Sustainable Transport Conference calls for vastly accelerated action to achieve net zero emissions and build a green, inclusive and equitable future
PRESS RELEASE Sustainable Transport Conference calls for vastly accelerated [...]
PRESS RELEASE Sustainable Transport Conference calls for vastly accelerated [...]
SDG Moment set the stage for recovering better to Keep [...]
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World leaders to gather at UN to mark SDG Moment [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY: UN Food Systems Summit Commitments Registry [...]
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PRESS RELEASE 28 APRIL 2021 MEDIA ENQUIRIES media.team@unwomen.org Liberia, [...]
PRESS RELEASE UN calls for urgent action to feed [...]
Countries agree to go beyond GDP with new framework that accounts for nature’s contribution to economy
1 February 2021, ROME – A wave of self-organised youth-led groups across the world has joined the growing momentum behind the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.
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New York, 17 November – Advancing digital inclusion and [...]
Internet Governance Forum calls for bridging digital divides, harnessing [...]
New York, 6 November 2020 – Building on the growing momentum for climate action, the United Nations is broadening its engagement of global audiences. A new campaign will empower children to learn about sustainability and act to protect the planet.
(New York, 23 October) — The first virtual meeting of the United Nations World Data Forum concluded with the launch of the data community’s response to COVID-19, stressing the increased demand for relevant, timely and trusted data and statistics as a critical part of building back a more equitable, sustainable and resilient future. The appeal to the entire data community to come together to support the response to the pandemic and accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasizes the need to ensure trust and privacy in data and increase investments in data to respond more effectively to COVID-19 and future disasters.
New York, 20 October – Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter of a century, according to a new UN report launched today. Unpaid domestic and care work falls disproportionately on women, restraining their economic potential as the COVID-19 pandemic additionally affects women’s jobs and livelihoods, the report warns.
New York, 16 October—Prospects for fully eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 now appear highly unlikely, even under the most optimistic scenarios, according to a new policy brief issued by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, as the world sets to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October.
MEDIA ADVISORY Voices of Food Systems Live: 24-Hour Global [...]
(New York, 2 October) — More than 100 countries committed yesterday to concrete actions that would advance gender equality for women and girls everywhere at a virtual high-level meeting during the UN General Assembly. This gathering – under the theme “Accelerating the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls” – marked the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – the most comprehensive roadmap for women and girls’ empowerment.
New York, 30 September—Recognizing that the continued deterioration and degradation of the world’s natural ecosystems were having major impacts on the lives and livelihoods of people everywhere, world leaders called for increased resolve to protect biodiversity at the UN today.