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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...

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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. 

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Finance commitments under Energy Compacts reach $1.4 trillion towards achieving global goals on clean energy

 - New report shows continued investment and impact...

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Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to Ãå±±½ûµØdevelopment goals

 - Ãå±±½ûµØSecretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.

Ãå±±½ûµØPhoto/Loey Felipe. President of the 79th session addresses the opening of the Summit of the Future.

Ãå±±½ûµØAssembly President urges nations to sustain momentum from Summit of the Future

 - The President of the Ãå±±½ûµØGeneral Assembly urged all nations to sustain their momentum toward decisive action...

Ãå±±½ûµØPhoto/Loey Felipe. A wide view of the GA Hall during the opening of the Summit of the Future.

Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development

22 September 2024 - World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations.

Ãå±±½ûµØPhoto/Manuel Elías. Participants wait outside the General Assembly Hall at Ãå±±½ûµØHeadquarters during the first Summit of the Future Action Day.

Youth lead the way ahead of Ãå±±½ûµØSummit of the Future

20 September 2024 - Young people took centre stage at Ãå±±½ûµØHeadquarters on Friday in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future – an unprecedented opportunity for world leaders to address current and emerging global challenges, and reform outdated international institutions.  

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Shaping our sustainable and prosperous future together

20 September 2024 - In these uncertain times - characterized by conflicts and geopolitical tensions - humanity stands at a crossroads where poverty...

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Digital transformation accelerates, but gaps underscore need for new framework to advance use of technologies in governments, new Ãå±±½ûµØsurvey shows

17 September 2024 - Despite intersecting and compounding global crises in recent years...

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Ãå±±½ûµØreport urges immediate global action to close critical gender gaps

16 September 2024 - The latest edition of , launched today by Ãå±±½ûµØWomen and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs...

Ãå±±½ûµØPhoto/Manuel Elías. Ãå±±½ûµØSecretary-General António Guterres participates in a global call for action ahead of the Summit of the Future.

Summit of the Future: ‘Critical’ opportunity for safer, more sustainable and equitable world

A once-in-a-generation Ãå±±½ûµØsummit bringing together countries from around the world marks a critical opportunity...

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Summit of the Future aims to make the Ãå±±½ûµØmore effective

 - Negotiations continue ahead of the Summit of the Future at Ãå±±½ûµØHeadquarters this month, where world leaders will enhance cooperation...

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Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

 - The 79th session of the Ãå±±½ûµØGeneral Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a vision of unity...

Ãå±±½ûµØPhoto/Evan Schneider. A wide view of the GA Hall as a moment of silent prayer is held during the final plenary meeting of its 78th session.

General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve

10 September 2024 - The 78th session of the Ãå±±½ûµØGeneral Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective resolve among nations to confront pressing challenges.

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4 things to know about the latest global population trends

5 September 2024 - The global demographic landscape has evolved greatly, driven in large part by rapid fertility declines in some of the world’s most populous countries.