Media Advisory | Science-based approach essential to ensure successful delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, says UN report
Media Advisory Science-based approach essential to ensure successful delivery of [...]
Goal of the Month | December 2019
IN FOCUS: Sustainable energy has the [...]
Milestone Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action Launched
The global fashion sector on Monday (10 Dec) significantly increased momentum to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Under the auspices of UN Climate Change, leading fashion brands, retailers, supplier organizations, and others, including a major shipping company, have agreed to collectively address the climate impact of the fashion sector across its entire value chain.
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Eradicating extreme poverty for all [...]
UNFCCC and FIFA join forces to combat climate change
"We pledge to continue to strive towards becoming greenhouse gas emission-neutral by the mid-21st century," said the FIFA Secretary-General.
Media advisory: Climate Neutral Now sport and development event
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura and UN Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development David Nabarro will discuss the role sport plays in international climate action.
Senior UN officials stress need for employment, decent work to achieve sustainable development
Top United Nations officials today underlined the importance for States to create employment opportunities and decent work for all in order to achieve poverty eradication and sustainable development, and to fulfill the objectives of the new UN development agenda.
Deputy UN chief calls for ‘hydro-diplomacy’ as world faces growing water shortages
30 March 2015 - The international community must gear up for a new era of “hydro-diplomacy” as the threat of water scarcity risks plunging the world into a period of geopolitical tension and stunted development, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told delegates gathered at the General Assembly today.
Sustainable consumption and production
Goal 12 is about ensuring sustainable [...]