Search

Filters

Clear filters
March 2021
|
Action 2030 Blog
Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 World
The effective participation of women and equal leadership opportunities are recognized globally as key drivers to achieving sustainable development. Although much progress has been made to increase women’s representation in all areas of public life since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), change has been incremental and slow. Gender equality and women’s full and equal participation in all areas of life, especially decision-making, are integral to the Decade of Action and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2021
|
Story
‘We sink or we swim together’: 5 things you need to know about COVAX
COVAX has been trending in stories about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent days, particularly in relation to the shipment of vaccines to Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the first to arrive in Africa. Here’s a UN News recap of what COVAX is, and why it is so important.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2021
|
Story
COVAX: The largest vaccination rollout ever
The Global COVAX Facility is the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation ever. UNICEF is leading the effort on behalf of the Global COVAX Facility. Together the Facility will provide 190 countries worldwide with equal access to 2 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and 1 billion syringes all, delivered by the end of 2021.  
COVID-19
March 2021
|
Action 2030 Blog
COVID-19 Pandemic, One Year On
One full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, our world has faced a tsunami of suffering. So many lives have been lost. Economies have been upended and societies left reeling. The most vulnerable have suffered the most. Those left behind are being left even further behind. 
COVID-19