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Living in Space: The UN celebrates innovation, cooperation and the final frontier

·October 4, 2025·3 min read

With the 2025 theme “Living in Space,” the celebration highlights how scientific innovation, international law, and collaboration are shaping the future of a potential new chapter in human history among the stars – and the technologies that are already changing life at home. Established by the UN in 1999, the...

‘Cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation,’ UN chief declares at BRICS summit

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·July 8, 2025·1 min read

Speaking at the 17th BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he emphasised the human impact of environmental devastation and climate change. And as environmental disasters increase, the sustainable development goals are also being left behind. “Across the world, lives and livelihoods are being ripped apart, and sustainable development...

Lime-flavoured memories drive innovation on Saudi farm

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·December 14, 2024·4 min read

Mohamed Alnwairan stands in front of a verdant citrus tree which four months hence will bear his first harvest of limes. A former businessman turned farmer, he has been cultivating land in Al Ahsa, in the eastern deserts of Saudi Arabia, for the last 15 years. Now, due to climate...

Innovation key to a fairer world for persons with disabilities: UN Chief

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·December 3, 2022·1 min read

In his message, Mr. Guterres noted that greater public-private sector collaboration is needed, in order to develop strategies that benefit persons with disabilities, who should also be involved in their development. The UN chief pointed to the UN’s internal efforts to make the Organization more accessible to persons with disabilities,...

UNFPA global innovation awards: 10 projects that will change lives of women and girls |

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·August 8, 2022·2 min read

The challenge was financed by UNFPA’s Equalizer Accelerator Fund, and implemented in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Trade Centre. Entrants were given the incentive of a cash prize which would allow them to expand their ideas from the test stage, to...