UN chief outlines reforms that ‘put Member States in driver’s seat’ on road to sustainable development
Sustainable development is a fundamental human right and humanity’s best chance for a future of peace and prosperity, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday, laying out the case for Agenda 2030 to be at the centre of UN activities.
UN chief spotlights potential offered by cooperation among countries of Central Asia and Afghanistan
The threats of violent extremism and transnational organized crime in Afghanistan reverberate across Central Asia and the world and countering them cannot be the responsibility of one country alone, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday, urging regional and multilateral cooperation, based firmly on human rights.
China tops patent, trademark and design filings in 2016 – UN agency reports
Worldwide filings for patents, trademarks and industrial designs reached record heights in 2016 amid soaring demand in China, which received more patent applications than the combined total of applications received by the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the European Patent Office, the United Nations intellectual property agency said Wednesday.
Agreement boosts cooperation between UN space affairs office and UAE
The United Nations and the United Arab Emirates have underscored their commitment to work together in the peaceful uses of outer space.
UN forum closes in Bahrain with the spotlight on entrepreneurs for sustainable development
A United Nations forum on sustainable development concluded today in Bahrain with a strong call for the integration of entrepreneurship and innovation in all economic and social dimensions as key strategies to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Government leaders, entrepreneurs set to gather in Bahrain for UN forum on sustainable development
More than one thousand business leaders, government officials and academics will converge at a United Nations forum Tuesday in Bahrain to strengthen global partnerships, entrepreneurship and investment for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.