World Population Day

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Indigenous peoples role in achieving peace, justice and strong institutions at the centre of UN annual forum

An indigenous person is looking.

The largest global gathering on indigenous issues, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues...

UN calls for urgent action to feed the world’s growing population healthily, equitably and sustainably

Children eat a meal distributed by Bolivian UN peacekeepers in Cité Soleil, Haiti, after a powerful earthquake left food shortages in the area.

The COVID-19 crisis has added between 83 and 132 million to the 690 million people worldwide who were already undernourished ...

Can we feed the billions?

With hundreds of millions suffering hunger, a growing population and devastating impacts of agriculture on the environment, many experts are asking themselves: will we have enough food for everyone?

Commission on Population and Development, 54th session

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International Migration 2020 Highlights

COVID-19 has disrupted all forms of human mobility through the closing of national borders and halting of travel worldwide. Preliminary estimates suggest that the pandemic may have slowed the growth in the stock of international migrants by around two million by mid-2020, 27 per cent less than the growth expected since mid-2019, according to a report by the United Nations released today. 

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Growth of international migration slowed by 27%, or 2 million migrants, due to COVID-19, says UN

COVID-19 has disrupted all forms of human mobility through the closing of national borders and halting of travel worldwide. 

UN DESA reveals the latest data on international migration

Woman is seen on a train, looking out the window.

People will always move. Looking for a better life, we move to different cities, to other states or provinces, to different countries or across continents. Sometimes, we are forced to flee in the face of danger.