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March 2022
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UN teams around the world brace up to support authorities to tackle impacts of Ukraine crisis
With devastating effects on the Ukrainian people, infrastructure and economy, the war in Ukraine will also potentially have far-reaching impacts on sustainable development globally. This was a key message today at a high-level conference on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, noting dire impacts already being felt globally.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2022
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Announcement
Secretary-General's remarks to the press on the war in Ukraine
“With each passing hour, two things are increasingly clear: first — it keeps getting worse. Second — whatever the outcome, this war will have no winners, only losers”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, warning that a resulting meltdown of the global economy is provoking a "hurricane of hunger", as he addressed reporters outside the Security Council chamber in New York.
March 2022
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In photos: 17 million on the brink of starvation in Yemen
In recent years, Yemen has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Over half of all Yemenis — 17.4 million people — are food insecure, and the number of people facing famine-like levels of hunger is likely to jump to 161,000 by the end of the year. 
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2022
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Story
Guterres vows to improve UN’s handling of sexual exploitation and abuse
Secretary-General António Guterres released his annual update on the Organization’s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) on Tuesday, dovetailing with his system-wide strategy – launched in 2017 - to stamp out incidents by placing victims at the heart of efforts, throughout the system.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2022
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Story
‘We cannot fail the Syrian people’ Guterres declares, marking 11 years of brutal war
Syria’s 11 years of brutal fighting has come at an “unconscionable human cost”, subjecting millions there to human rights violations on a “massive and systematic scale”, said the UN chief on Friday, marking yet another tragic anniversary. “The destruction that Syrians have endured is so extensive and deadly that it has few equals in modern history”, said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement. “There must be no impunity.”
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2022
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Action 2030 Blog
Africa: The building forward better agenda cannot succeed without gender equality
With less than a decade left to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment, the commitment is yet to translate into action on the ground. The Eighth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, which was held in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda, from 3 to 5 March 2022, offered Africa a unique opportunity to engage all stakeholders on accelerating actions towards achieving SDG 5 by 2030.
SDG 5: Gender Equality
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
Sustainable Development Goals
March 2022
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Announcement
UN Deputy Secretary-General calls on leaders to 'rescue' the SDGs and build a future of peace, dignity and prosperity
“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Latin America and the Caribbean require transitions in energy, digital connectivity, and food systems. More effective spending and investment in human capital is needed to unlock and accelerate progress on the SDGs,” said Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General at the Forum of countries of Latin American and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development held on March 7-9, 2022.