OICT supports UN-Habitat to improve urban planning via technology
This first-of-its-kind blockchain-enabled digital land registry is being operationalized by the Government of Afghanistan.
UNCTAD Update: Harnessing the promise of blockchain
This week, UNCTAD told the story of how the power of blockchain is bigger than bitcoin, off the back of a discussion paper we produced for the inter-sessional for the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). We show how blockchain has the power to revolutionize development work, from strengthening vaccine supply chains to improving access to crop insurance for small-holder farmers. Read more in , or .
Still We Rise: Ending slavery鈥檚 legacy of racism
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is an opportunity to recommit to ending slavery鈥檚 legacy of racism in all the forms it takes today.
Lack of women in key decision-making 鈥榮hould not be allowed鈥
Exclusion of women in decisions that affect their lives is 鈥渂ad governance [and] should not be allowed鈥, the UN Women chief said on Monday, International Women鈥檚 Day.
Reimagining Equality: 鈥淲e must reject racism鈥
鈥淩acism is the repudiation of our common humanity 鈥 of the 'Charter of the United Nations' 鈥 of all that we are and all that we do. We must reject racism,鈥 the Secretary-General said in a video.
New SDG search tool on UN iLibrary
The new Sustainable Development Goals search tool allows you to browse UN Publications by SDG.
New! Geospatial Team launches 鈥淢apping for a Sustainable World鈥
The Geospatial Information Section has launched a new publication: Mapping for a Sustainable World.
Group of Friends of DDR meets on Central African Republic and Mali
On 12 February, the Group of Friends of DDR hosted an expert-level meeting on the political situation and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process in these two countries.
UNCTAD's Productive Capacities Index (PCI)
UNCTAD is pleased to announce that our is now available!
The Minamata Convention on Mercury presents its first report
The Progress Report 2020 provides a snapshot of this uniquely challenging year, focusing on some of the many activities designed to help fight the toxic effects of mercury.
Secretary-General: 2021 a 鈥榗rucial year鈥 for climate change
The world is far from achieving agreed goals to reduce global warming in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday in his ongoing bid to secure greater commitment to averting climate catastrophe. .
UNCTAD Update: Global FDI fell by 42% in 2020
UNCTAD has launched three reports since we last wrote to you. Below follows the latest news since December 2020.
Make 2021 a year of possibility and hope, says Guterres
Following an 鈥渁nnus horribilis鈥 of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation, Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres told the UN鈥檚 193 Member States on Thursday.
Check out the new UN Results portal
The newly launched portal is a product of the reform, providing access to hundreds of results contained in the proposed programme budget for 2021.
Engineering enhancements advance gender parity in the field
One of the four priority action areas of the is to improve the working and living conditions in field missions to help bridge the gender gap.