Healthy Forests Are Vital to Human Health and Sustainable Development
The global community, and national policymakers in particular, need to adopt a multifaceted “One Health” approach that views human, plant and animal health as intertwined and codependent.
Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Are Key to an Inclusive and Sustainable Future
Micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are engines of economic growth and employment, accounting for 90 per cent of businesses, up to 70 per cent of all jobs and 50 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the global level.
The Future We Want Requires More Women in Diplomacy
At the United Nations, we, the women working in diplomacy, along with our feminist male allies, have an opportunity to drive forward the change we need.
Securing Women’s Land Rights for Increased Gender Equality, Food Security and Economic Empowerment
This World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, governments must immediately eliminate legal barriers to women and girls’ ownership or inheritance of land.
Twenty Years of Progress Is Not Enough: We Must Act Now to End Obstetric Fistula
Obstetric fistula can be prevented when there is access to quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and information.
Countering the Legacy of Enslavement with Hope and Justice
As the world’s preeminent international organization, the United Nations is the only institution that can connect the multiple players and partners implicated in the global tragedy of the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans.
Protecting the Tree of Life: The Path Forward
Though we humans share the earth with the rest of its life forms, and we are an integrated part of its biodiversity, we have an outsized impact on the health of the planet.
The United Nations General Assembly Can Do More to Address Threats to Peace and Security
Historically, the General Assembly has played a large role in peace and security in periods when the Security Council is severely divided.
Cultivation of the Argan Tree Can Help Combat Climate Change and Support Sustainable Development
The proclamation of the International Day of Argania by the General Assembly reflects the mobilization of the international community around the important cause of safeguarding and preserving the argan tree.
The DARWIN200 Global Voyage
A decade in the making, the DARWIN200 project centres on inspiring a new wave of exceptional environmental leaders by training and empowering some of the world’s top young (from 18 to 25 years of age) conservationists.
Celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
The United Nations acknowledges sport’s role as a vehicle for building and sustaining peace through its capacity for dialogue and trust-building, and in the way it promotes tolerance and respect (SDG 16).
The Digital Last Mile: Where the Achievement of Human Rights, Sustainable Development and Women’s Empowerment Meet
As the United Nations catalytic finance entity for the world’s 46 least developed countries, one of the critical tasks of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is supporting the creation of gender-inclusive digital economies.
The Future of Weather, Climate and Water across Generations
The history of WMO data exchange is a success story of scientific collaboration and coordination to save lives and livelihoods.
Take Time to Reflect on Water
We need two things to happen at once: the United Nations must take the global lead on water as a critical issue, and water must be mainstreamed across all other intergovernmental processes related to sustainable development.
Celebrating French, a Global Language Connecting, Mobilizing and Uniting People Towards a Sustainable and Just Future
La Francophonie brings together 88 States and Governments from the northern and southern hemispheres, united by a common language and values, and representing a melting pot of cultural diversity.