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Since September 2021, the ban on girls' education has impacted 1.1 million girls and young women in the country. Somaya Faruqi, Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait- the UN's global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, reflects on the past two years.

A joint UN programme run in Nampula and Zambezia provinces of Mozambique is mentoring young people on issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as violence against women and girls.

Every year, International Youth Day celebrates the determination, ideas and leadership of young people as we pursue a better world. Read Secretary-General Guterres' message marking the occasion.

Issues like climate change, jobs and income, inclusion and diversity carry the highest stakes for young people. UN Resident Coordinators, leading UN country teams on the ground, are at the forefront of efforts to engage youth voices for the SDGs.

A UN-led operation to remove over one million barrels of crude oil from a rusting supertanker off Yemen safely concluded on Friday, preventing the immediate threat of a massive spill in the Red Sea.

The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities, and their wisdom in  conserving and restoring  the natural environment play a pivotal role in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet, throughout history, their distinct way of life has been threatened, and their rights to land, natural resources, and political representation, violated.