UN 2023 Water Conference Seeks Global Commitments to Tackle Water Challenges
The UN 2023 Water Conference aims to address the challenges surrounding water and its role in supporting sustainable development through global, voluntary commitments.... Read more
United Nations Bodies
Developing Sustainable Inland Fisheries in Indonesia
Through the IFish project, Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) partners with FAO to develop a sustainable inland fisheries management model, focusing on Indonesian shortfin eels in the Sukabumi District.... Read more
How Forest Restoration Can Help Tackle Global Crises and Improve Economy
In the face of multiple global threats, the world needs cost-effective solutions that can be applied at large-scale. Forest restoration becomes crucial for halting crises and improving the economy.... Read more
Advancing Gender Equality by Improving Women’s Healthcare
For years, there has been a massive wall between women and healthcare. Addressing the issues in women’s healthcare requires all-encompassing strategies covering the broad spectrum of challenges related to women’s health.... Read more
Ensuring Older People’s Rights To Healthy and Secure Life
As the number of older people continues to rise, the work remains to build a society for all ages, including ensuring older people’s rights to safety and security to continue living. ... Read more
Leaving No One Outside: Protecting, Restoring, and Promoting Indigenous Languages
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2022-2032 as the International Decades of Indigenous Languages to emphasize the need to appreciate Indigenous Peoples’ essential roles in protecting the environment, good governance, and peacebuilding.... Read more
Reversing the Backward Progress of Social Justice
The world is facing multiple crises at once; is reversing the backward progress of social justice globally possible?... Read more
Interventions for Consumer Behavior Change to Reduce Food Waste
Interventions are needed to build a more sustainable food system, including changing consumers’ behaviors to reduce food waste.... Read more
Secretary-General Reveals the UN’s Priorities for 2023
In his briefing for the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the UN’s priorities for 2023, ranging from peacebuilding to gender equality.... Read more
5 Food System Actors That Have Taken the 123 Pledge to Reduce Food Loss & Waste
From startups to governments, meet some entities in the food system have taken the 123 Pledge to reduce food loss and waste.... Read more