UNICEF, UN health agency report increase in immunization figures for world’s children
An increasing number of children are receiving life-saving vaccinations around the world, according to the latest data released by two United Nations agencies.
Countries reach historic agreement to generate financing for new sustainable development agenda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 July – Countries today agreed on [...]
UN conference opens with call for ”reboot” of development finance
At a critical moment in what the United Nations has dubbed “a year for global action,” the Third International Conference on Financing for Development kicked off today in the Ethiopian capital with calls to ensure the necessary resources to improve people's lives while protecting the planet.
Financing for Africa’s Transformation- by Carlos Lopes and Amina J. Mohammed
As the race to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draws to a close, the momentum will only intensify as the baton passes to the post-2015 development agenda.
UN agriculture agency partners with Italy’s Autogrill to cut food waste and support small farmers
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization today announced a partnership with Autogrill to cut food waste and introduce products of small-scale farmers in developing countries.
Forecasting positive 2015 world crop prospects, UN agency warns of food insecurity ‘hotspots’
Favorable worldwide conditions for cereal crops will lead to better-than-expected production this growing season at the global level, today said the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Some $3.2 billion needed for Ebola recovery efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – UN
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will call for continued solidarity with the three West African countries most impacted by the unprecedented Ebola outbreak at tomorrow's International Ebola Recovery Conference.
Main UN economic forum closes high-level segment with calls to bolster sustainable development agenda
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is now stronger and must fully use its power to spur integration, and help mobilize a range of actors, including the UN system in the transition towards the sustainable development goals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
UN and regional leaders launch effort to put Ebola-affected West Africa on path to recovery
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today focused world attention on the “final stretch” of the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, an epidemic that has killed more than 11,000 people.
At UN Economic and Social Council, ministers commit to ‘people-centred’ post-2015 development agenda
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today committed itself, through a Ministerial Declaration, to establishing a new set of inclusive sustainability goals that build on the successes of and the lessons learned from the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are set to wrap up at the end of 2015.
At academic event, UN officials spotlight data and technology as key to sustainability
The importance of quality data and cutting edge information communication technologies (ICTs) is increasingly critical to the shaping of the future sustainable development agenda, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) confirmed today.
Ebola cases evade detection due to ongoing lack of trust in communities – UN
The origin of the new cluster of Ebola cases is “not yet well understood,” the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today about the outbreak in West Africa.
Alarmed by melting glacier in Norway, Ban says world must ‘act now’ to curb climate change
At the site of a rapidly shrinking glacier in the Norwegian Arctic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for the international community to “take action now” to fight climate change.
Targeted investment in women needed to break gender inequality
Investments which target the development of women and girls around the world are needed to break gender inequality and discrimination, according to the UN agency with deals with gender issues.
Small farmers can be major actors in reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint – UN agency
Helping farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change can also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finds a new study released today by one of the agricultural agencies of the United Nations system.
UN: cholera outbreaks can be controlled thanks to vaccines, water and sanitation
Use of oral vaccines is proving to be an effective tool to control outbreaks of cholera, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
UN hails cooperatives as vehicle to make sustainable development a reality for all
Cooperatives will play an “invaluable role” in the international community's roll-out of a sustainable development goals, said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.