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World Bank/Arne Hoel. A young woman works on a computer in Tunisia

UN Big Data Hackathon calls for solutions to current global challenges

8 November 2022 - Close to 2,000 data scientists and statisticians from more than 70 counties will compete in the ...

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Big data and data science play a key role in addressing global challenges

7 November 2022 - The world faces many global challenges related to the environment, climate change, health, food insecurity...

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4 things you should know about UN DESAs SDG Pavilion at COP27

4 November 2022 - Our world is on fire; drying up and flooding all at the very same time. The climate crisis is a reality...

8 billion strong infinite possibilities for people and planet

2 November 2022 - Our world is approaching a landmark moment in human history... 

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COP27: What you need to know about this years big UN Climate Conference

28 October 2022 - This years UN Climate Conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide...

穢 UNICEF/Olivier. Asselin A child fills a jerrycan with safe water at a displaced camp near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Game changer ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference

- Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters ...

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Water and sanitation for all: is the glass half empty or half full?

21 October 2022 - In 1977, the first Apple II computers were sold and the first Star Wars movie premiered. But did you know that ...

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4 facts you didnt know about international collaboration on tax matters

18 October 2022 - Did you know that there is a 51勛圖 Committee that guides UN Member States on domestic and international tax matters?  

UNDP Zimbabwe. Half of Zimbabweans fell into extreme poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lifting 100 million out of poverty by 2025 still possible, despite recession threat

17 October 2022 - A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty...

UN News/Matthew Wells. Artist Eduardo Kobra and his team putting the finishing touches to his mural outside UN Headquarters.

Dignity for all in practice

14 October 2022 - Both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the World Summit for Social Development...

SG Ant籀nio Guterres (centre left) poses for a photo with participants of the 4th Annual Meeting of the (GISD) Alliance.

At UN, top business leaders deliver bold solutions to unlock long-term investment in sustainable development

12 October 2022 - Top business executives met with UN Secretary-General Ant籀nio Guterres...

The SDGs must become the DNA of business strategy and management

How can governments and businesses step up efforts to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What are the hopes for the new SDG Stimulus... 

Gender equality cant wait we must achieve it now for current and future generations

It will take 286 years to close gender gaps in legal...

穢 ADB. Elderly women in India are largely dependent on their families for economic and social well-being.

On International Day of Older Persons, UN chief highlights their remarkable resilience

Secretary-General Ant籀nio Guterres drew attention on Saturday, the International Day of Older Persons, to the resilience of the more than...

Online connectivity improves, but digital inclusivity remains a challenge, new UN survey shows

Despite the multiple crises of the past two years, countries and municipalities have remained committed to pursuing digital government strategies...