When the roof of a women's shelter in Maseru collapsed, the UN and national partners collaborated to develop Lesotho’s first Multipurpose Centre for survivors of gender-based violence, demonstrating the importance of leadership and partnership in leaving no one behind.
With a package of seeds, training and micro greenhouses, women in Afghanistan are able to feed their families and improve their livelihoods while forming community bonds with support from the UN's Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan.
As Iraq experiences tangible progress, the UN is shifting its partnership towards a model that aligns humanitarian action, development cooperation and peacebuilding, all while ensuring sustainable financing for the country's national priorities.
The UN-supported Renewable Energy Innovation Fund worked with Uruguay and partners in securing both funding and private-public collaboration for Kahirós, the country's first large-scale initiative producing and using green hydrogen for heavy transport.
From vaccination and digital transformation to youth entrepreneurship and land restoration, the UN has supported Togo in fulfilling its development ambitions and ensuring a future in which no one is left behind.
The Blue Peace Financing Initiative invests in solar-powered water kiosks and public toilets across Freetown with support from the UN and partners, providing a scalable model for inclusive, sustainable urban development and innovative financing.
Under the coordination of the Resident Coordinator's Office, the UN is supporting El Salvador's National Policy on Shared Responsibility for Care through pilot projects, the design of care services and the provision of expertise to a new national plan.
Technology has become both a new frontier and a new battlefield against gender-based violence, exacerbating existing forms of violence and often reflecting the same offline power dynamics against vulnerable communities.
The UN is working with partners in Moldova to introduce stricter amendments to digital violence laws, offer free legal support to survivors and implement stronger penalties for harassment, all with the goal of ensuring a safer future for women and girls.
Awaaz Afghanistan remains the country’s first and only nationwide humanitarian call centre. With over 5,500,000 calls handled since 2018 according to its dashboard, Awaaz empowers communities to speak up, access information and shape the support they receive.
