United Nations Sustainable Development » Peace and justice http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment 17 Goals to Transform Our World Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:57:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.8 Guterres highlights importance of recognizing the links between peace and sustainable development http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/guterres-highlights-importance-of-recognizing-the-links-between-peace-and-sustainable-development/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/guterres-highlights-importance-of-recognizing-the-links-between-peace-and-sustainable-development/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:24:58 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=24093 “We need a global response that addresses the root causes of conflict, and integrates peace, sustainable development and human rights in a holistic way – from conception to execution,” Mr. Guterres told a UN General Assembly high-level dialogue.

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/guterres-highlights-importance-of-recognizing-the-links-between-peace-and-sustainable-development/feed/ 0 Secretary-General’s remarks at the World Economic Forum http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/secretary-generals-remarks-at-the-world-economic-forum/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/secretary-generals-remarks-at-the-world-economic-forum/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:51:23 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=24031 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS AT THE SPECIAL SESSION ON “COOPERATION FOR PEACE: TACKLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF GLOBAL CRISES” Davos, Switzerland, 19 January 2016 Thank you very much, Professor Schwab. It is good to be back in Davos – even if I would start by saying that we live in a dangerous world. We see a […]

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/secretary-generals-remarks-at-the-world-economic-forum/feed/ 0 UN envoy Forest Whitaker honoured for work in peacebuilding http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/un-envoy-forest-whitaker-honoured-for-work-in-peacebuilding/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/un-envoy-forest-whitaker-honoured-for-work-in-peacebuilding/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=23916 To achieve the SDGs by the 2030 deadline, Mr. Whitaker stressed the importance of “common people” being empowered to act.

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/un-envoy-forest-whitaker-honoured-for-work-in-peacebuilding/feed/ 0 New UN chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 ‘a year for peace’ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/new-un-chief-guterres-pledges-to-make-2017-a-year-for-peace/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/new-un-chief-guterres-pledges-to-make-2017-a-year-for-peace/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:05:26 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=23763 [youtube id="0rElWmRq7p4" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""]

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/new-un-chief-guterres-pledges-to-make-2017-a-year-for-peace/feed/ 0 Report: Majority of trafficking victims are women and girls; one-third children http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/12/report-majority-of-trafficking-victims-are-women-and-girls-one-third-children/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/12/report-majority-of-trafficking-victims-are-women-and-girls-one-third-children/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:42:02 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=23704 “Trafficking for sexual exploitation and for forced labour remain the most prominently detected forms, but victims are also being trafficked to be used as beggars, for forced or sham marriages, benefit fraud, or production of pornography,” said UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov.

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/12/report-majority-of-trafficking-victims-are-women-and-girls-one-third-children/feed/ 0 African elephants face ‘unacceptably high’ level of poaching http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/african-elephants-face-unacceptably-high-level-of-poaching/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/african-elephants-face-unacceptably-high-level-of-poaching/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:50:59 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=19207 Many African elephants continued to face serious threats to their survival in 2015 from the illegal trade in ivory and unacceptably high levels of poaching.

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/african-elephants-face-unacceptably-high-level-of-poaching/feed/ 0 In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/in-china-ban-highlights-countrys-leadership-on-sustainable-development-climate-change/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/in-china-ban-highlights-countrys-leadership-on-sustainable-development-climate-change/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2016 20:14:46 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=18762 In China today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the country’s relationship with the Organization, noting in particular its crucial role in improving tensions, building peace and promoting the agenda on climate change.

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/in-china-ban-highlights-countrys-leadership-on-sustainable-development-climate-change/feed/ 0 On Day Against Drug Abuse, Ban calls for ‘effective, compassionate’ global response http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/on-day-against-drug-abuse-ban-calls-for-effective-compassionate-global-response/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/on-day-against-drug-abuse-ban-calls-for-effective-compassionate-global-response/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2016 19:48:14 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=18333 Marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, United Nations Secretary-General today called for “a global response that is simultaneously effective, compassionate and humane,” to the challenges posed by the world drug problem.

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/on-day-against-drug-abuse-ban-calls-for-effective-compassionate-global-response/feed/ 0 Spotlighting Global Goals, Ban kicks off 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/spotlighting-global-goals-ban-kicks-off-100-day-countdown-to-international-day-of-peace/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/spotlighting-global-goals-ban-kicks-off-100-day-countdown-to-international-day-of-peace/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:23:14 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=17982 In a kick-off for the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to work together in recognizing that development and peace are interdependent and mutually reinforcing in order to help build a future of peace and prosperity for all.

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]]> http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/spotlighting-global-goals-ban-kicks-off-100-day-countdown-to-international-day-of-peace/feed/ 0 UN official acclaims 2016 Crime Commission session for role in sustainable development http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/un-official-acclaims-2016-crime-commission-session-for-role-in-sustainable-development/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/un-official-acclaims-2016-crime-commission-session-for-role-in-sustainable-development/#comments Tue, 31 May 2016 14:53:21 +0000 http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=17604 As the week-long annual session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) came to a close in Vienna today, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighted that bonds had been strengthened between efforts in crime prevention and criminal justice and work undertaken to promote sustainable development.

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