When the floods in Nepal destroyed a road needed to transport produce from Aamachhodingmo to markets, a message to the UN team's Facebook page prompted the Resident Coordinator and UN partners to efficiently coordinate deliveries via helicopter.
With support from a Joint SDG Fund programme, members of a farmers' cooperative are accessing agricultural training, village savings and loans, and reliable markets for their produce, strengthening their livelihoods while restoring hope for the future.
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.
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.
The UN is supporting more than 117,000 insecurity-affected people in Ngala with e-vouchers that allow them to make decisions based on their own needs, household size and food preferences, while driving business to local markets.
Speaking during the General Assembly, the UN Secretary-General warned that the world faces four tests of power based on peace and security, inequality, climate change and AI, calling for greater cooperation to reduce further divisions.
At the opening of Climate Week, the UN Deputy Secretary-General makes the case for reducing the severity and duration of a 1.5 degrees overshoot, ensuring adequate climate finance for developing countries and investing in disaster resilience.
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