SDGs

Nairobi playground improved following Block by Block workshops
UN-HABITAT

The digital building blocks of better communities

31 January 2020
Global

In cities and communities across the world, citizens of all ages and backgrounds are getting the chance to literally play an important role in redesigning their public spaces, thanks to an innovative collaboration between the UN, and the company behind the popular computer game Minecraft.

Young women return home after classes in the town of Bol in Chad.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’

24 January 2020
Global

Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as the President of the UN General Assembly held a high-level interactive meeting for the International Day of Education.       

Students attend class at Zanaki primary school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
World Bank/Sarah Farhat

Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, but it’s not inevitable: new UN report

21 January 2020
Global

Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the risks of divisions and hampering economic and social development. But the rise is far from inevitable and can be tackled at a national and international level, says a flagship study released by the UN on Tuesday.