‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku...
4 things you should know about the SDG Pavilion at COP29
- Showing how climate action and sustainable development support one another is critical to achieving the shared ambitions of the Paris Agreement...
Economic prospects and development challenges in landlocked developing countries
- There are 32 countries classified as Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs): 16 are in Africa, five in Asia, eight in the Commonwealth of Independent States and South-Eastern Europe and two in Latin America...
Advocating for better data to measure sustainable development
- This month, the United Nations will hold the fifth World Data Forum attracting 3,000 participants to Medellin, Colombia to discuss the latest progress in data and statistics to advance sustainable development.
Social development in times of converging crises: A call for global action
- Global shocks and crises have become more intense, widespread and interlinked, creating consequential challenges to social development. Pandemics, violent conflicts and a spate of climate-related disasters have hit the most vulnerable people and societies the hardest.
UN Report calls for urgent global cooperation as multiple crises hinder efforts to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities
- With countries emerging gradually...
Revealing the hidden face of poverty
- The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2024 highlights a widespread but often ignored aspect of poverty: social and institutional mistreatment.
Fostering sustainable and resilient societies in uncertain times
- The world is facing multiple crises, from the lingering effects of COVID-19 to rising conflicts, natural disasters and the accelerating impacts of climate change.
Sustainable development and taxation: UN tax experts to meet in Geneva
- The United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (UN Tax Committee) is set to convene its 29th Session at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 15 to 18 October 2024.
Geospatial information: Game-changer for sustainable development
- Over 200 high-level policymakers and senior government officials with scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs...
Turbocharging SDG progress: 7 ways UN DESA leaves no one behind
- The past 12 months have been pivotal for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the adoption of the groundbreaking Political Declaration at the SDG Summit, as well as the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS) at the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
International tax cooperation: advancing equality and sustainable development
- Taxation is critical to financing the SDGs. Fiscal policies can mobilize resources, reduce inequalities, contribute to macroeconomic stabilization, and create incentives for investment and sustainable production and consumption.
3 things to know about the state of gender equality across the SDGs in 2024
- Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024, the sixth joint publication by UN DESA...
Digital government: Delivering services and the SDGs
- Have you experienced the ease of switching from paper forms to online forms and tracking their progress? E-government offers many such conveniences...
Ageing with dignity: Strengthening care and support systems for older persons
- Population ageing is a global phenomenon that is accelerating. Within the next 30 years, the majority of older persons is expected to reside in developing countries.