Reduced Inequalities

Small Island Developing States face unique vulnerabilities that deter the investments needed to grow. The UN is supporting their enormous potential through risk reduction, a steady supply of investable projects and suitable policies and conditions.

Turkmenistan's new community-based approach to social services expands who receives support, how they receive it, where it is available and what is offered, scaling pilot projects nationally with UN expertise and financing from the Joint SDG Fund.

Nearly five decades after Viet Nam joined the UN, the two are setting out a new vision of green and digital transformation, investment in people, resilience to demographic and climate change, and solutions that can travel beyond national borders.

A new UN Sustainable Development Group policy brief shows how the Middle East crisis is increasing fuel, food and debt pressures across developing countries and why resilience and access to affordable finance are critical.

The UN's "Climate Promise: Forward" initiative supports countries to advance sustainable development in tandem with their climate commitments by tackling barriers to progress and ensuring lasting change is embedded in national plans and partnerships.

Across Iraq, people are building peace every day with support from the UN through education, inclusion, economic opportunities and reconciliation, laying the foundation for sustainable development even as the country grapples with the wounds of conflict.

As Montenegro builds a more inclusive future, the UN team is working to ensure that opportunities are available for the country's vast talent by investing in youth, advancing gender equality and engaging rural communities.

Nepal has approached the UN Loss and Damage Fund for support following the devastating floods on 26 August, underlining how countries with low greenhouse gas emissions are experiencing profound human and economic consequences from climate change.

On the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, a new report warns that 258 million children across 87 countries face severe learning disruption. Displaced children and students with disabilities are experiencing the most significant barriers to learning.

In Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, UN Volunteers reached more than 55,000 people in tribal communities with information about Government programmes, youth empowerment and health, showing how real change happens when communities are partners.

After last month's earthquake affected 16 regions in Colombia, the UN and partners are working to rebuild without recreating risk while also strengthening local capacities and supporting vulnerable communities.

In southern Gabon, UN Volunteers are building trust with community members to record traditional practices that have been passed down through generations but never written, ensuring centuries of wisdom about the natural world do not fade away.

As communities observe World Humanitarian Day, the UN and partners in Uganda are not only treating rising malnutrition with immediate aid, but also preventing its recurrence with long-term support even as staffing challenges hinder the response.

As countries meet at the UNCCD Conference of the Parties under the theme, "Restoring Land. Restoring Hope," a summer school in Kyrgyzstan shows how pastoralists can combine tradition and digital tools to manage rangelands.

At the CEO for a Day event, 16 participants were paired with women leaders across the UN, private sector and Government for first-hand insight into leadership, organizational culture, career development and decision-making in Indonesia.