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05 April 2021 | Story

How a mobile game is helping to end bride-kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

It's your first year of university and your best friend is kidnapped for marriage by a group of men. What do you do? That's the question that drives ‘Spring in Bishkek’, a mobile game that has been launched with the support of Spotlight Initiative in Kyrgyzstan.

Caption: Still from the game “Spring in Bishkek”.

28 February 2021

Côte d’Ivoire is one of the first African countries to vaccinate with COVAX

Côte d’Ivoire today, 28 February, became the second country in Africa to receive COVAX vaccine, that’s after Ghana. Our UN team on the ground is proud

16 February 2021

The UN comes together to provide food security to those most in need in Malawi

Social Protection for the Sustainable Development Goals (SPA4SDG) is a UN Joint Programme that aims to adapt the Malawi social protection system to

28 December 2020

Listen to her: A short film on domestic violence sparks emotion and action in India

Ayesha is a graphic designer in a top firm. During the pandemic, she has been in lockdown at home with her husband and young son. Their part-time

10 December 2020

Trans women dream of a free and equal world

A shelter, located in a humble neighbourhood of Mexico City, houses up to 12 transgender— or “trans” — women at a time. Despite their poor treatment

05 October 2020

Investing in the SDGs: From Rhetoric to Reality

The Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund is an innovative instrument to incentivize the transformative policy shifts and stimulate the

16 September 2020

More than 8,000 vulnerable migrants received food and hygiene kits in Argentina

Due to COVID-19 and the temporary shutdown of economic activities in Argentina, the livelihoods of both Argentines and migrant families—who represent

Life Shields: Adapting to life during COVID-19

Peruvian merchants share how they have adapted their lives to safeguard themselves and their community, and the importance of maintaining their right

UN Argentina's response to COVID-19 pandemic

At the end of May there was a surge in COVID-19 cases in some of the most vulnerable neighborhoods of Quilmes, a province of Buenos Aires. The UN team

Resident Coordinator Voices on Working with the UN Peace and Security Architecture

"The Reform is about results...are we able to mobilize ourselves to be a catalyst for change...," says Denise Brown, Resident Coordinator in Central