Global leaders are next week expected to participate in a special summit called by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take stock of the world’s progress, or rather lack of it, toward meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Leaders of the G20 — a grouping of the world’s 19 largest economies and the EU — who have traveled to New Delhi for the 2023 summit hosted by India, represent almost 67 percent of the global population, 75 percent of international trade and 80 percent of total economic output.

In a report released on Jan. 24, the International Day of Education, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization warned of serious setbacks in learning and the number of children in education around the world, most notably in developing countries.

New Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a man in a hurry. In the first 24 hours after he was sworn in for his third term on Sunday, he signed a slew of decrees, bringing to life many of his campaign promises.

As the world marked International Day Against Desertification and Drought on June 17, a report by the UN outlined the threat that humanity faces from rising desertification and serious droughts, which now seem to be a commonplace occurrence.