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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.

Chinese agricultural experts working in Uganda and Indian water-testing methods being taught in Honduras are just two examples of how the UN supports countries in the Global South to identify expertise, connect with partners and implement solutions.

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.

UN Volunteers are working with Bangladesh's coastal communities to manage saline intrusion by installing rainwater harvesting systems, training local water committees and sharing the skills needed to keep the systems running.

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.

As the world marks International Youth Day, the UN is working with governments, communities and young people to strengthen opportunities, livelihoods and participation in public life amid the challenges facing youth today.

With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, a UN-supported programme is reaching households and small businesses with affordable green financing, opening the door to lower electricity bills, fewer health risks and a less polluted climate.