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The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are unable to boost economic production, and the international community fails to provide more support, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned. Their ability to respond to and recover from crises such as COVID-19, and to advance towards sustainable development, is dependent on…

UN Women released a gender snapshot of progress towards the SDGs, presenting evidence on gender equality in the context of each of the 17 Global Goals. It also assesses progress on the indicators for SDG 5 (gender equality). Two indicators are farthest from target: the ratio of unpaid domestic and care work, by sex (SDG indicator 5.4.1) and the proportion of women and…

Under the leadership of Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Nations Food Systems Summit took place on Thursday, 23 September 2021. It was a completely virtual event during the General Assembly high‑level week. The United Nations Food Systems Summit served as a historic opportunity to empower all people to leverage the power of food systems to drive recovery from the COVID…

The UN held a Food Systems Summit during the 76th UN General Assembly’s high-level week. Serving as a review of the global food system, the Summit yielded a statement of action that sets out plans for a new coordination hub to implement outcomes. The UN will hold a global stocktaking of progress every two years. The UN held a Food Systems Summit as a virtual…

Africa’s drylands are the birthplace of some of the world’s most extraordinary civilizations and species, from ancient kingdoms to wild elephants to “miracle grains” like millet and sorghum -- but climate change has not been kind to these landscapes. On 3 June 2021, Global Landscapes Forum will host the first-ever digital conference focused entirely on Africa’s drylands and how…

Dryland ecosystems cover some 43 percent of Africa. They’re home to more than half a billion people dependent on the land for their food and livelihoods, largely through farming and pastoralism, harbor some of the continent’s most celebrated wildlife and plant species, and produce much of the continent’s food. But how often do global climate change and development conversations focus…