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At the second UN General Assembly high-level meeting, countries renewed their call for collective action and equitable investment in preventing, preparing for and responding to future pandemics.
UNFCCC’s new ECCA strategy will support climate storytelling and decarbonization in film and television, music, and visual arts.
UNESCO selected ten finalists for the 2026 UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development. The initiatives come from Brunei, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Palestine, Türkiye, Uganda and Ukraine.
WHO advised countries to broaden access to safe contraception in new guidance covering methods from emergency contraception to longer-acting implants.
UNESCO representative in Peru Guiomar Alonso said in a 21 September commentary that PISA 2025 results show the scale of the country’s learning challenge. According to figures released by Peru’s education ministry, 42% of students reached at least Level 2 in reading, 47% in science and 30% in mathematics.
UNESCO published three new guides intended to strengthen Education for Sustainable Development across schools and education systems. They address a whole-institution approach, teaching methods and competencies, and the assessment of learning.
The new Initiative Self-Service lets registered climate initiatives manage information and report progress through NAZCA.
WHO’s 2025/26 regional survey found varying implementation of the patient-safety action plan across African countries. It covered 44 of the region’s 47 countries.
WHO and the Commonwealth Secretariat renewed their memorandum for four years to support health systems and universal health coverage across 56 member countries.
UNESCO and Ugandan partners held a five-day technical workshop in Kampala from 14 to 18 September to develop more inclusive, gender-transformative STEM teaching approaches. The work aims to turn findings from a national STEM skills-needs analysis into classroom materials and practice.
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell told the European Parliament that one study estimated the summer’s extreme-weather costs at €180 billion.
UNESCO named Finland’s Generation AI and Brazil’s Redação Paraná as the 2026 laureates of its ICT in Education Prize. They were selected from more than 100 nominations submitted by Member States and partner organizations.
