In response to growing shocks, UN agencies and partners are supporting Arab countries in scaling their social protection systems through newly developed and updated training modules that aim to expand coverage, improve benefits and better protect vulnerable communities.
The UN collaborated with ministries in Bosnia and Herzegovina to introduce gender-sensitive criteria into public agricultural grants, ensuring that eligibility better reflected the realities faced by women farmers, especially those in remote communities.
After Cyclone Ditwah devastated parts of Sri Lanka, many communities were still able to access essential everyday documents thanks to support from OneRegistry, a UN Joint Programme working with the Government to digitise the civil registration system.
Global divisions, conflicts and geopolitical tensions are hindering progress as development financing falls while debt repayments rise, the UN warned in a new report. Despite setbacks, renewable energy saw record spending, and trade between developing countries has increased.
In the lush Bolivian Amazon, a UN programme promotes sustainable agricultural practices that improve productivity while conserving biodiversity. Small-scale producers working with the programme are translating their harvests into existing international value chains.
Mines and unexploded ordnance restrict where people live, work and invest in their future. A new documentary released with support from the UN in Syria shows the UN's alignment of clearance with recovery and development plans, creating space for peace and sustainability.
Nearly 280,000 people in Albania require social care support, yet only about 12 per cent of this need is currently met. A UN-supported community centre in Divjakë is reaching children with autism by bridging service gaps and offering inclusive, community-based care.
Women's knowledge of sustainable resource management and their community leadership are vital to managing climate change. As countries address persistent obstacles and underrepresentation, the UN is supporting them in developing climate pledges that incorporate gender equality.
With leadership from the Government of Panamá, and support from the UN, including the Resident Coordinator’s Office and the UN Youth Office, a new youth-led process is taking shape in Colón, bringing together data, history and lived experience to advance racial equality.
A UN-supported programme in Lao PDR's Houaphanh Province is working with local farmers to grow sustainable coffee bean harvests that have yielded higher incomes, empowered women and offered a scalable model for future economic and social progress.
