New tool to improve UN System action for SDGs now online
A searchable online registry that outlines the actions, initiatives and [...]
Pace of progress must accelerate to achieve the SDGs, finds latest UN progress report
If the world is to eradicate poverty by 2030, key stakeholders must drive implementation of the Goals at a faster rate, says the latest progress report on the SDGs.
UN report: Modest economic growth not an indication of revived global demand
The world economy expanded by just 2.2 per cent in 2016, the slowest rate of growth since the 2009 global recession.
UN Data Forum opens in South Africa to harness power of data for sustainable development
Organized by the UN in cooperation with the South African government, the four-day gathering also aims to rally support behind a new global action plan.
Media advisory: Press briefing on World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017
The 2017 World Economic Situation and Prospects report will assess [...]
Media advisory: Twitter chat on how to achieve better data
The Twitter chat will provide an opportunity for data experts to share their views, tools, experiences, and lessons learned ahead of the first UN Data Forum taking place in Cape Town in January.
Media advisory: Press briefing on 2016 Report on the World Social Situation
2016 Report on the World Social Situation “Leaving No [...]
Media advisory: Briefing on Global Sustainable Transport Conference
The Conference seeks to show the importance of sustainable transport in promoting economic and social development while protecting the environment.
World’s poorest countries look to advance strategies for graduating from least developed status
Capacity Development Workshop and LDC Graduation, Beijing, China 10-12 November [...]
Join UN DESA Facebook chat on climate change resilience on 3 Nov.
Join our Facebook chat: How can climate change resilience bring [...]
Media advisory: Launch of the World Economic and Social Survey 2016
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) 2016 focuses on how vulnerable population groups and communities are disproportionately affected by climate hazards.
Press briefing: Forum to examine early SDG implementation efforts
The 2016 High-level Political Forum will see 22 countries — developed and developing— presenting an overview of their plans to achieve the Goals during the ministerial segment on 18-20 July.
#17days17goals: Progress made on Sustainable Development Goals
To draw attention to progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, we'll highlight the work done in one country toward each of the 17 SDGs every day from 4 July until the UN High-level Political Forum concludes on 20 July.
UN highlights role of public service in achieving SDGs
Emphasizing the critical role that public institutions must play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN marked 2016 Public Service Day today by focusing on how to mobilize public institutions for the implementation of the SDGs.
Indigenous peoples share hopes for the SDGs
With its promise to leave no one behind, the 2030 [...]
Call for applications for US$1M sustainable energy grant
Applications are open to individuals, institutions or partnerships based on past and current achievements.
Threats to forests could imperil global freshwater supplies
Safeguarding forests is essential for sustainable management of global freshwater resources and avoiding water shortages, according to United Nations officials and forest experts at an event today marking the International Day of Forests.
ECOSOC marks 70th anniversary, cites ‘central role’ in achieving sustainable development
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), its current President highlighted the organ’s central role in realizing the new Sustainable Development Goals.
244 million international migrants living abroad worldwide, new UN statistics reveal
The number of international migrants -- persons living in a country other than where they were born -- reached 244 million in 2015 for the world as a whole, a 41 per cent increase compared to 2000, according to new data presented by the United Nations today. This figure includes almost 20 million refugees.