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What are solutions to some of the major challenges in our world today? From gender inequality and environmental destruction, to ending poverty, stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS, bad governance, building institutional capacity, and recovering from disaster – how can we work together to find solutions? Join the online conversation on each of these key challenges! We’ll collect the best contributions and share them with our experts!

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How can we empower rural women?

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Raise awareness for the Sahel crisis

Food security will become a major issue in the Sahel during the coming months. Find out more about our efforts to highlight the looming crisis and share our messages:

Hug a tree and celebrate International Year of Forests with us!

Show us you ♥ trees - just hug one, smile, take a photo and send it to socialmedia@undp.org along with a description. Tag yourself once it's up and share it with your friends!

The million dollar question

We asked you how you would use 1 million dollars to end poverty. Here's what you had to say:

What does empowerment mean to you?

Thanks for all for your inspiring comments! Tag the word that you can relate to most on our Facebook page and spread the word!

Women's Rights

We asked the question "What do women's rights mean to you?" - It was a topic that was close to the heart for many of you. Here are some of your views...