Working animals at the centre of community resilience
Around 200 million animals may contribute to the livelihoods of between 300 million and 600 million people worldwide
Editorial Team SDG8
34 minutes ago6 min read
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Working animals at the centre of community resilience
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Working animals at the centre of community resilience
Around 200 million animals may contribute to the livelihoods of between 300 million and 600 million people worldwide
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34 minutes ago6 min read
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Libraries as democratic infrastructure for education and public life
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When sustainability begins in the classroom
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Learners unite across continents for World Environment Day 2026
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UNICEF Digital Education, the difficult work of making learning technology serve every child
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Power of Women strengthens engagement through CSW70 and recent meetings in Germany
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May 20
See Positive Change and Trees & Seas Film Festival: film as a catalyst for environmental action
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Education Cannot Wait and the widening education emergency facing children in crisis
The UN fund tracks and supports education needs as conflict, displacement and climate shocks keep millions from school
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Plastic Oceans International and the politics of turning film into action
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The long-term impact of war on children is written in broken schools, dry taps and vanishing safety nets
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The rural, urban education gap goes far beyond connectivity
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European NGOs tackling household debt and basic financial education amid Europe’s cost-of-living strain
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Child poverty and unequal access to extracurricular activities in South America
Cost, safety and time pressures are shutting poorer children out of sport, arts and tutoring, deepening inequality
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Forward Faster initiative drives global investment in education and skills development
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From propaganda to global harmony: the Vienna New Year’s Concert and the power of music
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