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Shaping a better world at Expo 2025 in Japan | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
How can we build a fairer, more peaceful world while safeguarding the planet? That’s the powerful question at the heart of the United...
Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track the UN deputy chief said on...
Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body...
UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN’s urban development agency estimates that an astonishing 2.8 billion people worldwide lack access to adequate housing, secure land,...
Champions for Change: World football teams up with UN development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Football unites fans worldwide – but on Wednesday it matched the sport’s global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In...
Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say is essential for financial inclusion - tripled,...
Afghanistan’s socioeconomic crisis deepens amid crackdown on women’s rights | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
In Afghanistan, 75 per cent of the population struggles to meet their daily needs; with female-headed households, rural communities and...
UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and mounting trade wars, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent...
Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding.
Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and...