Ban Ki-moon to be special guest at Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration
The Secretary-General will launch the official 60-second countdown to the New Year, and call on people around the world to take action in support of the SDGs.
Report: Majority of trafficking victims are women and girls; one-third children
“Trafficking for sexual exploitation and for forced labour remain the most prominently detected forms, but victims are also being trafficked to be used as beggars, for forced or sham marriages, benefit fraud, or production of pornography,” said UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov.
Media advisory: Twitter chat on how to achieve better data
The Twitter chat will provide an opportunity for data experts to share their views, tools, experiences, and lessons learned ahead of the first UN Data Forum taking place in Cape Town in January.
Queen Mathilde makes a call to support SDGs at European Summit on Sustainability Challenges
Speaking in her capacity as an SDG Advocate on 20 [...]
Governments make strong commitments to biodiversity at UN conference in Mexico
Countries attending the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Mexico reached agreements on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.
Yunus presents International Children’s Peace Prize and delivers keynote speeches on social business during a Europe tour
Nobel Laureate and SDG Advocate Professor Muhammad Yunus presented the [...]
Project for solar-powered electric boat transport in the Middle East and North Africa receives USD 1 million UN Energy Grant
14 DEC 2016 - A partnership working to promote solar-powered [...]
Project for solar-powered electric boat transport in the Middle East and North Africa receives US$1 million UN Energy Grant
New York, 14 December 2016 – A partnership working to [...]
Plans for global conference on oceans in New York next June moving forward
The Ocean Conference will bring together representatives from governments, the private sector, and civil society to discuss solutions to the problems facing the oceans.
More than 5 per cent of world’s oceans now protected with more commitments underway – UN environment wing
14 December 2016 – Since April, an unprecedented 3.6 million [...]
The vulnerable ‘must be our first priority,’ says Ban, calling on donors to support UN emergency fund
13 December 2016 – During the United Nations Central Emergency [...]
Urgency in closing the digital divide voiced at conclusion of Internet Governance Forum
In four days of intense debates and discussions on the future of the Internet, the Forum heard calls for concerted actions to ensure that the benefits of the Internet reach all members of society.
Transport pivotal to Asia and the Pacific’s sustainability
Further deepening Asian transport connectivity requires that we ensure that regional connectivity is seamless.
China, Mongolia and Russian Federation to open up new era of trade cooperation
A new era of trade cooperation between China, Mongolia and the Russian Federation was opened in Moscow on 8 December 2016, when the governments of the three countries signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on International Road Transport along the Asian Highway Network.
Empowering marginalized communities to access the Internet among IGF Day 2 priorities
Finding new ways to empower women, youth and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was a central sentiment shared by IGF attendees.