The United Nations General Assembly held secret-ballot elections for the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday.  As of 1 January next...

UNICEF and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) renewed their commitment to fighting poverty and promoting the health and wellbeing of...

Many of us think about the impacts of climate change as something happening only in the distant future. But for Joanna, a superstorm took...

Girls have long been the subject of photographers’ lens—but they have far less often been the ones behind it. When we set out to document...

India's success in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals can change the face of the world, UN General Assembly President Maria...

The Challenge This is the challenge that brings our efforts on all the other 16 goals together. An ambitious and interconnected global...

Around 10pm one night in October 2017, in the rain forests of central Sumatra, Feri grabs a hammer, loops it over his shoulder, and...

The Challenge Violence is perhaps the most significant and destructive challenge to the development, growth, wellbeing, and the very...

With over 826,000 people affected by heavy flooding affecting most of Nigeria, humanitarian agencies continue to step up efforts to...

The Challenge Our fate as a species depends on the state of our most important habitat – land. Our future is linked to the survival of...

The Challenge We are a land dwelling species, but we depend more on our oceans than we can imagine. Oceans cover close to three quarters...

Are synthetic rhino horns an ingenious conservation tool–or a misplaced idea that will make things worse? When 1,028 rhinos were poached...

"I can’t read or write but I think education is very important in life." KHARTOUM, Sudan, 28 September 2018 – Bahri market, north...

The Challenge The Earth’s climate is changing, with severe consequences for our daily lives and the resilience of our countries. Climate...

India is “totally committed” to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday,...

The Challenge Our planet is under massive strain. Should the global population push the figure of 9.6 billion by 2050, we will need three...

The 2018 Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Forum convenes business leaders and policy experts from Latin America, the Caribbean and...

The Challenge Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today and by 2030, it is estimated that six out of 10 people will...

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has launched a global initiative which aims to create greener, more liveable cities...

The United Nations Secretary-General launched a new partnership strategy with the world’s 1.8 billion young people on Monday, to help put...