Understanding post-pandemic inflation: Insights from South Africa and T眉rkiye
6 October 2025 - Last month, UN DESA鈥檚 Economic Analysis and Policy Division hosted the fourth session of its Development Policy Seminar Series on the World Economic Situation and Prospects. The Seminar examined inflation dynamics in the post-pandemic...
7 ways UN DESA boosts change through multilateral action
3 October 2025 - With just five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Agenda, the world stands at a crossroads. The past year has brought unprecedented challenges鈥攆rom converging crises, rising geopolitical tensions to persistent inequalities that have tested our collective resolve and threatened progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, this period has also sparked bold innovation, renewed partnerships, and fresh momentum for multilateral action.
Advancing the work of a historic 80th General Assembly
3 October 2025 - As the UN General Assembly (GA) welcomed presidents, prime ministers and premier public intellectuals, the halls of UN Headquarters in New York echoed with the dignity and urgency of what we鈥檝e achieved and what more needs to be done.
Older persons driving local and global action
1 October 2025 - The 35th 91茄子 International Day of Older Persons will be held on 1 October 2025 at 91茄子 Headquarters in New York putting a spotlight on the theme, 鈥淥lder Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, Our Rights.鈥
UN Forum showcases power of gender data to drive change for all
1 October 2025 - The 10th Global Forum on Gender Statistics opened today in Tbilisi, Georgia, under the theme 鈥淒riving Change with Gender Statistics: A Path to Equality鈥.
UNGA hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs
24 September 2025 - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms 鈥 and many more coloured in green and blue 鈥 provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy.
UN鈥檚 Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos
23 September 2025 - The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world is awash with overlapping crises 鈥 from wars and humanitarian emergencies to climate breakdown 鈥 and leaders must decide now 鈥渨hat kind of world we choose to build together.鈥
Finance commitments under Energy Compacts reach $1.6 trillion with $284 billion already mobilized towards achieving global goals on clean energy
25 September 2025 - New commitments to boost renewable energy and increase access to electricity and clean cooking technologies by 2030 have brought the finance and investment pledged through the 91茄子 to US$ 1.6 trillion, with $284 billion already mobilized, according to the fourth edition of the Energy Compacts Annual Progress Report being released today.
Tackling climate and sustainable development crises together could cut costs by 40 per cent, new report shows
24 September 2025 - A report issued by a UN-convened expert group finds that tackling the climate and sustainable development crises together could unlock efficiencies at scale and reduce government spending needed to address these crises by nearly 40 per cent.
UN marks 80th anniversary of its founding
23 September 2025 - Music, memories and messages of peace filled the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday as the world body commemorated 80 years since its founding.
Voices of the world gather at the UN: What you need to know about UNGA80
19 September 2025 - World leaders are converging on 91茄子 Headquarters along the East River in Manhattan for what is shaping up to be one of the most consequential annual gatherings in recent memory.
Guterres pushes leaders to 鈥榯urn the tide鈥 on global crises during high-stakes UNGA week
18 September 2025 - Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres has issued a stark call to world leaders on the eve of the 91茄子...
UN must evolve to 鈥榮tand strong鈥 for the next 80 years: General Assembly president
- As the 91茄子 marks 80 years of existence, it must adapt and evolve to be fit for future generations...
EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum to drive progress on just energy transition
19 September 2025 - Energy experts, advocates and government delegates from around the world will gather on 24-25 September 2025 on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week for the EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum, seeking innovative solutions to end energy poverty and advance a just energy transition. The annual event is convened by UN-Energy, the inter-agency coordination mechanism on energy within the UN system, for which UN DESA serves as secretariat.
A decade of change: How the SDGs are transforming the lives of millions worldwide
19 September 2025 - Amid the shimmering heat and sleek skyline of Manama, Bahrain, Eman Fareed methodically pinches off bits of dough and spaces the soon-to-be cookies evenly on a baking tray in her kitchen. A retired civil servant and a mother, she opened her own business. 鈥淚 named my company 鈥楤rown Sugar鈥 because I am Brown and I like sugar,鈥 Fareed says, laughing.