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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.

As Montenegro builds a more inclusive future, the UN team is working to ensure that opportunities are available for the country's vast talent by investing in youth, advancing gender equality and engaging rural communities.

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 conflicts flaring in northern Ghana over land, resources and succession to traditional authority, UN-supported community peacebuilding shows how local action and national leadership reinforce stability while empowering vulnerable communities.

Since Uzbekistan ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2021, the UN has supported the country’s efforts to improve disability inclusion. UN Volunteers are ensuring that inclusion is part of everyday decisions, not just policy language.

With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, the UN-backed Communities of Care programme aims to design policies, training and information systems that ensure women in the Dominican Republic are not forced into unpaid care work and supported if they one day need care.

The Lifelong Empowerment and Protection in Albania programme combines social protection, skills development and decent employment, supporting women and vulnerable communities in transforming informal or unpaid work into dignified, protected careers.

Thailand is reforming its seafood industry to better protect migrant fishers and processing workers from exploitation, including forced labour and unpaid wages. Through stronger laws, inspections and worker support systems, migrant workers are becoming more informed, organized and able to claim their rights and access justice.

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.

The National Disability Allowance has reached over 33,500 persons with disabilities in Lebanon since its launch in 2023. Children across the country are now supported with new pathways to education, inclusion and social protection, securing a future that leaves no one behind.