COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker
<p>Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UNDP
United Nations
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UNWTO and Google Host First Tourism Acceleration Program in Sub-Saharan Africa
<p>United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have partnered to develop an online Acceleration Program for UNWTO Member States’ tourism ministers, top travel associations and tourism
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Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction: 2019 Annual Report
<p>167.6 million people were estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2020—a number expected to have increased with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the highest reported figure in decades. Refugee
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International donors meet as humanitarian agencies sound the alarm on Yemen and call for urgent funding
<p>International donors are coming together today, convened by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations, to raise needed funds for the life-saving humanitarian response in Yemen. More than 130
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Some considerations on external audits of SDG implementation
<p>Supreme audit institutions (SAIs) have started to audit the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While there is no one single audit model or approach to audit SDG implementation,
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Forced returns of migrants must be suspended in times of COVID-19
<p>The United Nations Network on Migration is concerned by reports of States in many regions using forced return of migrants as a measure in response to COVID-19. The Network calls on States to suspend
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In The Battle Against Covid-19, Aid Groups Are Achieving Results For Vulnerable Communities
<p>From building global supply chains and air bridges delivering masks and medical equipment, to communicating life-saving health messages from loudspeakers mounted on cars and bicycles, aid groups large
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With Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Nearing New Highs, 2020 Will Be ‘Make It or Break It Year’ for Climate Action, Secretary-General Warns
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of Friends on Climate, in New York today: It is indeed a pleasure to be with you today, and thank you for your strong commitment
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UN climate envoy meets Javadekar
Clean transport: Luis Alfonso de Alba, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, riding an e-rickshaw in New Delhi . The United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change, Luis Alfonso de Alba, met Union Environment
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India likely to add 273 million people between 2019 and 2050: UN Report
India, projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country around 2027, is expected to add nearly 273 million people between now and 2050 and will remain the most populated country through