SDG Pavilion opens at COP28 with focus on youth in achieving climate goals and SDGs together
2 December 2023 - As the UN climate conference, COP28, brings together some 70,000 representatives from governments, international organizations, business and civil society groups in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this month, the SDG Pavilion hosted by UN DESA is playing a key role in bringing attention to the need to achieve climate goals and the SDGs together.
Join UN DESA at the SDG Pavilion at COP 28!
1 December 2023 - “What happens in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres upon returning from his recent trip to the southernmost continent to witness the melting sea ice. “We live in an interconnected world.” Just ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Secretary-General issued a call for urgent global climate action to “not let the hopes of people around the world for a sustainable planet melt away.”
“Being a JPO provided an invaluable experience and opportunity to learn”
21 November 2023 - “Being a JPO provided me with an invaluable experience and opportunity to learn from the inside,” said Eisuke Misawa, a former JPO at UN DESA.
World Toilet Day, flush with innovations for safer sanitation
18 November 2023 - Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the world on World Toilet Day, marked on 19 November.
Navigating the later years: a global look at gender and living arrangements of older persons
17 November 2023 - When picturing the golden years, one might imagine a serene life post-retirement, often spent in the comforting company...
Public sector innovations key to securing the global goals, says new UN report
13 November 2023 - “Good governance and effective public institutions are not an end in themselves, but a critical foundation...
Artificial Intelligence – a blessing or a curse for sustainable development?
10 November 2023 – In recent years, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown rapidly, affecting many industries and areas of human life.
Giving young people a platform at the United Nations
3 November 2023 – In the recent 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a remarkable 63 UN Youth Delegates from 37 Member States lent their voices to discussions on pressing global development challenges. But what exactly is the UN Youth Delegate (UNYD) Programme? Why is it important to prioritize meaningful youth engagement in UN processes, and how does UN DESA champion this cause?
7 ways UN DESA supports a rescue plan for people and planet
2 November 2023 – The latest UN DESA Annual Highlights Report showcases seven ways UN DESA supported Member States to advance the 2030 Agenda...
Amplifying small island voices: calling for stakeholders’ participation at the upcoming SIDS Conference
1 November 2023 – In May 2024, world leaders will be meeting in Antigua and Barbuda for the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4).
Top business leaders launch a new phase of collaboration with the UN
31 October 2023 – With about $4 trillion in new investment needed annually to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries, top business executives from the Global...
UN Public Service Awards recognize 10 innovations
27 October 2023 - The ten initiatives from Brazil, Canada, India, Ireland, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Ukraine which were recognized in 2022 for their innovative...
Renewing the commitment to a world free of poverty
19 October 2023 - “In our world of plenty, poverty has no place,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed in his message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Ending poverty and ensuring dignity for all
16 October 2023 – Every year on 17 October, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, also known as End Poverty Day. This year the day’s theme puts a spotlight on decent work and social protection, putting dignity in practice for all.
With concerted, ambitious action, we can reduce poverty drastically by 2030
13 October 2023 – Around the world, some 670 million people live in extreme poverty. Unless progress picks up pace, the international community is nowhere near ending this plight before 2030.