ECOSOC Youth Forum closes with calls for youth-led SDG action

The UN Palestine committee held a meeting with Palestinian women experts during CSW70, examining gendered effects of occupation and measures third states could take. The session connected women’s...

The Commission adopted agreed conclusions calling for inclusive legal systems, repeal of discriminatory laws and action on structural barriers. The text was negotiated by member states and offers a...

At its 61st session, the Council adopted a resolution on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. The decision maintained a regular international record of the right, while the...

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report assessed the pressure on development finance and the large investment gap facing the SDGs. Its analysis follows the Sevilla Commitment and highlights...

The three-day forum brought youth representatives together to discuss coordinated action on the 2030 Agenda. Young people from the Global South raised questions of meaningful participation, public...

The forum reviewed debt, trade, private finance, international financial architecture and development cooperation under the Sevilla Commitment. G77 and developing-country debates continued to...

Indigenous representatives met at the UN to address rights, lands and development. Their participation broadens decolonial history beyond state independence, foregrounding peoples whose sovereignty...

The annual forum closed after reviewing public and private finance, trade and international financial architecture. Calls for delivery on development commitments continued, while reliance on...

The annual forum ended after discussions on Indigenous rights and the implementation of UN commitments. Its work highlights a continuing tension: postcolonial states can oppose external domination...

Kenya and France convened African leaders and businesses around investment, innovation and a renewed partnership. The summit’s colonial history matters: contemporary cooperation must be assessed...