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July 2026
‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN
When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall [...]
Press Release | UN Forum concludes with renewed commitment to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals
PRESS RELEASE UN Forum concludes with renewed commitment to accelerate [...]
SDG Media Zone at the 2026 HLPF
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is [...]
June 2026
New global rules clear the road for driverless vehicles
A UN vehicle standards forum has approved the first global regulations for fully autonomous driving systems (ADS), marking a major step towards the safe deployment of self-driving vehicles.
Young peacebuilders: Funding matters, but so do trust and partnerships
Young people working on promoting peace in some of the world’s most fragile and polarized places say financial support remains essential, but money alone will not sustain their efforts to organize youth to participate in peacebuilding.
How the stories we tell about ageing shape our future
The way societies talk about ageing can shape everything from public policy to people's own expectations of later life, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said on Wednesday in a new report that calls for shifting away from narratives that portray older persons as a burden.
Climate crisis: UN chief lays out solutions blueprint for clean energy transition
As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, [...]
Fermentation, flavour and the future of food: Making sustainability delicious
Words like “sustainability” and “healthy” shouldn’t take the joy out [...]