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Year in Review: The Events That Shaped Our World in 2023 Thousands march in the streets for climate action during UNGA78 in New York City. Photo: UNF/Carbon Stories From apocalyptic weather to devastating violence to groundbreaking conversations on artificial intelligence and gender, these are the moments and issues that defined the past 12 months. 2023 was a year of halfway points, turning points, and stalled progress as the world grappled with a series of cascading […]

Early Warning: Forecasting the Next Superstorm | unfoundation.org A view of Roseau, Dominica. Photo: AlfotoKunst On the small island nation of Dominica, communities are still reeling from one of the strongest hurricanes on record — nearly six years later. Now, thanks in part to a UN-led initiative, countries on the frontlines of climate change are building early warning systems to save lives and prepare for the disasters yet to come. Rudolf George is part of

Our Common Agenda Decoded: Making Policy Make Sense BlogYouthOur Common Agenda Decoded: Making Policy Make Sense Leaders gather in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 6, 2023. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown Understand key global issues in one quick scroll. Design your own future now! Hello there, young thinkers and innovators! Buckle up because we’re about to embark on an exhilarating journey to make complex UN policy accessible to

Experts Discuss: What to Expect at the UN General Assembly in 2023 BlogUNGAExperts Discuss: What to Expect at the UN General Assembly in 2023 UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pictured on his way to the opening of the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019. This year, the UN Chief will convene the Climate Ambition Summit during the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly, a political milestone for climate action. Photo: UN Photo/Ariana Lindquist

Quotes That Defined the UN General Assembly in 2023 BlogUNGAQuotes That Defined the UN General Assembly in 2023 Leaders gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York City for the 78th UN General Assembly – the largest diplomatic gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: UN Foundation/Diane Bondareff The largest diplomatic gathering since the COVID-19 global pandemic just wrapped up in New York City. The 78th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) brought together thousands

The Caribbean’s Last Indigenous Community Is Living Proof That Sustainability Is Survival Kalinago residents and officials gather at a traditional meeting house in the village’s 3,000-acre territory on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Photo: UN Foundation/Kreig Harris First, they overcame colonization. Now, they’re confronting climate change. Meet the Kalinago people of Dominica, the largest remaining Indigenous community in the Caribbean. As the youngest Chief in the history of the Kalinago people, 26-year-old Lorenzo Sanford understands

Mental Health and Gender Inequality: The Dual Crisis Affecting the World’s Girls and Women BlogGirls and WomenMental Health and Gender Inequality: The Dual Crisis Affecting the World’s Girls and Women The UN Foundation’s Girls & Women Strategy team hosts an event on mental health at the Foundation’s Nest Hub on the sidelines of the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda in July 2023. The Hub was designed to be a safe, inclusive, beautiful, and comfortable

Getting Climate-Ready: COP 28 and the Global Goal on Adaptation Rooftop gardens – like this one in Singapore – can help communities adapt to climate change by insulating buildings from extreme temperatures and preventing floods by absorbing stormwater. Photo: Lim Weixiang/Zeitgeist Photos Ahead of COP 28 – the United Nations climate change conference taking place in Dubai in early December – governments are seeking to agree on a framework for the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal

Two years after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, I found a sense of optimism on my visit to Haiti. While many pre- and post-earthquake challenges remain for Haitians, I noticed several encouraging achievements that have happened since the last time I was there in June of 2010. In addition to progress already made, I found a sense that the best is yet to come.     Debris Removal Much of the debris has been removed