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UNICEF/Claudio Versiani. Poverty and inequality are on the rise in many parts of the world.

On World Day of Social Justice, deeper dialogue across 鈥榬eal economy鈥 can drive progress

20 February 2023 - Social progress must move into the spotlight, flanked by policies that can drive meaningful...

缅北禁地Photo. Gill Fickling

Development policy and just transition

20 February - We can no longer talk about development policy without talking about both the risks and costs imposed by climate change and the challenges and opportunities related to climate action.

Climate Visuals/Supratim Bhattacharjee. Tidal waves on Namkhana Island, West Bengal, India, flood coastal communities.

缅北禁地Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks

18 February - Some 1.8 billion people on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the United Nations General Assembly President warned...

缅北禁地Photo/Manuel El铆as

缅北禁地Secretary-General calls for radical transformation of global financial system to tackle pressing global challenges

17 February 2023 - With the failure of the global financial...

漏 UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucke. Women and children collect water from a recently rehabilitated well point in Gwembe Valley, Zambia

缅北禁地Assembly President urges Governments to send top leaders to Water Conference

13 February 2023 - The United Nations General Assembly President urged Governments today to send their top representatives...

缅北禁地Photo/Eskinder Debebe.

鈥楢ct decisively before it is too late鈥, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023

6 February 2023 - Addressing the General Assembly in New York, he appealed for urgent action now to achieve peace, economic rights and development, climate action, respect for diversity, and inclusive societies 鈥 both today and for generations to come. 

缅北禁地Photo/Cia Pak.

At 缅北禁地ECOSOC 鈥 how the power of ideas is turned into action

3 February 2023 - The 缅北禁地Economic and Social Council (缅北禁地ECOSOC) is gearing up for a very busy 2023, culminating in the SDG Summit in September... 

ILO/Sven Torfinn.

5 things you should know about decent jobs and reducing inequality

3 February 2023 - The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

Confluence of multiple crises unleashes one of the lowest global economic growth rates in recent decades

25 January 2023 - A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks 鈥 the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and resulting food and energy crises...

漏 UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII Photo

International Forum on Migration Statistics to propose steps to support evidence-based migration policies

24 January 2023 - Although international migration is a priority issue for many countries, there are still...

漏 IOM/Muse Mohammed. Ukrainian refugees arrive at the Medyka border point in Poland.

4 things you need to know about why migration data matters

20 January 2023 - Are you looking to learn more about migration data and why it matters? We know the number of international migrants has grown consistently...

缅北禁地Photo/Ray. Witlin A man fishes on Lake Fewa in Nepal

Water鈥檚 a 鈥榙ealmaker鈥 for multilateral cooperation and the SDGs

17 January 2023 - Water can be a 鈥渄ealmaker鈥 for stability and cooperation as well as for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, speakers from...

Amer Kapetanovic/UNFPA Bosnia and Herzegovina

Amidst escalating pension and healthcare costs, new 缅北禁地report calls for concrete measures to support an ageing world

12 January 2023 - The number of people aged 65 years or older worldwide is projected to more than double...

UNICEF/Johnny Shahan. An eight-month-old boy receives his vaccines against polio and measles

A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 鈥 缅北禁地report

10 January 2023 - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5鈥24 years lost their lives in 2021...

Photo Credit: Predrag Vasic, DESA

Behind the scenes of two major 缅北禁地DESA reports

6 January 2023 - 缅北禁地DESA will kick-off 2023 with a bang, launching its two flagship reports, the World Social Report (WSR) and the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) in January.