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It addresses youth-related issues bringing together various UN agencies and programs, aiming to improve the effectiveness of the UN's work on these issues. To this end, it works to foster...
Works at the intersection between understanding risk and risk impact to reduce disaster loss and prevent the emergence of new risk. It focuses on exposure to hazards, vulnerability and capacity,...
It's goal is to help effective synergies among various agencies and organizations supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. By utilizing direct partnership training and advisory services, UN entities and country teams...
Developed by the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, is an online tool aimed at professionals involved in peacemaking. It offers a comprehensive peace agreements database, guidance materials, and...
Conflict Prevention/ Mitigation/Transformation, Peace, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, Security, War/ Conflict
Thee UNFPA's vision is "a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled." Focuses especially on women's reproductive rights and gender...
An investor initiative “in partnership with UNEP FI and the UN Global Compact.” Supported by the United Nations, the PRI has become a “leading network for investors demonstrating their commitment...
It involves business schools committed to integrating six core principles to "transform business and management education and develop tomorrow's responsible leaders." More than 800 signatory business schools submit progress reports...
A global framework for the insurance industry to address environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. It strives is the vision of a "risk-aware world, where the insurance industry is...
Is the ”United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) supporting 65 partner developing countries. It is a joint initiative of the UN Food and...
The Rule of Law Unit, a part of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, is tasked with coordinating the United Nations' efforts to strengthen the rule of law. This involves...
It is part of UN's Training and Research Institute, UNITAR, as a project that provides training and research on sustainable development topics. The initiative aims to bring together relevant learning...
A United Nations thematic group uniting "40 UN funds, programs, specialized agencies, departments, and offices that play a role in development." Consequently, it "serves as a high-level forum for joint...
It seeks to mobilize scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society, and the private sector in support of sustainable development problem-solving at local, national, and global scales. To this...
The UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It "supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments...
It is the world's food programme "leading humanitarian organization", with efforts focusing on "emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations." They also help "countries and the most...
An "interagency mechanism within the system of the United Nations," a small entity which hasn't gained the status of being a program. It aims to "create a coherent approach towards...
A UN organization that coordinates "the efforts of the 30 United Nations entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues." This shows the fact that "water issues run...
Is the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s biennial, a multi-stakeholder gathering to facilitate dialogue/action on emerging investment-related challenges. It is organized by UNCTAD’s Division on Investment and Enterprise, which...
A subnational coalition of more than 220 state and regional governments who represent over 1.3 billion people and nearly 40% of the global economy. Their goal is to keep global...
28 large city members such as New York, Paris, Mexico City, and Toronto to “accelerate green and sustainable finance".
Previously known as the Luc Hoffman Institute, it is an innovation hub working to "create equitable and diverse spaces, and facilitate both systems and futures thinking." As a collaborative and...
As a UN Environment Collaborating Centre, UNEP DTU Partnership is actively engaged in implementing UN Environment’s Climate Change Strategy and Energy Programme. It is a "leading international research and advisory...
A platform associating the UN and the financial sector globally “to bring about systemic change in finance to support a sustainable world”. Over 200 members have signed the Statement of...
Launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the scientific Panel works to "build and share the knowledge needed to improve our use of resources worldwide by assessing natural resource...
Is a global treaty striving to "protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury." It took effect on 16 August 2017 as a result of "three...