Leading up to the Seventh High-level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in October 2024, the UN Chronicle asked Paloma Merodio Gómez, former UN-GGIM Co-Chair and Vice President of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía of Mexico, about geospatial information as fundamental to sustainable development.
Sport for Development and Peace | social inclusion | 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Leveling the Playing Field: Inspiring Change through Sport
Charles Katoanga
Sport diplomacy moves beyond the competitive element of sport to leverage sport’s spirit of collaboration and shared commitments.
Rodney Leon
Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary of the Ark of Return
Visitors are meant to pass through the Ark of Return—the Permanent Memorial in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade—to intimately experience three primary elements addressing the past, present and future.
Sooyeon Laura Jin
Forests and Foods: Nourishing People, Sustaining the Planet
The future of forests and food security affects the well-being of every individual on this planet; integrated and concerted efforts to protect forests are, therefore, crucial.
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The Urgent Need to Preserve Glaciers in a Warming World
Climate change and other drivers have accelerated glacier melt, threatening water security, biodiversity and regional economies.
Abdulaziz M. Alwasil
The Beijing Platform for Action at 30: Marking Progress and Addressing Challenges in Pursuit of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
The status of women has improved significantly since the first Beijing conference in 1995, yet there is still much work to be done to achieve true equality.
Adam Abdelmoula
Emerging from War, Syrians Embark on a Path to Stability and Development
In this new era, the story of Syria must not be one of mere survival; it must be one of justice, dignity and lasting peace.
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Alessandro Antonello
Who Is Protecting Antarctica’s Environment?
The Antarctic Treaty System, in place since 1961, is principally dedicated to the environmental threats that arise locally, including those from fishing, tourism and scientific research.
Naomi Queeckers
Sustainable Stories: Empowering Children to Shape Their Own Future
It's crucial to show young children the possibilities available to them in a positive way, but it’s equally important to ensure that their environment can fully support them.
Bob Rae
The Crisis of Global Displacement in a Time of Insecurity
There is a difference between choosing to move and being forced to flee. That difference is essential in learning how to deal with the current wave of global insecurity.
Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum
Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights
Today, genocidal and other atrocity violence occurs in all corners of the globe, largely unabated and with near-total impunity. Even in places that do not make headlines, individuals and communities are targeted for identity-based discrimination and violence.
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What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous locations?
How are UN humanitarians, human rights advocates, prosecutors, development experts, climate leaders and peacekeepers improving our world? Stationed in all reaches of the world and witness to suffering and atrocities, how are they helping people and coping themselves?
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Vol. LII No. 4 2015
Implementing the 2030 Agenda: The Challenge of Conflict
This issue looks at the link between conflict and the implementation and attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. The articles examine, among other things, children and armed conflict, climate change, terrorism and food security.
Vol. LV No. 1 2018
The Quest for Water
“The Quest for Water” focuses on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water for all. The articles explore important issues such as ecosystems in the global water cycle and the role of gender and social inclusion in achieving the water-related goals and targets. This issue of the digital magazine of the UN system “buoys” the launch of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028. ©Front cover by Bob Sherman Photography.
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In 2025, the world celebrates 30 years of achievement on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a visionary 1995 plan agreed by 189 governments to achieve the equal rights of all women and girls. The UN Secretary-General’s report on the 30-year review and appraisal of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action reflects global, regional, and national reviews of 159 countries, summarizing progress and priorities for further action.
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