Visiting drought-hit region of Ethiopia, Ban urges support
The international community must stand with the people of Ethiopia [...]
Ethiopia: $50 million needed to tackle food insecurity caused by El Niño-induced drought, says UN
As the worst El Niño-induced drought has sparked a sharp deterioration in food security and massive drop in agricultural and pastoral production in Ethiopia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) presented a $50 million plan to assist agriculture- and livestock-dependent households and enhance their resilience.
Ban welcomes UN Assembly’s endorsement of action plan on post-2015 development financing
The United Nations General Assembly today endorsed the new global action agenda for financing sustainable development adopted two weeks ago by a major UN conference.
Main UN economic forum closes high-level segment with calls to bolster sustainable development agenda
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is now stronger and must fully use its power to spur integration, and help mobilize a range of actors, including the UN system in the transition towards the sustainable development goals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
Targeted investment in women needed to break gender inequality
Investments which target the development of women and girls around the world are needed to break gender inequality and discrimination, according to the UN agency with deals with gender issues.
Better science needed to guide policy decisions for sustainable development – UN report
A new United Nations flagship report launched today finds that solutions to the challenges to people and planet must build on clear scientific findings in order to be sustainable.
In 2015, world must ‘realize great dream’ of sustainable development for all – UN Economic and Social Council chief
The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today opened the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, declaring that 2015 must be the year when the world’s people and leaders realize the dream of a new sustainability agenda.