UN75: An Unexpected Message from the Future
2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. To commemorate this milestone, United Nations Academic Impact has asked academics, educators and leading figures in the fields of science, technology and innovation to share their views on the multilateral experiment born of war to foster peace, what they see as the role of the organization in the 21st Century and beyond, and what the world might look like in 25 years when the UN celebrates its 100th anniversary.
ReFashion Week NYC Promotes Sustainability by Celebrating Secondhand and Sustainable Fashion
The fashion industry has been considered the second most polluting industry in the world by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Some 93 billion cubic metres of water, enough to meet the needs of five million people, is used by the industry annually, and the amount of microfibre equivalent of 3 million barrels of oil is being dumped into the ocean every year.
Andrés Bello Catholic University Builds Venezuela’s First University “Green Roof”
As part of its 66th anniversary celebration, Andrés Bello Catholic University recently inaugurated the first green roof of a Venezuelan university and the first of its kind that will be open to the public in the city of Caracas.
Zero Hunger Series: Droughts stand between the pursuit of ending hunger and poverty
World Food Day, celebrated every year on 16 October, marks the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945 as an organization that deals with global food and agricultural issues. The number of people going hungry has increased since 2014 and the prevalence of undernourishment has remained virtually unchanged in the past 3 years.
Bolivian University Steps up as an Afforestation Crusader
Between October 2018 and March 2019, the Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS), through the School of Forest Sciences of the Faculty of Agricultural and Livestock Sciences, has been developing a set of forestry and silviculture actions in the Cochabamba’s Metropolitan Region of Bolivia.
Youth leaders vow continued pressure on governments and business for urgent action to address climate emergency at UN Youth Climate Summit
New York, 21 September - A day after thousands of young people marched and rallied for urgent climate action, young leaders brought their message to the United Nations for the Youth Climate Summit, the opening salvo of the three day long United Nations Climate Action Summit, which will culminate on Monday, 23 September.
The July 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: An Opportunity to Right-track Our Multilateral Engagement
More people are living better now than they were just 10 years ago. Four years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, we know that many Governments are putting the SDGs at the centre of their development plans and are aligning their policies and institutions behind the Goals.
The UN Global Compact: Finding Solutions to Global Challenges
While the United Nations needs to put the right plans and policies in place they will also need to cultivate partnerships with Governments, civil society and the private sector to harness the resources, innovative ideas and skills that we so desperately need to turn the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into a reality.
2019 ECOSOC Youth Forum
From 8 to 9 April 2019 youth leaders from around the world will come to New York to take part in the UN Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) 8th Youth Forum entitled, Youth: Empowered, Included and Equal.