goal? Culture in the Sustainable Development Agenda
Far from being restricted to those Sustainable Development Goals that explicitly touch on culture, governments are highlighting connections to culture across the 2030 Agenda.
Diabetes across Life Stages: A Growing Global Challenge
A life-course approach is foundational for implementation of the World Health Organization Global Diabetes Compact. Every stage of life presents unique risks, needs and opportunities for intervention.
Rebuilding Trust in Multilateral Governance: Lessons from the Seabed to COP 30
Whether on climate, biodiversity or the deep ocean, public confidence in how global institutions make decisions has become as important as the decisions themselves.
The Second World Summit for Social Development: It’s Time to Deliver Solutions
With the expected adoption of the Doha Political Declaration, the Second World Summit for Social Development offers a chance to accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda and address today’s social challenges.
United Nations Development Work Should Engage All Member States
Established North–South dynamics have been explicitly challenged by the 2030 Agenda, which sets out the Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for "developed and developing countries alike”.
The Lasting Promise of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) has established a global norm rejecting anti-personnel mines as indiscriminate weapons with no place in modern warfare.
Access to Information: A Cornerstone of Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Environmental Resilience
Access to information is the bridge that allows citizens to demand justice, journalists to expose corruption, and communities to secure basic services.
Financing for Development and the Spirit of Monterrey: A Beacon of Multilateralism for Improving Global Economic Governance
With the Monterrey process, we opened a path for the United Nations to fulfil its potential as the spearhead for improved global economic governance that fully supports equitable and sustainable development.
Protecting Our Democratic Systems through Dialogue, Justice and Delivery
By protecting and enhancing democratic institutions, we increase the chances of justice, peace and equitable development.
The International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2025: Remembering the Legacy, Renewing Our Commitment to a Nuclear-Test Ban
By prohibiting nuclear test explosions, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty transformed decades of aspiration into a shared commitment.
Lakes: Hidden Giants in the Global Hydrological Cycle
Protecting freshwater ecosystems like lakes is central to biodiversity, water, energy and food security, and offers climate resilience.
Future Forward: Universalizing Climate Action to Bend the Curve of Climate Change for Global Sustainability
When sustainability is incorporated into the learning journey, it cultivates leadership, empathy and innovation – essential traits for climate-resilient citizenship.
World Hepatitis Day and Every Day: Advancing Global Solidarity to Eliminate Hepatitis
This World Hepatitis Day, let us celebrate our successes in fighting the disease and reaffirm our global commitment to ending hepatitis as a public health threat.
Collaboration Is Key to Combating Sand and Dust Storms
Dust and sand storms can have far-reaching impacts on our health and quality of life, on air and ground transport, on agriculture and the environment, and on solar energy production.