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Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’

The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors on Monday in a global call to...

Afghanistan: UN repeats call for Taliban to allow girls full access to school

Marking one year since Afghanistan’s de facto rulers decreed that girls should be excluded from high school, UN chief António Guterres has urged the...

Pakistan floods: Six month wait for water to recede, warn relief agencies

Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding which “is not going anywhere”, UN relief agencies said on Tuesday. Close to...

UN spotlights transformational potential of family farming for world food supply

A Global Forum highlighting the UN’s Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for...

Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’

Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it...

Microalgae promise abundant healthy food and feed in any environment

By Sofia Strodt Feeding a growing world population that will reach 9.8 billion by 2050, according to United Nations forecasts, and the need to conserve...

Job Ideas for Students during the Holiday Season

Student budgets are always tight, which is one thing many have in common. Some children receive an allowance from their parents, while others choose...

Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever

On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Sunday, International Equal Pay...

Financing education, imperative for ‘peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’

Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during a joint press stakeout on the...

Guterres: ‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted

Achieving a just and equitable energy transition is “one of the biggest challenges facing our world,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Global Compact Board meeting...

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