A left-over bottle of wine used as a rolling pin- that’s how the idea for ‘Amasando Sueños’; the gastronomic initiative was born. The business was launched by Ana Graciela Delgado and her partner Kimberlys Olivar in the Peruvian city of Tumbes.
All over, UN Country Teams, governments, civil society partners and women’s organizations are marking International Women's Day by celebrating gender equality, women’s rights and empowerment and raising their voices against discrimination and violence. Here is a glimpse into how UN teams are taking a stand this week.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
As a former Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Coordinator for UNFPA in Guyana, Wemyss de Florimonte shares her journey toward self-healing and her passion for helping others.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
Recent challenges, including COVID-19, the economic recession and deepening social inequalities have set back Costa Rica’s progress towards achieving SDG 4. Under the strong leadership of the RC, the UN system in Costa Rica has worked together to scale up its efforts and build a Cooperation Framework with the Government of Costa Rica for the next four years.
This is an overview of the perspective of the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General for the Transforming Education Summit: Leonardo Garnier, originally from Costa Rica, outlines the genesis of the current crossroads in education, with particular emphasis on the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Our UN teams are on the ground, working with governments and key stakeholders to bolster countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping ensure a smooth recovery. They tackle a range of multi-faceted priorities and key initiatives on a daily basis—from climate action to gender equality and food security—and utilize innovative approaches to problem-solving to better serve communities. Below are some highlights of their work this month.
On May 8, 2022, ahead of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visited Soubré, the capital of the Nawa region in the southwest of Côte d'Ivoire: one of the country’s most important cocoa-producing regions.