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August 2022

Action 2030 Blog

One year since the Taliban takeover: We can’t turn our backs on Afghanistan’s future

One year after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, reflects on the work the UN team on the ground has done to save lives while sustaining essential services and preserving key community systems.

Humanitarian Aid

August 2022

Story

Stories that matter: Top picks from our readers around the globe

Here are some of the UN teams’ stories that trended in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish in the first half of 2022, showing the issues that matter to our readers — and illustrating our efforts to ensure no one is left behind as we strive to deliver better, together.

August 2022

Story

Around the world: Daily updates from UN country teams - August 2022

Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of multi-faceted priorities and key initiatives on a daily basis — from climate action to gender equality and food security.

August 2022

Announcement

Secretary-General appoints Antje Grawe of Germany as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Antje Grawe of Germany as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan.

August 2022

Announcement

10 African countries commit to new UN-backed initiative to reduce adolescent girls' vulnerability to HIV - by keeping them in school

So far, 10 African countries have pledged their support for the Education Plus initiative: Benin, Cameroon, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Lesotho, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda.

July 2022

Action 2030 Blog

RC Blog: Who's willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?

'After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges,' writes Simona Marinescu, UN Resident Coordinator in Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.

Climate Action

Innovative financing

July 2022

Story

Black Sea grain exports deal ‘a beacon of hope’ amid Ukraine war - UN Chief

An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the ongoing war is “a beacon of hope” in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the signing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Friday.

2030 Agenda and the SDGs

July 2022

Announcement

UN Joint SDG Fund activates development emergency modality to tackle global food, energy, and financing crises

The UN Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund activated a Development Emergency Modality this week to respond to the unfolding global food, energy, and financing crises. The war in Ukraine set in motion a three-dimensional crisis that is producing alarming cascading effects on a world economy already battered by COVID-19 and climate change.

July 2022

Story

Around the world: Daily updates from UN country teams - July 2022

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.

2030 Agenda and the SDGs

July 2022

Story

In Indonesia, volunteerism means living a life in service of others

Meet Zoe Rimba, a UN Volunteer Subnational Planning Officer at UNICEF Indonesia, who tells her story of bringing the value of volunteerism to child-responsive urban policies.