Access to education for a growing population is key to achieving the SDGs
6 April 2023 - The role of education in advancing societal progress is well established. Educational achievement impacts people’s lives and supports global...
New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals
5 April 2023 - Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change...
Financing Sustainable Transformation
3 April 2023 - At the halfway point to the 2030 Agenda, vulnerable countries have been left reeling by multiple...
Urgently transforming institutions for a greener, more inclusive, and more resilient world
28 March 2023 - Five years ago, in July 2018, the UN ECOSOC endorsed the 11 principles of effective...
Historic UN conference marks watershed moment to tackle global water crisis and ensure water-secure future
24 March 2023 - The UN 2023 Water Conference in New York culminated today with a breakthrough response...
“Failing on water means failing people and planet”
23 March 2023 - The halls of UN Headquarters in New York are buzzing with energy and resolve as water champions, world leaders, advocates and changemakers are gathering for the UN 2023 Water Conference...
UN calls for game-changing action to stem global water crisis
22 March 2023 - With mounting pressures on water from rising consumption demands, increased pollution and climate change, world leaders, civil society...
Healthy forests, healthy planet, healthy humans
21 March 2023 - Forests are often called the lungs of the planet, because they absorb harmful carbon dioxide and produce life-giving oxygen so it’s no exaggeration to equate healthy forests with healthy people...
How the planet’s “lungs” contribute to our health and well-being
21 March 2023 - Forests make our lives better in countless ways. They sustain us – from clean air and water, to food and fuel, to medicines and income.
Origami hummingbirds to make a splash at UN Water Conference
19 March 2023 - Flocks of paper origami hummingbirds crafted by children around the world have departed their locations to “attend” the UN Water Conference in New York...
Uniting the world for water action
17 March 2023 - In 1977, world leaders, water experts and policymakers from around the world gathered in Mar del Plata, Argentina...
UN Forum concludes with urgent call for nations to scale up development cooperation to better support the most vulnerable
15 March 2023 - The 2023 Development Cooperation Forum concluded today...
5 things you should know about water and the UN 2023 Water Conference
14 March 2023 - Water is life. It connects us and is vital to our existence on this planet. To protect this critical resource, and accelerate actions to solve the water crisis...
Youth and indigenous water experts to explore new solutions to the global water crisis
8 March 2023 - Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, UN DESA is bringing together youth and indigenous peoples for a dialogue on 9 March...
LDC5: From potential to prosperity
7 March 2023 - Forty-six countries in the world are classified as least developed. Ahead of the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5)...