A rights-based approach to Indigenous issues
14 April 2023 - The United Nations will welcome hundreds of Indigenous Peoples from around the world for the 22nd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues....
4 things you need to know about financing our future
13 April 2023 - Insufficient financing remains one of the greatest bottlenecks preventing the world from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
4 things you need to know about financing our future
13 April 2023 - Insufficient financing remains one of the greatest bottlenecks preventing the world from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To turn things around and to boost momentum towards financing our future, several major events will take place this month, including the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum on 17-20 April, and the SDG Investment Fair on 18-20 April.
UN calls for urgent action to address education crisis as global primary school-age population peaks in 2023
10 April 2023 - The global population of primary-school-aged children is expected to ...
Athletes score for people and the planet on International Day of Sport
6 April 2023 - Athletes are pushing for a more equitable world, both on and off the playing field – one of the messages coming out of the UN on Thursday...
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...