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Keeping markets like Agbogbloshie alive and smallholder farmers thriving to help feed the country, will depend on timely interventions to curtail rising fertilizer costs. The Government of Ghana with the support of the UN is now taking steps to promote organic fertilizer production and uptake among farmers.

UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, in her role as Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) presided over the Group’s annual session, bringing together all UN chiefs working on development.

Freedom of the press is the foundation of democracy and justice. It gives all of us the facts we need to shape opinions and speak truth to power. And as this year’s theme reminds us, press freedom represents the very lifeblood of human rights. But in every corner of the world, freedom of the press is under attack.

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

A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional Government put in place later that year, through a power-sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders, was toppled by a military coup in October 2021.

The world needs science and science needs women, and Emirati women are stepping up to prove this adage.

The Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development brings together more than 1,000 participants, between government delegates and representatives of international and United Nations System organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society, convened under the banner of “Accelerating the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels.”