World leaders to focus on key actions to assist countries battered by the financial crisis caused by COVID-19
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, 28 September 2020—Leaders from [...]
UN Secretary-General to convene high-level roundtable on climate action during General Assembly week to showcase solutions and progress
As climate impacts worsen around the world, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is convening a roundtable of global climate leaders from government, business and finance, and civil society to showcase high-impact actions and ambition to confront the climate crisis.
United Nations releases special 2020 broadcast calling for collective action
NEW YORK, 18 September 2020—The United Nations, Project Everyone and 72 Films are launching “Nations United - Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times,” a first of its kind film released tomorrow on the UN YouTube channel and global broadcast networks.
UN urges bold action for world to recover from COVID-19 and build a better future for all
New York, 18 September 2020 – Amidst a crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes, with COVID-19 destroying lives and livelihoods across the globe, the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly will open with a special high-level event underscoring anew the urgency of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a pathway to a healthier, more equitable and more peaceful world.
United Nations calls for collective action in special 2020 broadcast
The United Nations, Project Everyone and 72 Films today announce the upcoming release of “Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times,” a first of its kind film to be broadcast globally, premiering on the UN YouTube channel on 19 September at 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT.
Top UN economists warn of crises of our own making if global “megatrends” left unchecked
To avoid future failures, new report calls for overhaul of [...]
Leading experts chosen to drive five priority areas for UN Food Systems Summit
September 16, 2020, New York – Today the United [...]
Five priority areas for action revealed as part of UN Food Systems Summit engagement process
Five priority areas for action revealed as part of [...]
Digital finance, a lifeline during COVID-19 crisis, can deliver long-term financing of the Sustainable Development Goals
Unleashing potential of digital finance could have transformational impact [...]
UNITED NATIONS ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL CONCERT TO UNITE PACIFIC REGION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
Fiji – The United Nations has announced Pacific Unite: [...]
Young leaders tapped to invigorate UN’s climate action plans, hold leaders to account
Seven young climate activists to take formal seat at [...]
United Nations launches framework to speed up progress on water and sanitation goal
Press release UN-Water New York, 9 July—The UN announced [...]
COVID-19 pushes more government activities online despite persisting digital divide
Denmark, Korea and Estonia top the 2020 UN e-government [...]
Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, UN High-Level Forum aims to chart pathways toward a sustainable recovery
PRESS RELEASE New York, 3 July—Facing the [...]
UN report finds COVID-19 is reversing decades of progress on poverty, healthcare and education
PRESS RELEASE The effects of the pandemic have devastated [...]
Economist Roundtable Media Advisory
MEDIA ADVISORY Top economists to explore financing solutions to [...]
UN: SDGs still offer best option to reduce worst impacts of COVID-19 and to recover better
Policy brief calls for increasing SDG progress and maintaining [...]
EMBARGOED until 19 May, 00:01 CET: Over 150 global corporations urge world leaders for net-zero recovery from COVID-19
Press release: Under strict embargo until 00:01 CET, 19 May [...]
United Nations SDG Media Compact hits 100-member mark
Growing alliance of news and entertainment companies brings focus on socio-economic impact of COVID-19 crisis to its two-billion-strong audience.
2020 UN Ocean Conference Postponed
Media Advisory Efforts to scale up ocean action to [...]