The path toward socially inclusive transformation begins with the choices we make today.

When transformations are inclusive by design, everyone gains.

More in the #WorldSocialReport: desapublications.un.org

Coming up tomorrow!

The World Investment Forum brings the world together to drive investment and partnerships for sustainable investment.

Learn more, follow along and catch UN DESA ASG @NavidHanif_UN at a session on SIDS: worldinvestmentforum.unctad.org #WIF2026

Happy UN Day!

Each year on 24 October, we celebrate our shared hope for global unity.

Now more than ever, we need to join together for a better world.

Learn more about #UNDay and see how the @UN makes a difference: un.org/en/observances…

📢 Official update: The sixth UN World Data Forum, originally scheduled for 9–12 November 2026 in Riyadh, has been postponed to 2027.
New dates will be announced in due course. Road to Riyadh events will continue.
Info: unstats.un.org/unsd/undatafor…

Global warming will overshoot 1.5°C in the coming years.

There’s still a chance to bring temperatures back down, but the window is closing fast.

This is the point of return.

More in @UNEP's new #EmissionsGap report: unep.org/en/news-and-st…

A water-secure future starts with science.

For five decades, @UNESCO has connected scientists, policymakers and communities to safeguard our most vital resource.

Ahead of the UN Water Conference, cooperation is key for people and planet: unesco.org/en/ihp

#WaterAction

Happening SOON!

Our Policy Dialogue will explore the changes impacting our world and answering your questions on making sure these shifts leave no one behind.

Join us with HLAB members LIVE at 3PM EDT: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k…
#WorldSocialReport

📰 Are you a journalist? We need YOUR voice at the UN Water Conference!

Register to join us in Abu Dhabi by 13 November 2026.

Get all the details and put water in the headlines: sdgs.un.org/conferences/wa…
#WaterAction

Inequality compounds. But how?

Look at employment: 23% of women with disabilities are employed, compared with 67% of men without disabilities.

When inequalities overlap, the gaps grow.

More #GenderData: unstats.un.org/sdgs/gender-sn…

"Closing the gender gap isn’t a side issue for the 2030 Agenda. It’s one of the fastest ways we have left to deliver on all of it."

In a NEW #SDGBlog, UN DESA ASG @BjorgSandkjaer on why women's leadership is not only right, but vital to global progress: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/…

Happening this week!

Join our Policy Dialogue on the changes shaping our world, organized around YOUR questions and insights from the #WorldSocialReport.

🗓️ 22 October
⏰ 3 PM EDT

Register for in-person: bit.ly/inperson22oct
Register for online: bit.ly/online22oct

On Monday, governments gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, will have to confront a more practical question: are they doing enough to win the peace and put the world’s biodiversity goals back on track?

#COP17Armenia is about moving from promises to delivery.

news.un.org/en/story/2026/…

#LDCs need more than market access.
It’s time for better support to build productive capacity, competitiveness, and resilience.

Learn more from UN CDP's latest Issue Brief, by Taffere Tesfachew: policy.desa.un.org/publications/c…

Behind many of our schools, hospitals and roads is a government that found a way to pay for it.

Fair and effective taxation is one of the most powerful tools for sustainable development.

Follow the UN Tax Committee from 20 to 23 October 2026: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/…

🔔 If you're a journalist from the Global South, this is for you!

Join us at this year's Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi, Kenya and report LIVE on digital issues affecting our shared future.

🗓️ Apply by 26 October 2026: intgovforum.org/en/content/igf…

@intgovforum

Inclusive growth starts from day one.

Broad participation boosts productivity, resilience and lasting prosperity.

Learn about the New Economics of Social Inclusion: desapublications.un.org

#WorldSocialReport

Registration is open for stakeholders from accredited organizations to attend the 2026 UN Water Conference!

Join us 8-10 December 2026 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Register by 6 November: sdgs.un.org/conferences/wa…

#WaterAction

As we navigate economic, digital and green transformations, the World Social Report provides an actionable blueprint to ensure these transitions are socially inclusive by design.

Learn more in the #WorldSocialReport 2026: desapublications.un.org

Women belong in the innovation race 🚀

But startups with at least one woman or non-binary founder made up just 18% in 2024 — and raised 37.5% less funding than all-male founded teams.

See more #GenderData in the Gender Snapshot 2026: unstats.un.org/sdgs/gender-sn…

🏠 Affordable housing is key to ending poverty and building inclusive societies.

On #EndPoverty Day, let's ensure everyone has a safe place to call home and opportunities for a better future.

🌐bit.ly/povertyday2026

💬#SafeHomesForAll #DohaDeclaration

Safe homes are the foundation for dignity and opportunity.

On #PovertyDay, we call for housing systems that place human rights and dignity at the centre.

Here are 3️⃣ reasons why safe homes matter in the fight against poverty: desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/…