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Behind at halftime, but all still to play for in race to 2030 as top political forum closes | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
This year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded in New York on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for the...
Guterres launches latest report on youth participation at the UN | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Youth participation in global decision-making processes must be the norm and not the exception, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...
Mandela’s legacy thrives as today’s blueprint for prisoners’ rights | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Adamu* got two years for stealing in Nigeria, Denny is serving five years in Indonesia, and Lauro José dos Santos served a 12-year...
Halfway to 2030, world ‘nowhere near’ reaching Global Goals, UN warns | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The world is “woefully off track” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, top United Nations officials...
Urban planning must factor in needs of migrants, sustainable development forum hears | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With two thirds of the world’s population likely living in urban areas by 2050, the UN’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Thursday...
In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do more to ensure they can get an education, Nobel laureate and UN...
Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts,...
‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing...
Major boost needed to reach 2030 water, sanitation and hygiene goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Despite some progress, billions worldwide still lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; a situation exacerbated by water...
Rapid poverty reduction in some countries, data missing in many others | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Twenty five countries, including some of the world’s biggest economies, have halved their poverty indices, but lack of post-COVID-19...