UN Ocean Conference opens with calls for united action to reverse human damage
5 June 2017 – Opening a “game-changing” international conference on [...]
UN Secretary-General opens Ocean Conference, calling on countries to set aside short-term gain to avoid catastrophe
Conference focuses attention on ocean pollution, overfishing and climate impacts
World Environment Day (Media Advisory)
Artists and exhibitors join the UN Green Fair to promote sustainable lifestyles
Press Conference: Achievement of global marine protected area target (Media Advisory)
In 2010, governments committed to protecting 10% of marine and [...]
Surge in voluntary commitments for ocean action as Conference to halt ocean degradation set to open (Press release)
More than 600 commitments received; countries agree to Call for Action
Press Briefing on Expected Outcomes of Ocean Conference – UN Headquarters, New York, 1 June 2017 (Media Advisory)
From 5 to 9 June 2017, the United Nations will [...]
Press Briefing on Ocean Conference – UN Headquarters, New York, 31 May 2017 (Media Advisory)
The United Nations will bring together Heads of State, Heads [...]
United Nations Ocean Conference set to mobilize action to reverse marine degradation – UN Headquarters, New York, 5 to 9 June 2017 (Media Advisory)
The United Nations will bring together Heads of States, Heads [...]
Countries agree on measures to accelerate resource mobilization to quicken implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and achieve the SDGs
New York, 23 May—Responding to a challenging global environment, marked [...]
Launch of the “Financing for Development: Progress and Prospects” Report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development 2017
New York, 22 May–Continued slow global economic growth is likely [...]
UN moves to tap transformative power of science, technology and innovation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
New York, 18 May – Innovators, policy makers, businesses, civil [...]
Launch of the 2017 report of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development (Media Advisory)
Slow global economic growth is hampering investments in development and [...]
Global growth strengthens in line with economic forecasts, but prospects for some of world’s poorest regions deteriorate: UN report
Shifting international policy landscape heightens uncertainty around prospects for world [...]
Media Advisory: Second Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)
Press Briefing Monday, 15 May, 2:30 p.m. EDT, UN Headquarters [...]
Launch of the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2017 Press Briefing
Supported by a moderate recovery in trade and investment, global [...]
Effective governance will sustain Asia-Pacific economic growth and improve its quality, says UN report
Press Release No. G/17/17 Bangkok (ESCAP News) – Effective governance [...]
Voluntary commitments on ocean action picking up pace – 80 commitments received to date
New York, 24 April—A growing number of countries, businesses and [...]
UN Secretary-General joins High-Level Steering Group for Every Woman Every Child
Washington, D.C. | 21 April 2017—The UN Secretary-General, Mr. António [...]
Secretary-General announces President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana as co-chair of Sustainable Development Goals Advocates
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced that His Excellency [...]
In China, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg Discusses the SDGs with President Xi Jinping and University Students
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, co-chair of the SDG Advocates, promoted the Goals during her visit to China.