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A view of the United Nations General Assembly Hall during the opening of the Summit of the Future, New York, 22 September 2024. Ãå±±½ûµØPhoto/Loey Felipe
Maher Nasser

The United Nations in a World of Rising Global Challenges

The direction of the work of the United Nations in the coming months and years will focus on how our institution can better address peace and security, sustainable development and human rights for all, including future generations.

Lithium fields in northern Argentina. Lithium is commonly used for electric vehicle batteries, mobile devices and grid-scale energy storage. ©Shutterstock/Freedom_wanted
Rebeca Grynspan

How Critical Energy Transition Minerals Can Pave the Way for Shared Prosperity

Now is the time to leverage critical energy transition minerals to update the international trade regime, promote structural diversification and turn the tide of commodity dependence once and for all.

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Mariano Torras

Rethinking Universal Basic Income: Economic Productivity, Quality of Life and the Sustainable Development Goals

Even if humanity possesses sufficient specialized knowledge to liberate itself, a gravely and persistently unequal social structure continues to hamper all the world’s countries.

River Elbe in Hamburg. By Ed Alvarado/Pexels
Luisa Neubauer

Sunsets, Anger and Activism: On Youth Leadership in Urbania

There is good news: the youth climate justice movement has officially declared that we do not intend to wait until someone invites us to make decisions affecting our own present and future.

At Place Clercine in Tabarre, Port-au-Prince, Haitians displaced due to gang violence gather for free medical treatment at a mobile clinic of the International Organization for Migration. ©UNOCHA/Giles Clarke
Edem Wosornu

A Window of Opportunity in Haiti

Haiti has been beset by numerous challenges over the years, most recently incessant violence and insecurity, but also political instability, underinvestment in basic services and a succession of natural disasters.

Samantha Lakin

The Global Challenges of Defining Genocide: Responses to Renewed Debates

Currently, the global community is experiencing an increase in the propensity of extraordinary crimes. Conflicts are changing and becoming more complex. Protracted crises remain unresolved. The spread of misinformation on social media is causing hate speech and polarization to spike, making it harder for communities to come together to address crises that are unfolding in real time.

Geospatial information refers to data that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural and constructed features and boundaries on Earth.

A Chronicle Conversation with Paloma Merodio Gómez 

Leading up to the Seventh High-level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in October, the Ãå±±½ûµØChronicle asked Paloma Merodio Gómez, former UN-GGIM Co-Chair and Vice President of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía of Mexico, about geospatial information as fundamental to sustainable development.

A primary care centre in Toledo, Spain. WHO / Andreas Beck
Rudi Eggers and Irina Papieva

Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety: A Global Imperative for Health Systems

States are increasingly recognizing the importance of ensuring access to safe diagnostic tools and services, towards avoiding preventable harm and achieving positive patient outcomes.

United Nations police (UNPOL) serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan meet with community leaders and members of the Community Watch Group in Juba, South Sudan, 19 December 2014. Ãå±±½ûµØPhoto/JC McIlwaine
Faisal Shahkar

How International Cooperation in Policing Promotes Peace and Security

The role of international policing is closely aligned with the principles of justice, peace, democracy and human rights, and is integral to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The "Memories" exhibition displayed in the Visitor’s Lobby of the United Nations Secretariat Building, August 2023. United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism Office
Mauro Miedico

Voices for Peace: The Crucial Role of Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators

In the face of unimaginable pain and trauma, victims and survivors of terrorism emerge as strong advocates for community resilience, solidarity and peaceful coexistence.

Sailors for Sustainability.
Floris van Hees and Ivar Smits

Sailors for Sustainability: Sailing the Globe to Document Proven Solutions for Sustainable Living

Most of the solutions we have described are tangible examples of sustainability in action. Yet our sailing journey also made us realize that the most important ingredient for a sustainable future is sustainability from within. By that we mean adopting a different way of perceiving the Earth and our role in it.

4x4 training. Photo courtesy: UNDSS
Miguel Barreto

What if We Could Put an End to Loss of Precious Lives on the Roads?

Road safety is neither confined to public health nor is it restricted to urban planning. It is a core 2030 Agenda matter. Reaching the objective of preventing at least 50 per cent of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 would be a significant contribution to every SDG and SDG transition.

Caregivers and their children in Palawan, the Philippines, pose for a group photo during a training of families in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Strong Families programme. UNODC
Jean-Luc Lemahieu

Promoting Evidence-Based Prevention Strategies to Mitigate the Harms of Drug Use: The Role of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The engagement of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime with Member States is particularly focused on interventions addressing early adolescence through schools and families by piloting evidence-based, manualized programmes worldwide. 

Ameyavikram Pathak and Armen Baibourtian

The Economics of Peace: Exploring the Interplay between Economic Stability, Conflict Resolution and Global Prosperity

Peace is more than the absence of conflict; it is a catalyst for economic well-being, laying the foundation for societies to thrive for generations to come.

A Chronicle Conversation with Pradeep Kurukulasuriya (Part 2)

In April 2024, Pradeep Kurukulasuriya was appointed Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). The Ãå±±½ûµØChronicle took the opportunity to ask Mr. Kurukulasuriya about the Fund and its unique role in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is Part 2 of our two-part interview.