To the extent that income enables people to meet their fundamental survival needs and to enhance their life capabilities, its importance cannot be overstated. Pexels-riyakumari08

Even if humanity possesses sufficient specialized knowledge to liberate itself, a gravely and persistently unequal social structure continues to hamper all the world’s countries.

The river Elbe in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Ed Alvarado/Pexels
Luisa Neubauer

Sunsets, Anger and Activism: On Youth Leadership in Urbania

There is good news: the youth climate justice movement has officially declared that we do not intend to wait until someone invites us to make decisions affecting our own present and future.

At Place Clercine in Tabarre, Port-au-Prince, Haitians displaced due to gang violence gather for free medical treatment at a mobile clinic of the International Organization for Migration. ©UNOCHA/Giles Clarke
Edem Wosornu

A Window of Opportunity in Haiti

Haiti has been beset by numerous challenges over the years, most recently incessant violence and insecurity, but also political instability, underinvestment in basic services and a succession of natural disasters.

Samantha Lakin

The Global Challenges of Defining Genocide: Responses to Renewed Debates

Currently, the global community is experiencing an increase in the propensity of extraordinary crimes. Conflicts are changing and becoming more complex. Protracted crises remain unresolved. The spread of misinformation on social media is causing hate speech and polarization to spike, making it harder for communities to come together to address crises that are unfolding in real time.

Geospatial information refers to data that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural and constructed features and boundaries on Earth. Photo by Jaymantri/Pexels

A Chronicle Conversation with Paloma Merodio Gómez 

Leading up to the Seventh High-level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in October, the UN Chronicle asked Paloma Merodio Gómez, former UN-GGIM Co-Chair and Vice President of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía of Mexico, about geospatial information as fundamental to sustainable development.

A primary care centre in Toledo, Spain. WHO / Andreas Beck
Rudi Eggers and Irina Papieva

Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety: A Global Imperative for Health Systems

States are increasingly recognizing the importance of ensuring access to safe diagnostic tools and services, towards avoiding preventable harm and achieving positive patient outcomes.

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United Nations police (UNPOL) serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan meet with community leaders and members of the Community Watch Group in Juba, South Sudan, 19 December 2014. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine
Faisal Shahkar

How International Cooperation in Policing Promotes Peace and Security

The role of international policing is closely aligned with the principles of justice, peace, democracy and human rights, and is integral to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The "Memories" exhibition, displayed in the Visitor’s Lobby of the United Nations Secretariat Building, August 2023. United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
Mauro Miedico

Voices for Peace: The Crucial Role of Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators

In the face of unimaginable pain and trauma, victims and survivors of terrorism emerge as strong advocates for community resilience, solidarity and peaceful coexistence.

The sailing vessel Lucipara 2 (lower right) anchored in a harbour in the wilderness of Patagonia. Credit: Sailors for Sustainability
Floris van Hees and Ivar Smits

Sailors for Sustainability: Sailing the Globe to Document Proven Solutions for Sustainable Living

Most of the solutions we have described are tangible examples of sustainability in action. Yet our sailing journey also made us realize that the most important ingredient for a sustainable future is sustainability from within. By that we mean adopting a different way of perceiving the Earth and our role in it.

Children participating in activities organized for Road Safety Week 2015. Photo courtesy of the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office in Guatemala.
Miguel Barreto

What if We Could Put an End to Loss of Precious Lives on the Roads?

Road safety is neither confined to public health nor is it restricted to urban planning. It is a core 2030 Agenda matter. Reaching the objective of preventing at least 50 per cent of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 would be a significant contribution to every SDG and SDG transition.

Chronicle Conversations

Chronicle Conversation with United Nations Under-Secretary-General Amandeep Gill, 20 July 2023

Under-Secretary-General Amandeep Gill, the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, discusses the state of artificial intelligence (AI), its potential use by the United Nations to address global problems, and the need for international AI governance. 

Youth Issues

The UN Chronicle interviews youth environmental activist Aditya Mukarji

Lyubov Ginzburg of the UN Chronicle interviews fifteen-year-old environmental activist Aditya Mukarji on the problem of plastic pollution and the first-ever United Nations Youth Climate Action Summit. 22 September 2019, New York

Legacy Showcase

Vol. LIII No. 2 2016

Sport Aims for the Goals

It is well known that physical activity improves personal health and well-being, but the benefits of sport to society are less apparent. This issue of the Chronicle explores the ways in which sport can enable individuals and communities to build a stronger, more harmonious world.

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The Youth Issue: Young People Speaking their Mind

What do 1.2 billion young people think about a world whose leadership they are about to inherit? To find out, the UN Chronicle invited young persons between twelve and twenty-four years old from around the globe to take over its pages for this special Youth Issue. Read their opinions, concerns and suggestions on nuclear disarmament, on protecting child soldiers, on social media and the digital divide, adolescent marriage and sexuality, rights of indigenous communities, and more. The Youth Issue also features exclusive essays written by the UN Chronicle's Facebook audience on the Millennium Development Goals.

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Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air … please!

The report looks at how much nations must promise to cut off greenhouse gases, and deliver, in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), due for submission in early 2025 ahead of COP30. Cuts of 42 per cent are needed by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 to get on track for 1.5°C. 

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Construction of UN Permanent Headquarters in New York, 1 August 1950. UN Photo/ES