Breakdown or breakthrough - top global thinkers weigh in on the UN plan to reboot multilateralism
In September 2021, top economists, global thought leaders and former Heads of State and Government came together for the second meeting of the High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs to discuss solutions to rampant inequalities, runaway climate change and other pressing challenges facing the world.
Shifting gears for sustainable transport
A farmer carrying her produce to the local market, a ship being loaded with medical supplies, a child seated on a school bus – the movement of people and goods from point A to point B, whether going from a village to a town or across a continent or ocean, shapes sustainable development.
UN World Data Forum closes with global agreement to improve data quality, new financing tools for data collection
The 2021 UN World Data Forum concluded on Wednesday with the announcement of the Bern Data Compact for the Decade of Action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a clear call for action and commitment to invest in data capacities and data partnerships to leave no one behind, build trust and fill data gaps to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
4 things you need to know about data for people and planet
As the world continues to recover from COVID-19, we need quality data more than ever to support the decisions we make to improve people’s lives. Understanding the data that surrounds us is understanding how to use data to get back on track to achieve the global goals.
The euro area’s economic pulse is coming back
The global pandemic has left deep scars on economies across the globe. This is certainly true for the euro area, which saw widespread lockdowns after the outbreak of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. As a response, a host of fiscal policies provided strong support across economies, and monetary policy has been maintaining a very accommodative stance.
Young or old, UN calls for ‘digital equality’ for all
Marking the International Day of Older Persons on 1. October, the United Nations is driving home the message that “digital equality” online, needs to be inclusive of everybody, regardless of age.
Do you speak gender data?
Are you looking to learn more about gender data and why it matters? Look no further! The 8th United Nations Global Forum on Gender Statistics with the theme “Building forward fairer with gender data at the centre”, featuring a star line-up of panelists will discuss how gender equality and the production of gender statistics have changed in the aftermath of the pandemic and why.
New commitments at UN energy summit a major stride towards affordable and clean energy, but much work ahead to halve energy access gap by 2025
New multi-billion-dollar commitments to increase renewables and access to electricity and clean cooking technologies were announced today at a critical UN energy summit aimed at boosting efforts to reduce the ranks of nearly 800 million people living in energy poverty without electricity access while setting the world on a trajectory towards net-zero-emissions by 2050.
Global leaders set to act to increase energy access while reducing emissions at first UN energy summit in 40 years on 24 September
Significant new commitments for financing clean energy, increasing renewables...
Ecologists and economists come together to make nature count
Ecologists and conservationists don’t typically share the same stage as macroeconomists and statisticians.
Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76
With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address ...
World leaders, BTS, join Guterres in call to get SDGs back on track
The world “is challenged like never before”, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday...
Igniting the spark of a clean energy revolution
Transforming the way our world produces energy will be critical to tackling both the climate crisis...
Doing good while doing well – private sector and SDGs
In recent years, a new generation of consumers has begun demanding companies to act in the interest of sustainability.
Four things you should know about food systems
Billions of people, from farmers to supermarket cashiers, to those who monitor food safety or install irrigation technologies...