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UN presents UN80 Initiative Action Plan, setting coordinated path for system-wide reforms

·November 25, 2025·4 min read

The plan does not introduce new proposals but sets out how the UN system intends to advance the ones already on the table: 87 actions, grouped into 31 work packages across 3 workstreams, stretching from peace operations and humanitarian response to technology, shared services and institutional mergers. “Its purpose is...

From organic farms to AI chips with a nose: UN summit showcases solutions for transforming the Global South

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·November 24, 2025·3 min read

The “Green Revolution” is believed to have saved millions of lives in India during the 20th century, introducing new scientific techniques that led to a surge in yields, providing food and livelihoods. But the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides came at a huge cost, both to the environment and...

Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon

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·November 24, 2025·1 min read

The Security Council is meeting against the backdrop of Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected to urge Israel and Hamas to stick to their commitments amid renewed violence and deepening humanitarian needs. The session is likely to focus on safeguarding the truce, easing aid access restrictions and sustaining political momentum....

From waste pickers to courtrooms: Women demand a gender focus at COP30

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·November 24, 2025·3 min read

Women’s voices are rising with clarity and urgency, pressing negotiators to ensure the conference leaves a lasting mark on the link between gender and climate policy. At the heart of talks is the Belém Gender Action Plan – a proposed blueprint that acknowledges climate change hits women hardest and...

Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030

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·November 24, 2025·1 min read

Under the agreement, the price of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine will fall to $2.99 per dose within a year – a reduction expected to save up to $90 million. Those savings should allow countries to secure more than 30 million extra doses over the next five years. “Today’s announcement is a...

From milking stalls to mobile apps: UN-supported project powers rural revival in Indonesia

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·November 23, 2025·5 min read

Members of the South Bandung Farming Cooperative (KPBS) have recorded a 38 per cent increase in productive loans and a 43 per cent rise in sales volumes over the past two years, following the introduction of a new business app. “Easier access to financing means higher loan volumes, which in...

Industry at the heart of global solutions: Global summit opens in Riyadh

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·November 23, 2025·2 min read

“Industrial development is critical to strengthening economies, fighting poverty, and creating jobs and prosperity,” declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his message to the event, delivered by the senior UN official in Saudia Arabia, Mohamed El-Zarkani. Lifting the burden of poverty Delegates from governments, private sector and civil society have...

Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and a pledge to plan fossil fuel transition

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·November 23, 2025·5 min read

Climate disinformation: Commitment to promote information integrity and counter false narratives. The final decision emphasises solidarity and investment, setting ambitious financial targets while leaving energy transition for later discussion. The burning of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases that are by far the largest contributors to global warming, making this omission...

From silence to strength: Women leaders speak out in South Sudan

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·November 23, 2025·3 min read

She knows what it’s like to be silenced. Born into a family that didn’t believe in educating girls, she had to stay home while her brothers went to school. Only when she moved to Khartoum with her uncle did she get a chance to study, though not for long. “I was forced into marriage at 14,” Awrelia...

Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction

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·November 23, 2025·1 min read

t was originally reported that 215 pupils had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, early on Friday morning – but the figure was revised upwards to 303 students and 12 teachers, according to The Christian Association of Nigeria. The association’s chair who reportedly visited the school...

‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest

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·November 22, 2025·3 min read

“First, we need to end the war. Then, we have to restart the factories,” says Basher Abdullah, advisor to Sudan’s Minister of Industry and Trade. Like many of the world’s poorest countries, Sudan’s attempts to develop its economy are severely hampered by conflict. Yet, even amidst the brutal civil...

It’s time for leadership and vision, Guterres tells G20 in South Africa

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·November 22, 2025·1 min read

“Now is the time for leadership and vision,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in Johannesburg on Friday, a day ahead of the official opening. The G20 bloc is made up of the world’s largest economies, although the United States has announced it will not officially participate. This year’s summit highlights...