Fast facts: 1 in 4 people globally still lack access to safe drinking water – WHO, UNICEF

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To mark World Water Week 2025, new report highlights persistent inequalities, with vulnerable communities left behind.

WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress

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22 August 2025 . The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have published a new joint report and guidance highlighting the growing global health challenges posed by extreme heat on workers.

ICSD 2025: 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development (Rome, Italy)

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The International Conference on Sustainable Development is set to take place in Rome, Italy from 10-11 September, 2025, and is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University.

WATER AID: Ending the water, sanitation and hygiene crisis together – for everyone, everywhere

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We will be bolder and work differently to end the water, sanitation and hygiene crisis for good. Here’s our strategy for the next decade.

Gender, equality, disability and social inclusion analysis in Latin America: Uruguay 2025

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Uruguay is a well-known regional leader committed to gender equality and social rights. This research provides an up-to-date analysis of data on gender, equality, disability and social inclusion, tracking progress across political, economic, social and legal spheres in the Uruguayan context.

Brookings: What the US loses by exiting UNESCO

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Membership in UNESCO has benefitted the U.S. in myriad ways, and withdrawing will mean losing the chance to participate in and influence global conversations on science, culture, and education.

Out of school, but not out of reach: Why foundational learning must be at the heart of the response

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The new data from UIS and the GEM Report showing an increase in the number of out-of-school children worldwide, are more than a wake-up call to act smarter and pair investments in foundational learning with action on poverty, gender inequality, conflict and displacement—and tailor them to context.

The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions: Press release - Making Visible the Invisible: Strengthened Action on Chemicals and Wastes

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Geneva, Switzerland, 9 May 2025 — After two weeks of intensive negotiations (28 April to 9 May), the 2025 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions concluded today at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG).

“Our model is about turning passive readers into active changemakers” — an interview Sunny Yi Han Lin

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by Kasia Kotlarska / August 2025. Sunny Yi-Han Lin, an SEWF25 speaker, is on a mission to transform social entrepreneurship in the Mandarin-speaking world. As Founder and CEO of Social Enterprise Insights—the first hub of its kind—she has built a pioneering Mandarin online to offline platform that connects changemakers, nurtures talent and accelerates impact.

New trade uncertainties amid rising global tariffs call for broader economic diversification in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

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New York - Recent global trade uncertainties and tariff changes disproportionately affect Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). For every percentage increase in tariff rates, LLDC trade volumes drop by an additional 4% compared to non-LLDCs, leading to a larger fall in incomes in LLDCs.

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