Climate Justice
The impacts of climate change will not be borne equally or fairly, between rich and poor, women and men, and older and younger generations.
Clean Capital – Beijing’s bold moves to #BeatAirPollution
In only 5 years annual fine particle levels in Beijing's air fell by 35%. What were the key steps for this success?
Why Waste Water?
UN-Water coordinates the efforts of UN entities and international [...]
Goal of the Month | Exclusive Interview Satya Tripathi, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UN Environment
Air pollution kills an estimated 7 million people [...]
The BrainGyan Foundation
At the BrainGyan book club, we aim to foster [...]
The Fathi Initiative
The Fathi Initiative is an independent, non-profit organization, based in [...]
I wanted to contribute to protecting the world’s most vulnerable
Last year, Superintendent of Police Phyllis Osei from Ghana — serving with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) — was awarded the United Nations Female Police Peacekeeper of the Year Award.
Secretary-General Appoints New Sustainable Development Goals Advocates
A new class of SDG Advocates was appointed today by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. These 17 influential public figures are committed to raising awareness, inspiring greater ambition, and pushing for faster action on the SDGs
4 Takeaways From the Global Festival of Action
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Festival of Action wrapped up on the weekend, completing three days of inspirational exchanges, learning and co-creation by over 1,700 participants from over 150 countries, once again organized by the UN SDG Action Campaign.
Looking beyond the promises of Agenda 2030, Global Festival participants commit to concrete action for the Sustainable Development Goals
Bonn, 6 MAY 2019 | The third edition of the [...]
UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’
A landmark new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warns that nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history – and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely.
SDGs engagement reaches new heights at largest ever Global Festival of Action
The global community gathered at the opening of the SDG Global Festival of Action in Bonn, Germany, today to reiterate its commitment to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Cleaning the river Nile | Stories from the Field
In this edition of Stories from the Field, we look at how the organization VeryNile develops eco-friendly solutions to remove trash from the river Nile.