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Local leadership powers Indonesia’s climate ambitions

·September 8, 2025·4 min read

Indonesia’s national climate strategy aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. A key component of this strategy is for forests to absorb 140 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, equivalent to taking 30 million cars off the road. Riau’s contribution to this goal is critical. The province has historically faced some of...

Local staff ‘particularly vulnerable’ to detention, as UN calls for their release

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·March 24, 2025·1 min read

In the last year alone 101 UN staff members were arrested or detained globally of whom at least 52 UN personnel remain in detention. The UN has a presence on the ground in some of the world’s most dangerous and unstable locations including Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, Haiti and the Democratic...

World Cities Day calls for youth-led local change

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·November 1, 2024·1 min read

These pressing issues necessitate urgent action and World Cities Day, celebrated on October 31, offers a platform to reflect on the unprecedented challenges that they face. Designated by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution 68/239, it aims to elevate the international community’s focus to promote sustainable development and tackle the...

World News in Brief: West Bank violence, top aid official visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments

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·October 7, 2023·2 min read

“I condemn today’s attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in the town of Huwwara in occupied West Bank,” the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said in a statement. Huwara is located on the main road connecting the northern city of...

Local elections chance to advance peace in Central African Republic: UN envoy

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·February 22, 2023·2 min read

Special Representative Valentine Rugwabiza reported on recent progress by the Government, including in election preparations and security sector reform. Political engagement with the leaders of armed groups remains essential and is starting to yield modest results, she added, pointing to the dissolution of four armed groups who were signatories to...

‘Act Local to Go Global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day |

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·October 31, 2022·3 min read

In his message marking World Cities Day, the UN chief highlighted the critical role urban areas have in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs outline global action and targets across 17 critical areas including poverty reduction, gender equality and clean energy. “On World Cities Day, let us resolve...

Kenya’s Kuruwitu corals are back, thanks to local conservation drive |

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·July 17, 2022·3 min read

Kenya’s Kuruwitu Beach is tranquil. Sparkling sand beaches complement the clear blue water, and the familiar scent of sand and sea salt fill the air. A decade ago, villagers noticed the dwindling stocks of fish and took it upon themselves to set up a conservation area with the help of...