UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed on Tuesday called for urgent efforts to boost climate action, protect biodiversity, promote sustainable food systems, and ensure decent jobs and social protection.
A joint UN programme is helping women entrepreneurs in Cambodia access affordable loans and buy solar powered technologies to help grow their farms and businesses.
In 2022, as many as 783 million people in the world faced hunger, with women and people living in rural areas disproportionately food insecure. Our food systems are failing to deliver food security. It is clear that to change this situation, we need trust and collective action.
The term ‘fighter for peace’ takes on new meaning in the form of a five-time world boxing champion combating hate speech in cooperation with the United Nations.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mr. Dirk Wagener of Germany as the UN Resident Coordinator in Fiji, with the host Government’s approval.
In May 2023, Indonesia issued a first-of-its-kind Blue Bond in the Japanese debt capital market. This issuance marks the world’s first publicly offered sovereign Blue Bond aligned with International Capital Market Association (ICMA) principles.
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the HLPF, takes place at the mid-point in pursuit of the 2030 Agenda and focuses on ways to accelerate the global recovery.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mr. Marc-André Franche of Canada as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, with the host Government’s approval. He took up his post on 8 July.
The district of Tarim – in Hadhramout governorate, eastern Yemen - looks like a green oasis with palm trees, yet it is exposed to seasonal floods and extreme heat waves that impact farmlands and damage crops. Through a joint project funded by the European Union, UNDP worked with local authorities to respond to economic and agricultural needs across the country by engaging community members, the private sector, and civil society in decision making and planning.
