United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

World’s Youth Are Being Left Behind

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Globally, youth are being left behind in education and employment, threatening the future vision of sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous societies.

The Neglected Street Vendors of India

By Neeta Lal
For the past nine years, 27-year-old Jignesh has been hawking bed sheets on the bustling pavements of Janpath, a major throughway in India’s capital, New Delhi, as kamikaze traffic swirls around him.

OPINION: Delivering on the Promises of the Global Partnership for Development

By Wu Hongbo
Persistent gaps between the promises made, and actually delivered, by developed countries to developing countries, hold back efforts to improve people’s lives and end poverty.


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