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“The Sustainability Week initiative is essentially designed to galvanize momentum around sustainability in a way that helps to supercharge implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” Mr. Francis told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York. This will help to focus our attention on the Summit of the Future in September 2024, sustainability is…
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August offers a precious moment to pause—to “faire le point”, to look back with gratitude, and to prepare our hearts and minds for a new year at the United Nations beginning in September.As the UN year comes to a close, it is a time to ask: What have we witnessed? What have we learned? Where…
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This July, the UN Headquarters in New York became once again the global hub for sustainable development as the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) convenes from 7–16 July 2026, under the auspices of ECOSOC. This year’s theme, “Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for…
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The 62nd regular session of the Human Rights Council Started on the 15th of June and ended on the 7th of July. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the G7 summit which took place in the nearby French boarder not far away from Geneva. During that time, the city of Geneva overflowed with visitors and…
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Every year on June 20, the world observes World Refugee Day, a day dedicated to honoring the courage, resilience, and dignity of millions of refugees who have been forced to flee their homes. Behind every statistic is a human story—a mother protecting her children, a young person searching for a future, an elderly person longing…
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was held from May 5–8, 2026, at the United Nations and was intended to assess progress at the global, regional, national, and local levels in implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), adopted in 2018. Although many difficulties were faced by the civil society entering some spaces, at the end of…
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The 25th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) just wrapped up at United Nations Headquarters in New York, running from April 20 to May 1, 2026 — a landmark two-week gathering marking a quarter-century of this vital global platform. The Theme: Health as a Human Right This year’s session centered on…
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Hannah Adames, student at Marymount Manhattan College studying Politics, Human Rights, and International Studies – Daughters of Charity Intern Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the ECOSOC Youth Forum from 14-16 of April. The Youth Forum focused on the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda, particularly emphasizing SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11, and…
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Priority theme: Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers Review theme: Women’s full and effective participation and decision making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the…
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The 64th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD64) took place between 2-10February here in New York City. CSocD64 focused on the priority theme: “Advancing Social Developmentand Social Justice through Coordinated, Equitable, and Inclusive Policies,” and its emerging issue:“Eradicating Poverty and Ensuring Dignity through Resilient Care and Support Systems.”At the conclusion of the commission,…
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