Champions for Change: World football teams up with UN development goals
© UNICEF/Mustafa Abdalrasol A ten-year-old boy plays football in an internally displaced camp in Abushok, Sudan. Football unites fans worldwide – but on Wednesday it matched the sport’s global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the lead-up to World Football Day, marked on 25 May. The Football for the Goals Forum brought UN leaders and […]
An update on our Global Education Program for 2025…
The Global Education Program has hit the ground running this year around Victoria in metropolitan and regional areas. The UNAAV has travelled to seven host schools and has delivered a Model UN to over 800 students, all coming together to discuss topics of Zero Hunger, Pathways to Peace, Planet Ocean, Space Research and Sustainable Development, […]
‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
UN News/Vibhu Mishra Mountains in Nepal’s Annapurna range, where glaciers are retreating and snow lines are rising due to climate change. By Vibhu Mishra The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems. António Guterres issued the warning in […]