Leading up to the Seventh High-level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in October 2024, the UN Chronicle asked Paloma Merodio Gómez, former UN-GGIM Co-Chair and Vice President of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía of Mexico, about geospatial information as fundamental to sustainable development.
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Access to Information: A Cornerstone of Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Environmental Resilience
Tawfik Jelassi
Access to information is the bridge that allows citizens to demand justice, journalists to expose corruption, and communities to secure basic services.
Mauricio Escanero
Financing for Development and the Spirit of Monterrey: A Beacon of Multilateralism for Improving Global Economic Governance
With the Monterrey process, we opened a path for the United Nations to fulfil its potential as the spearhead for improved global economic governance that fully supports equitable and sustainable development.
Tulia Ackson
Protecting Our Democratic Systems through Dialogue, Justice and Delivery
By protecting and enhancing democratic institutions, we increase the chances of justice, peace and equitable development.
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Robert Floyd
The International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2025: Remembering the Legacy, Renewing Our Commitment to a Nuclear-Test Ban
By prohibiting nuclear test explosions, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty transformed decades of aspiration into a shared commitment.
Inger Andersen
Lakes: Hidden Giants in the Global Hydrological Cycle
Protecting freshwater ecosystems like lakes is central to biodiversity, water, energy and food security, and offers climate resilience.
Manasa Pidatala and Swati Subodh
Future Forward: Universalizing Climate Action to Bend the Curve of Climate Change for Global Sustainability
When sustainability is incorporated into the learning journey, it cultivates leadership, empathy and innovation – essential traits for climate-resilient citizenship.
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John W. Ward
World Hepatitis Day and Every Day: Advancing Global Solidarity to Eliminate Hepatitis
This World Hepatitis Day, let us celebrate our successes in fighting the disease and reaffirm our global commitment to ending hepatitis as a public health threat.
Celeste Saulo
Collaboration Is Key to Combating Sand and Dust Storms
Dust and sand storms can have far-reaching impacts on our health and quality of life, on air and ground transport, on agriculture and the environment, and on solar energy production.
A Chronicle Conversation with Klaus Richter
Quantum mechanics has impressively completed our view of the world and made the atomistic cosmos accessible to us.
Ivonne Higuero
Reflections on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the World Wildlife Treaty
Over the past decades, CITES has developed and harnessed a suite of tools that help us navigate an increasingly complex landscape, not just to keep pace but to lead.?
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Youth Issues
The UN Awake at Night Podcast
What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous locations?
How are UN humanitarians, human rights advocates, prosecutors, development experts, climate leaders and peacekeepers improving our world? Stationed in all reaches of the world and witness to suffering and atrocities, how are they helping people and coping themselves?
Legacy Showcase
Vol. XLVI No. 1 & 2 2009
We Must Disarm
This special double issue looks at the major issues surrounding disarmament, and includes essays on landmines; war-affected children; small arms; girls in war; and the future of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.14
Vol. LV No. 1 2018
The Quest for Water
“The Quest for Water” focuses on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water for all. The articles explore important issues such as ecosystems in the global water cycle and the role of gender and social inclusion in achieving the water-related goals and targets. This issue of the digital magazine of the UN system “buoys” the launch of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028. ?Front cover by Bob Sherman Photography.
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For Humanity: Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization 2025
The present report looks back on a year of headwinds and hope for humanity. In 2024, deadly conflicts continued to inflict massive suffering and displacement. Our planet shattered new heat records. Poverty, hunger and inequalities rose, while transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence expanded without effective guardrails, and international law and human rights were trampled.
In the face of such challenges, the United Nations worked to translate our shared values into meaningful action on the ground for people around the world.
With our global footprint and strong partnerships, UNICEF does what few others can: Respond to crises quickly while building long-term resilience.
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