Press release: Leaving No One Behind: The Imperative of Inclusive Development (World Social Situation Report 2016)
New York, 30 November – Despite unprecedented social progress around [...]
‘Great Green Wall’ initiative offers unique opportunity to combat climate change in Africa – UN agency
17 November 2016 – At the United Nations Climate Conference [...]
MARRAKECH: ‘We need everyone,’ Ban says, urging society-wide engagement in implementation of Paris climate accord
17 November 2016 – Rallying stakeholders gathered in Marrakech, Morocco, [...]
MARRAKECH: Ban hails ‘new dawn of cooperation on climate change,’ urges action on Paris accord
15 November 2016 – Ten days after the entry [...]
MARRAKECH: Deepening South-South cooperation is driving climate action among developing countries
14 November 2016 – South-South cooperation is growing, as developing [...]
2016 slated to be hottest year ever, with record-breaking emissions and melting Arctic ice
14 November 2016 – According to the United Nations weather [...]
Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Polman headline Low-Emissions Solutions Conference
On 14 November, SDG Advocates Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Polman [...]
MARRAKECH: Dozens of heads of State and Government to attend UN climate conference
13 November 2016 – Ten days after the entry into [...]
MARRAKECH: Efforts to revolutionize transport gaining momentum, UN climate conference told
12 November 2016 – Efforts to revolutionize transport around the [...]
Open Letter from the SDG Advocates featured in the Financial Times UK Edition
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FT-SDG-Advocates.pdf
Forest Whitaker delivers Centenary Lecture at The School of Oriental And African Studies, University Of London
On 8 November, artist, social activist and SDG Advocate Forest [...]
Past five years hottest on record, says UN weather agency
8 November 2016 – In a new detailed analysis of [...]
Erna Solberg at World Forum for Democracy: massive action is needed for the 263 million children and young people out of school
Speaking at the opening of the World Forum for Democracy [...]
Jeffrey Sachs receives UCD Ulysses Medal, speaks of “moral obligation” to help achieve SDGs
On 27 October, SDG Advocate Prof. Jeffrey Sachs was awarded [...]
HM Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visits Jordan on a humanitarian mission
Between 23 and 25 October, HM Queen Mathilde visited Jordan [...]
Agriculture must adopt climate-smart practices to better help poverty reduction – UN report
17 October 2016 – The rapid transformation of farming and [...]
Press Release: United Nations urges commitment to fight humiliation and exclusion to end poverty
New York, 17 October – Marking the 24th anniversary of [...]
Eradicating ‘all forms’ of poverty means ending humiliation and exclusion people living in poverty face – UN
17 October 2016 – Poverty is both a cause and [...]
Alaa Murabit urges inclusive efforts to achieve SDGs during keynote speech at Swedish development forum
On 17 October, SDG Advocate Alaa Murabit delivered a keynote [...]