UNESCO hails creation of world’s largest marine protected area
UNESCO welcomes the establishment by US President Barack Obama of the largest nature reserve in the world, done through expanding a marine reserve in the state of Hawaii.
UN experts: Make human rights priority in conservation
Two United Nations experts on environment and indigenous peoples today highlighted that effective and sustainable conservation requires respect for human rights.
At start of World Water Week, UNICEF highlights how girls lose time collecting water
The opportunity cost from a lack of access to water disproportionately falls on women and girls who collectively spend as much as 200 million hours every day collecting it.
ILO: Youth unemployment set to rise for first time in 3 years
The International Labour Organization estimates that the global youth unemployment rate is expected to reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017.
China’s poverty alleviation must be accountable – UN rights expert
China has made huge progress in poverty alleviation, but needs meaningful accountability mechanisms that citizens can use when their rights are violated in the context of development-related activities, Philip Alston said.
Ban urges all to build on sustainable development effects of Rio Olympics
Ban Ki-moon congratulates Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian people, the Rio 2016 Local Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a successful games.
‘We cannot and will not leave anyone behind,’ Ban says on World Humanitarian Day
“World Humanitarian Day is an annual reminder of the need to act to alleviate the suffering,” said Mr. Ban in his message on the Day."
Ban pledges support to Haiti in overcoming cholera epidemic
"The United Nations has a moral responsibility to the victims of the cholera epidemic," a statement from Ban Ki-moon said.
WHO names Bloomberg Global Ambassador on noncommunicable diseases
These diseases, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, and injuries are responsible for 43 million deaths each year.
WHO to improve data on stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths
The WHO launched three new publications to help countries address and strengthen classification, review, and investigation processes on these deaths, which are unrecorded or underreported.
UN coordinating effort to vaccinate 14M people from yellow fever
Working with health ministries in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations health agency is coordinating one of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever.
Graça Machel Trust announces new initiative to create a powerful movement of African women focused on advancing Africa’s future
The Graça Machel Trust (GMT), established by SDG Advocate Graça [...]
On International Day, UN says youth can lead global drive for a more sustainable future
The world's young people can lead a global drive to break the patterns of the past and set the world on course to a more sustainable future, Ban Ki-moon said.
SDG Advocate co-chair H.E. Erna Solberg speaks about sustainable peace and development at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture 2016
Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway and co-chair of Sustainable Development Goals Advocates, delivered this year's Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture on 12 August 2016.
Threat of wildfires expected to increase as global temperatures rise
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has warned that wildfires could become more frequent and more destructive as global temperatures rise and drought conditions plague many regions of the world.
Jack Ma: Quality rural education key for China
SDG Advocate and Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma said improving education in rural areas is crucial to alleviate poverty in his country.
New UNDP Publication – South South Cooperation for the Sustainable Development Goals
Via UNDP http://ssc.undp.org/content/ssc/library/publications/books/good_practices_in_south_south_and_triangular_cooperation_for_sustainable_development.html
UN Secretary-General Emphasizes South-South Cooperation for a Clean Energy Future
Hangzhou, 9 July --- Today the United Nations Secretary-General Ban [...]
Dialogue on South-South Cooperation at UN 32nd Session of the Human Rights Council
June 2016 - South Centre, India Mission, RIS, and Asia [...]
UN Assembly adopts resolution proclaiming Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa
The Assembly called for enhanced international cooperation, including North-South,South-South and triangular cooperation, in support of Africa's industrialization, including through the implementation of the Third Decade, and reaffirms that South-South cooperation is not a substitute for, but is rather a complement to, North-South cooperation.