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Deepak Raj retweeted
Children in conflict zones must be protected, online and offline.
The Security Council has unanimously adopted a new resolution to protect children from digital harms and ensure they can safely benefit from technology.
childrenandarmedconflict.un.…
Deepak Raj retweeted
In paint. In dust. In soil. In water. In some ceramics, cosmetics, medicines, toys and jewelry.
Lead exposure can come from more places than many people realize — which is why awareness must lead to action bit.ly/3TKEwwd
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Safe toilets mean dignity.
Only around half of health care facilities globally have improved sex-separated toilets (55%) or toilets with menstrual hygiene facilities (49%).
Women and girls deserve privacy and dignity everywhere.
🚽 #WorldToiletDay worldtoiletday.org
Deepak Raj retweeted
Funding shortages have forced @WFP to slash assistance to hungry families in the #Gaza Strip by roughly one third – a move that will affect some 500,000 people as winter approaches.
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🏘️ 10 days to go until #WorldCitiesDay!
How can urban regeneration deliver lasting benefits for communities and advance adequate housing for all?
Join the conversation: urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/w…
#UrbanOctober
Deepak Raj retweeted
The chance to keep global warming below 1.5°C with no overshoot is gone.
But urgent action can still limit the overshoot and bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100.
Current policies, however, put the 🌎 on course for up to 2.8°C this century.
New #EmissionsGap Report: unep.org/en/news-and-stories…
Deepak Raj retweeted
Across Sudan, children continue to face deadly violence after more than three years of conflict.
UNICEF calls on all parties to the conflict to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. Children must be protected wherever they are, at all times.
Details: unicef.link/4yulKaA
ALT At least 12 children, some as young as two, were reportedly killed in two separate incidents in Sudan's West Kordofan and Khartoum states in recent days.
Deepak Raj retweeted
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
✅ 1 planet
✅ 8+ billion people
✅ 5,400+ mammal species
✅ 1 species making a mess
✅ 17 Goals to achieve
✅ 169 targets to deliver
✅ 1,532 days left to the end of 2030
✅ The UN’s #SDGs
✅ OUR #SDGs
✅ MY #SDGs
2030 is not just a deadline. It’s our shared responsibility.
One planet. One humanity. One shared future.
#SDGs #Agenda2030 #Sustainability
Deepak Raj retweeted
🏙️ Up to 3.4 billion people lack access to secure, safe and adequate housing.
As the world marks #WorldCitiesDay on 31 October, the focus turns to how urban regeneration can advance adequate housing for all.
🔗 urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/w…
#UrbanOctober
Deepak Raj retweeted
Change begins when silence is broken.
In #Liberia, the Born Perfect Bus Tour is creating space for honest conversations about female genital mutilation (FGM), and people are listening.
🔗 See what change by, for and with community looks like: unwomen.org/en/news-stories/…
#EndFGM
Deepak Raj retweeted
🗳️ Article 21 of the #UDHR empowers people to participate in their country's political affairs.
Democracy thrives when everyone has a voice. Let's encourage active citizenship and equal representation.
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#StandUp4HumanRights
Deepak Raj retweeted
Nearly 1.2 billion people across 108 countries live in acute #MultidimensionalPoverty, facing overlapping deprivations in health, education and standard of living indicators.
More on our 2026 global Multidimensional Poverty Index with @ophi_oxford: go.undp.org/xTN
Deepak Raj retweeted
Istanbul’s traditional local cafés, ‘esnaf lokantası,’ bring communities together.
For #UrbanOctober, @UNDPEurasia’s Elena Darjania explores what these pieces of urban infrastructure can teach us about inclusive city planning. go.undp.org/xfW
Deepak Raj retweeted
From youth-led conversations to culinary demonstrations, the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists left a mark at #WFF2026!
On #WorldFoodDay, support pastoralists to shape more resilient food systems, healthier ecosystems and a sustainable future.
#IYRP2026
Deepak Raj retweeted
Child marriage can take away choices that should belong to girls.
It can force them out of school, increase the risk of early pregnancy and limit their opportunities.
Every girl has the right to learn, make decisions and have her voice heard in her community.
#EndChildMarriage. Invest in girls’ rights. Now. #GirlGoals
ALT Each year, more than 12 million girls are married before the age of 18. That’s one girl every three seconds.
ALT Ken, 16, holds her baby at home in Ratanakiri, Cambodia, where nearly half of all girls are married before age 18. UNICEF and partners are helping young mothers like her get the care and protection they need. For many girls, child marriage means growing up too soon, facing early pregnancy and leaving school before they can choose what comes next.
Deepak Raj retweeted
🚽 Safe toilets mean education.
By 2030, at current rates of progress:
💧 84% of schools will have basic drinking water
🚽 81% basic sanitation
🧼 79% basic hygiene
We need to accelerate progress.
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#WorldToiletDay #ForEveryChild #UNGA #SDG6
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The total amount of water stored in groundwater, lakes and rivers, soil moisture, vegetation and ice and snow – has been in decline since mid-2010s.
Read the WMO #StateOfWater Report 2025 to learn about what this means for the water we depend on. bit.ly/WMOStateofWater2025Re…
ALT Below-normal terrestrial water storage conditions persisted in 2025 across many regions, according to a map showing anomalies. Areas in blue depict above-normal storage, while orange indicates below-normal storage. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) logo is in the corner. "#StateOfWater 2025" is at the bottom.