Global Development Initiative ‘Important Mechanism’ to Drive Progress on 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Meeting.
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — our shared blueprint for a better future — face serious headwinds,” said António Guterres.
Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan.
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )War-torn Sudan continues to face “a horrific humanitarian situation” as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide that struck Tarseen village in South Darfur state over the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric
DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence.
Stories & Blogs UN (News )Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to be halted as sweeping funding cuts bite, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Friday.