By leveraging joint efforts and bringing all sectors of the country together, the UN in Guatemala makes impactful changes to foster the country's progress towards advancing food security, agrobusinesses, inclusive rural economic development, and more.
To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated annually on 11 October, we highlight the story of two young women who released a multilingual song warning about the risks of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Earlier this year the United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Schomby Sharp, visited Piplantri to see how a village has turned a barren land into a beautiful, lush forest. Every time on the birth of a girl child, by planting 111 trees to celebrate the importance of the girl child and women of the village.
The UN team in Bolivia shares the story of a teacher who found alternative ways to engage with his students and their families and inspire others to be creative in the classroom and beyond.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Joseph Scheuer of Luxembourg as the UN Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, with the host Government’s approval. He took up his post on 1st October.
The present document is submitted to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council in accordance with Assembly resolution 72/279. It contains the funding compact, a set of ambitious commitments by Member States and the United Nations Sustainable Development Group to ensure predictable and flexible funding for United Nations development activities.
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.
As government representatives begin to finalize the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, the UN chief told journalists in NY that the work ahead is “as immense as the climate impacts we are seeing around the world”.
FAO, IOM and UNFPA have joined forces to support host communities and internally displaced people to access food and livelihoods in the Far North region of Cameroon.
Patrícia Wanderlinde Alves, a teacher in Brazil, explains what moved her and her elementary school students in the municipality of Itajaí to reduce food waste, change consumption habits and inspire others to join the global fight against hunger.
