In the face of mounting climate and environmental challenges, Jordan's women and youth are turning adversity into opportunities for change and progress.
The UN Development System achieves significant efficiency gains, saving half a billion dollars in 2023. By streamlining operations, consolidating functions, and embracing innovative solutions, the UN is maximizing resources to better serve people and the planet.
The UN chief spoke about climate justice, reform of the financial system, the upcoming Summit of the Future, and the need for renewed multilateralism in an increasingly multipolar world.
Current projections show that by 2030, nearly 660 million people will continue to live without electricity and 1.9 billion without clean cooking fuels. The world needs a transformed global energy system, that prioritizes access and affordability. We can get there with the right energy access policies and regulations, focusing on the needs of vulnerable communities.
In his impassioned address on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to politicians, business, activists and civil society leaders, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning about the dire consequences of inaction.
Recognizing the urgency of delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders gathered at the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York today to present innovative and practical solutions to unlock better financing and tackle the great finance divide that has emerged between developed and developing countries.
Eight years ago, Member States gathered in this Hall to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals. A promise to build a world of health, progress and opportunity for all. A promise to leave no one behind. And a promise to pay for it. It was — always — a promise to people.
The Otgun family became one among 56000 vulnerable families, who received emergency financial assistance in the amount of MDL 4900 (US$275 approx) during November 2022 - May 2023 within the UN Moldova Solidarity Program.
Marina’s is one of sixteen households that were provided with firewood alternatives and renewable energy sources – biomass, energy-efficient stoves and solar panels by the United Nations Development Programme’s Global Environment Facility programme in Adjara.
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.
