Putting people at the heart of cities, key to improving urban life
Yet, amid this rapid transformation, one question rises above all: how can innovation truly serve the people, as more and more of them migrate...
Earth’s hottest June on record
“These latest figures from the Copernicus Climate Change Service unfortunately highlight that we will be exceeding the 1.5 degrees Celsius level on a temporary...
Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future
Observed each year on 12 August, the Day draws attention to the rights, contributions and challenges of young people everywhere.This year’s theme – Local...
UN chief calls for ‘dramatic shift’ to transform education worldwide
António Guterres was taking part in a Special Event on Transforming Education – part of the on-going High Level Political Forum (HLPF) and looking ahead...
Guterres highlights Timor-Leste’s ‘growing international influence’
António Guterres is there to take part in celebrations to mark 25 years on Friday since the country’s vote for independence, which was organised...
Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN
According to the World Social Report 2025 launched on Thursday, the sobering sentiment indicates a widespread lack of confidence in the future.Despite people living...
First Person: Japanese UN volunteer ‘motivated by the passion of others’ to support peace
Haruki Ume spoke to UN News at the UN Pavilion at Expo 2025 currently being held in the Japanese city of Osaka.One section of...
Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world’s population
It will then fall to around 10.2 billion, which is 700 million lower than expected a decade ago. That’s just one of the key...
Landlocked but not left behind: UN summit in Turkmenistan wraps with bold new roadmap
Held under the theme Driving Progress Through Partnerships, the four-day forum known as LLDC3, brought together Heads of State, senior UN officials, development partners,...
First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time
Ana Di Pangracio works for the civil society organization Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales or FARN which is involved in projects to restore degraded...
Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
The penultimate day of the Forum’s twelfth biennial session, or WUF12, examined the situation in the Gaza Strip, where the urban fabric and urban...
World Cities Day calls for youth-led local change
These pressing issues necessitate urgent action and World Cities Day, celebrated on October 31, offers a platform to reflect on the unprecedented challenges that...
COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero
“We need a massive global effort to steer our world onto a path to safety; you are out in the front…helping consumers, investors and...
Pakistan’s ‘Iron Lady’ leads the fight for a fairer future for all
When she was 21, Ms. Mazari was badly injured in a car crash which left her paralysed from the waist down. Despite facing immense...
Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books
The Borrowers’ Forum is being hailed as a milestone in efforts to reform the international debt architecture, supported by the UN and emerging as...
Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action
Over 150 countries will be meeting from 25 to 27 February to advance biodiversity finance, accountability and the integration of agrifood systems into global...
LIVE: UN Summit of the Future
Ensuring that world leaders consider the impact their actions will have on the billions yet to be born this century, whilst addressing the inclusion...
‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum
Secretary-General António Guterres was addressing the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, telling leaders that while much of the world is embroiled...
World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Global Goals report card
The 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report highlighted that nearly half the 17 targets are showing minimal or moderate progress, while over a one-third are...
Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to UN development goals
“Let’s keep the SDG commitment alive,” he said in remarks to a high-level event at UN Headquarters aimed at shining a spotlight on the...
Unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs
The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report confirmed that hidden costs of getting food from farm to table amount to approximately $12 trillion...
2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President
Under the theme Unity in Diversity, he emphasised the need for collective action to address pressing global challenges and deliver tangible progress. Highlighting the mandates...
It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in...
António Guterres issued his clarion call noting that sustainable development powered by international cooperation, is now facing “massive headwinds.”Addressing the opening session of the...
Underinvestment threatens universal health coverage goals
The report, titled Global Spending on Health: Emerging from the Pandemic, shows a reduction in per capita government health expenditures in 2022 across all...
