Before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted on 25 September, the voices of people from all corners of the world were heard, informing the negotiations which eventually led to the adoption of this agenda, encompassing 17 universal and transformative sustainable development goals. Read more
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UNGA annual debate opens with focus on sustainable development
27 September 2015, New York
Monarchs, Presidents and Prime Ministers will gather by the scores at United Nations Headquarters in New York today for the General Assembly’s annual General Debate, with a small island State that symbolizes the combat against climate change – an urgent threat to global sustainability – set to occupy the first seat. Read more
Torch bearers of a sustainable and inclusive future
27 September 2015, New York
Young people, representing 193 Member States, gathered at UN Headquarters on 25 September to be part of a historic moment; the adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. UN DESA got a moment to speak to them about the new sustainable development goals, before the major event kicked off, bringing together performers like Shakira, Angelique Kidjo and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai. Read more
Secretary-General’s Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport welcomes new agenda
25 September 2015, New York
UN adopts new Global Goals, charting sustainable development for people and planet by 2030
25 September 2015, New York
The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly today formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of bold new Global Goals, which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed as a universal, integrated and transformative vision for a better world. Read more