Launch of the 2017 report of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development (Media Advisory)
Slow global economic growth is hampering investments in development and [...]
UNIC Beirut and NGO organize Bike Tripoli 4 ride
For the third year in a row, the Lebanese NGO Social Way Association has organized a bicycle ride, Bike Tripoli 4, in cooperation with the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Beirut, Bike Lebanon, Beirut by Bike, and the northern coastal cities of Tripoli and Al-Mina municipalities. The theme for the sporting event was “Empowering women in decision making positions.”
Innovators, UN discuss using tech to tackle world’s development challenges
From drones dropping food and medicines, to handheld devices that can diagnose Ebola with a drop of blood, the latest technological advances are converging to make the “unthinkable happen,” said global innovators and heads of tech companies invited to the United Nations today to discuss how to emerging technologies can boost achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Moroccan students talk SDG financing at UNIC Rabat event
According to the World Bank, young people in Morocco make up 30% of the population and one tenth of the North African region’s youth population. Their inclusion and empowerment are key prerequisites for sustainable development, as recently highlighted by UNDP’s Arab Human Development Report 2016.
Global growth strengthens in line with economic forecasts, but prospects for some of world’s poorest regions deteriorate: UN report
Shifting international policy landscape heightens uncertainty around prospects for world [...]
Amid ‘dramatic’ climate changes, UN launches plan to step-up polar weather and sea-ice monitoring
With relatively little data available about the Earth’s Polar Regions – posing risks for people and the environment – the United Nations weather agency has kicked off of a two-year international effort to close gaps in polar forecasting capacity and to improve future environmental safety at the farthest reaches of the planet.
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS OVAIS SARMAD OF INDIA AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ovais Sarmad of India as Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), at the Assistant Secretary-General level. The appointment has been made after consultation with the Conference of Parties through its Bureau. Mr. Sarmad will succeed Richard Kinley of Canada, to whom the Secretary-General and the Executive Secretary are grateful for his dedicated service to United Nations climate change efforts over the past 20 years.
UN Deputy: Climate action makes business sense
“Climate action is unstoppable because it makes business sense”, said the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during the opening session of the SD Talks Special Series on Climate Action on 3 May 2017. It was the first in a series of seven webinars on climate action. The webinars in this series aim to advance knowledge and further dialogue around Climate Action, in the lead up to and beyond COP 23, that will take place in November in Germany.
At China’s Belt and Road Forum, UN chief Guterres stresses shared development goals
Speaking at a major international conference in Beijing, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today drew comparisons between China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals, saying both are rooted in a shared vision for global development.
Media Advisory: Second Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)
Press Briefing Monday, 15 May, 2:30 p.m. EDT, UN Headquarters [...]
‘World’s most powerful job creators,’ small enterprises vital to achieving Global Goals – UN official
By leveraging their ingenuity and creativity to harness new market opportunities, micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises can lead the way towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a senior United Nations official said today in remarks to a high-level meeting on the issue.
Next month’s ocean conference eyes cutting $35 billion in fisheries subsidies – UN trade officials
Harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing are estimated to be as high as $35 billion, fisheries experts from the United Nations trade and development agency today said, highlighting one of the key issues that will be debated at next month's Ocean Conference.
On World Migratory Bird Day, UN spotlights common destiny for wildlife and people
A healthy planet for migratory birds means a healthy plant for people, as they share the habitats on the Earth, the heads of two United Nations-backed environmental treaties said, marking World Migratory Bird Day.
Launch of the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2017 Press Briefing
Supported by a moderate recovery in trade and investment, global [...]
PODCAST: Saving ‘the blue heart of the planet’ with Sylvia Earle
As a little girl, Sylvia Earle, today perhaps the world’s best known woman marine scientist, literally fell head over heels in love with the ocean.
Task of eradicating poverty must be met ‘with a sense of urgency,’ says deputy UN chief
Eradicating poverty remains the greatest global challenge, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said today, calling for a collective and comprehensive approach that recognizes the multidimensional nature the issue and its interaction with other aspects.
New UN study makes ‘strong’ economic case for Africa’s investment in green energy
Charting data from 54 African countries, a new UN atlas reveals the continent's energy potential; revealing that investment in renewable energy would strengthen its economic advancement.
Effective governance will sustain Asia-Pacific economic growth and improve its quality, says UN report
Press Release No. G/17/17 Bangkok (ESCAP News) – Effective governance [...]