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The Himalayas, Langtang National Park, Gosainkunda, Nepal, 18 December 2017. Photo: Sergey Pesterev on Unsplash
Salina Dolmo Lama and Ashita Gurung

The Mira Rai Initiative: Mountain Preservation and Promoting Sustainable Tourism in Nepal

In order to preserve our mountains and further develop sustainable tourism, it is equally important to manage natural and human resources.

Young girls in a child-friendly space supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in鈥疎l-Gezira state, the Sudan, 2018. Photo: Fabienne Vinet
Virginia Gamba

Translating Hope into Action: 25 Years of Protecting Children from the Impact of Conflict

We have come a long way in ensuring that all children, including those affected by conflict, are better protected from the ravages of war. But we must do more.

Martha Helena Lopez

Calling the United Nations System to Action on Disability Inclusion

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we must challenge ourselves to push beyond our historical focus on gender and geography. We must address the inclusion of other underrepresented groups more intentionally in our workforce, including persons with disabilities.

Toily Kurbanov

Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion through Volunteerism

Leaving no one behind is not an empty mantra; it is a statement of our collective responsibility and accountability.

A young girl at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, 17 March 2020. Photo: Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash
Renata Samuels

Strengthening Family Relationships Improves Children鈥檚 Well-Being

Given all the additional challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we should recognize and focus on the need to strengthen and mend family relationships. 

Oil well fires rage outside Kuwait City in the aftermath of the 1990-91 Gulf War. 21 March 1991. David McLeod, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Carl Bruch

Integrating Security into Sustainable Development to Build More 探花精选ful Societies

The development of conflict-sensitive approaches highlights how sustainable development can be made more effective through a consideration of peace and security. 

Three classmates in Bangladesh read together from a children鈥檚 book provided by the non-profit organization Room to Read.
Geetha Murali

On Our Path to Global COVID-19 Recovery, We Must Focus on Literacy

As we find ourselves in the greatest education crisis of our generation, literacy interventions can act as an antidote to the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Reconstruction in Beira, Mozambique, two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai. June 2021. Photo by Chris Huby for UNDRR
Mami Mizutori

A World in Crisis Needs International Cooperation

Despite the clear evidence that investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) brings great benefits, only a small fraction of international cooperation is being channeled to support such efforts.

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash.
Michele Nealon

The Pandemic Accelerant: How COVID-19 Advanced Our Mental Health Priorities

There is no health without mental health, and we must address physical and mental wellness in equal measure.

Judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, 2021. ITLOS Photo
Albert Hoffmann

Celebrating the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Our oceans have never played a more significant role in all spheres of human life and endeavour as they do today. It is only through sound governance of the oceans that we will continue to reap the benefits of this common good while preserving it for generations to come.

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Tawfik Jelassi

Advancing Universal Access to Information within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

At a time when we are all trying to find efficient solutions to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more essential than ever that we put forward universal access to information as a key pillar to building back better with resilient and inclusive knowledge societies capable of achieving sustainable development.

The UN Secretary-General's Youth Envoy launches a 探花精选building Fund-supported project to strengthen the participation of young women in local and national peace processes, 27 January 2020. Source: 探花精选building Fund, South Sudan.
The Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth and the United Nations System Staff College

The Centrality of Youth-Inclusive 探花精选 Processes

When young people engage and interconnect within all three layers of negotiations鈥攊nside, around and outside the room鈥攖hey have more positive influence in the development of agreements than if they are simply provided a seat at the table.

Yeshihareg Nega provides skin-to-skin care to her preterm baby at Felege Hiwot Hospital in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 25 March 2021.
Helga Fogstad

Unsafe and Disrespectful Health Practices Continue to Harm the Most Vulnerable Women and Newborns

Providing respectful care means meeting the needs of communities and individuals, and taking women鈥檚 views and preferences into full account.

"Missing", a memorial monument by Goran Stoj膷etovi膰, dedicated to the victims and missing persons of the Kosovo and Metohija armed conflict (1998-1999), Gra膷anica, Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia. Image provided by author.
Milica Kolakovi膰-Bojovi膰

The United Nations Response to Enforced Disappearance鈥擭o Victim Left Behind

The universality of ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and continuous awareness-raising should be seen as the most powerful preconditions of an efficient fight against enforced disappearance.

A Chronicle Conversation with Fernanda Maciel and Tina Muir, 10 August 2021

The UN Chronicle speaks with elite runners Fernanda Maciel and Tina Muir about their passion for running and  campaign to urge world leaders to honour their pledge to contribute $100 billion annually for climate action in developing countries.