A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda
25 April 2026 - On a red running track in eastern Uganda, coach Zuena Cheptoek is doing more than training runners. For many girls in the Sebei subregion, she is also a confidante, a mentor and first line of protection against female genital mutilation, child marriage and abuse.
Renewables rising, Part 1: How four countries are reshaping energy security
25 April 2026 - The ongoing insecurity in the Middle East, where a large proportion of the world’s oil and gas is extracted, is forcing many countries to focus on how they can ensure access to cheap and reliable energy supplies primarily through the use of renewable power sources.
Guterres urges countries to ‘unleash the renewables revolution’
22 April 2026 - Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General António Guterres has again urged governments to step up the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy as war and climate risks create unprecedented challenges.
Promoting and defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples is more important than ever
22 April 2026 - The serves as a vital platform for Indigenous Peoples from across the world, to engage in dialogue with Member States and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ system, culminating in a report providing tangible recommendations to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Secretary-General hopefuls make their case in televised ‘interactive dialogues’
21 April 2026 - From 1 January 2027, there will be a new person in charge on the 38th floor of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters: after 10 years, having completed the maximum two mandates, António Guterres is stepping down.
Time running out on development goals as finance dries up, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ warns
21 April 2026 - The Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026 (FSDR), a new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ report launched on Monday, finds that with just four years left until the 2030 deadline for the Agenda for Sustainable Development, progress has stalled – and in some cases reversed – following the shocks of the pandemic, rising geopolitical tensions and growing climate impacts.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Forum puts spotlight on healthcare for Indigenous Peoples
21 April 2026 - More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend the latest session – the platform that has placed their concerns at the centre of international debate over the past 25 years.
Putting a spotlight on challenges in health and climate change, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ marks 25th anniversary of Forum dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ rights
20 April 2026 - Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵPFII) opened its twenty-fifth session today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, marking the 25th anniversary of its founding as the unique multilateral forum for Indigenous Peoples.
Youth shape the road to 2030, call for urgent action on sustainable development
15 April 2026 - Young leaders, innovators and advocates from around the world are gathering at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters in New York until Thursday for the .
Youth are innovating, uniting and transforming, shaping the road to 2030
14 April 2026 - From 14 to 16 April 2026, young people will take center stage at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during the ECOSOC Youth Forum, considered the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s largest annual gathering of young people.
Helping countries build strong institutions to achieve the SDGs
13 April 2026 - The Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) will hold its twenty-fifth session at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters in New York from 13 to 17 April 2026.
Development finance gap risks reversing decades of progress
13 April 2026 - Global fragmentation, deepening geopolitical tensions and conflicts are putting decades of development progress at risk, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ warned in a report published on Thursday - calling for stepping up investment to meet internationally agreed goals.
Fragmenting world worsens finance squeeze, reversing decades of progress on development, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ report warns
9 April 2026 - The 2026 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Implementing the Sevilla Commitment (FSDR 2026) assesses progress on — the blueprint for action on financing for sustainable development agreed at the historic Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in 2025.
Population, technology and research: Advancing landmark population agenda in a changing world
8 April 2026 - The digital revolution was only just beginning, when the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was adopted in 1994. We spoke with Yumiko Kamiya in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ DESA’s Population Division about the focus of this year’s Commission on Population and Development and why it matters.
6 things you should know about the world’s commitment to realizing financing for sustainable development
7 April 2026 - Last year, the international community came together in Sevilla, Spain, uniting behind a landmark agreement to secure financing for sustainable development. This month, Member States will gather at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters in New York for the inaugural Financing for Development Week to follow up on the commitments made.