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The UN Awake at Night Podcast
What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous locations?
How are UN humanitarians, human rights advocates, prosecutors, development experts, climate leaders and peacekeepers improving our world? Stationed in all reaches of the world and witness to suffering and atrocities, how are they helping people and coping themselves?
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Vol. XLVI No. 1 & 2 2009
We Must Disarm
This special double issue looks at the major issues surrounding disarmament, and includes essays on landmines; war-affected children; small arms; girls in war; and the future of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.14
Vol. LV No. 1 2018
The Quest for Water
“The Quest for Water” focuses on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water for all. The articles explore important issues such as ecosystems in the global water cycle and the role of gender and social inclusion in achieving the water-related goals and targets. This issue of the digital magazine of the UN system “buoys” the launch of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028. ©Front cover by Bob Sherman Photography.
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Poverty poisons childhood.
It claims the lives of children, undermines their health and development, and constrains their learning. Poverty is a denial of children’s fundamental rights. And its impact reaches all of us.
Today’s children also face a convergence of crises – rising conflict, climate shocks, and funding shortfalls – that are destroying livelihoods, childhoods, and futures. The urgency for action has never been greater.
Advancing Together | 2025 UN DESA Report
Advancing Together – Eight decades of progress towards sustainable development for all
As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary in 2025, this report by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) traces the evolution of sustainable development within the UN system. It highlights the Organization’s role in shaping both the understanding and the practical application of sustainable development.
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