Defying the odds: Young entrepreneurs vow to take their chances and build the industries of tomorrow
With a 90 per cent failure rate for startups, you could forgive young people if they concluded that founding a…
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‘A language everyone understands’: Jordanian cartoonist on art as hope
Based in the capital of Jordan, Abdallat has spent years using art to spark conversations on human rights, tolerance and…
Gaza facing worst economic collapse ever recorded, UN trade agency warns
Speaking at the launch of UNCTAD’s 2025 Report on the Economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the agency’s Deputy Secretary-General…
Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns
Launching its 2025 World AIDS Day report, Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response, UNAIDS said international assistance has sharply declined,…
Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN
As a young mother in a remote part of eastern Kenya, Norah Magero struggled to get her child reliable health…
City Lights and Atmospheric Glow
JAXA/Kimiya Yui JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui captured this photo of southern Europe and the northwestern Mediterranean…
From organic farms to AI chips with a nose: UN summit showcases solutions for transforming the Global South
The “Green Revolution” is believed to have saved millions of lives in India during the 20th century, introducing new scientific…
Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins
Today – amid a fragile ceasefire and the devastation of her homeland – she stands on the football pitch not…
Industry at the heart of global solutions: Global summit opens in Riyadh
“Industrial development is critical to strengthening economies, fighting poverty, and creating jobs and prosperity,” declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres in…
From milking stalls to mobile apps: UN-supported project powers rural revival in Indonesia
Members of the South Bandung Farming Cooperative (KPBS) have recorded a 38 per cent increase in productive loans and a…