Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world by 2030 will fail, the UN deputy chief warned.
Around the World: Daily Updates from UN Country Teams- March 2024
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of multi-faceted priorities and key initiatives on a daily basis
Secretary-General appoints François Batalingaya of Rwanda as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (News )Mr. Batalingaya brings 30 years of experience in international development and humanitarian assistance. He currently serves as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Comoros.
East African media called to strengthen regional integration through judicial reporting
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Article )At a regional training held by UNESCO and the East African Court of Justice, 32 editors and journalists from East Africa were urged to promote awareness among East African citizens on the Court's mandate.
Generative AI: UNESCO study reveals alarming evidence of regressive gender stereotypes
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Press Release )A UNESCO study revealed worrying tendencies in Large Language models (LLM) to produce gender bias, as well as homophobia and racial stereotyping
Launch of the 2024 Survey of Formal Education
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (News )The survey is sent to 163 UNESCO Member States and territories and comprises four questionnaires from which twenty-one SDG 4 global and thematic indicators are produced
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Nahla Valji of Canada as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Eritrea
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )Ms. Valji has more than 25 years of experience in sustainable development, peace and security, gender, and human rights in the United Nations and civil society.
UN Deputy Secretary-General | Message at the Middle Income Countries Conference on "Solutions to Address Development Challenges of a Middle Income Country in a Changing World"
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Announcement )Middle-income countries represent close to one-third of global GDP and they are major engines of global growth.