Monday’s Daily Brief: biodiversity and forests, labour and road safety, women’s rights, and fallen UN staff remembered
This Monday, we cover: how one million species face extinction; [...]
UN launches #SaveKidsLives campaign to boost road safety for children
Each day some 500 children die from road traffic crashes, thousands more are injured and the situation is only getting worse, the United Nations warned today as it launched #SaveKidsLives, a global campaign to generate action to make streets safe for children.
Broad coalition calls for refugees’ energy needs to be met
The assembled organizations agreed that access to clean and sustainable energy can transform broken lives, create empowering opportunities and bridge the humanitarian-development divide.
On International Walk to School Day, UN envoy urges action to make roads safe for children
Marking International Walk to School Day, Jean Todt, the United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety, has is calling for urgent action to halt road deaths and traffic accidents, which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), kill some 500 children a day.
Goal of the Month | January 2021
17 un Events to LOOK OUT FOR in 2021 [...]
Goal of the Month | January 2020
With just 10 years to go, an ambitious global [...]
Goal of the Month | Exclusive Interview With Michelle Yeoh, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
10,000 litres of water are required to make a single pair of jeans. UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh gives us tips on how we can adopt sustainable fashion in our daily lives.
Transport pivotal to Asia and the Pacific’s sustainability
Further deepening Asian transport connectivity requires that we ensure that regional connectivity is seamless.
UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference
Countries will determine a new direction for global [...]
Expert panel finds that greener, more efficient and sustainable transport can save trillions and help achieve Sustainable Development Goals
High-Level Advisory Group offers ten-point plan to advance sustainable transport [...]