Monthly Archives: July 2016

New UN study links trees in drylands with sustainable development

For the first time, a new United Nations report details the number of trees, forests and how the land is used in the world’s drylands, and the findings could be used to track progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and help fight climate change.

2018-04-22T11:58:23-04:0020 Jul 2016|Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, News|

Ban urges burden-sharing, solidarity to combat effects of El Niño and mitigate climate change

The lives and livelihoods of more than 60 millions people around the world have been turned upside down by the extreme weather events linked to the El Niño phenomenon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said, calling for a scaled-up, unprecedented response that goes beyond humanitarian action.

2018-04-22T11:58:24-04:0019 Jul 2016|Goal 13: Climate Action, News|

Countries need to be reminded they are built on diversity, says UN Deputy Secretary-General

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today called for an alternative narrative on migration, where human mobility is seen as a positive development and a driver for economic prosperity and social progress.

UN chief launches first report to track Sustainable Development Goals

Launching the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals report on the new global development agenda adopted last year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the 15-year undertaking is “off to a good start” but will require all parts of the UN family and its partners to work together.

2018-04-22T11:58:26-04:0019 Jul 2016|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

Prime Minister Erna Solberg leads by example and presents the Norwegian Voluntary National Review on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

H.E. Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and co-chair of the SDG Advocates, delivered the opening key-note speech at the start of the Ministerial Segment of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on 18 July, presented Norway’s voluntary national reviews (VNR) on its progress of delivering the Sustainable Development Goals on the 19th, and participated in a number of side events at which she focused on important SDG advocacy messages.

2018-04-22T11:58:27-04:0019 Jul 2016|News, SDG Advocates|

Press Release: UN Secretary-General invites all Member States to event on 21 September aimed at accelerating Paris Agreement entry into force

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited leaders from all countries to attend a special event on 21 September to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Paris Agreement on climate change. The event will also provide an opportunity to other countries to publicly commit to joining or ratifying the agreement before the end of 2016.

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