Achieving targets on energy helps meet other Global Goals, UN forum told
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity [...]
Chanouf Farm Biofire
By Sufian Rajab, Assabah, Tunisia In light of increasingly scarce [...]
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By Amina Nazarli, Azernews, Azerbaijan "She is just 15 years [...]
In Vienna, UN chief calls for more clean energy investment
Calling for a new energy revolution to address the challenge [...]
A bio-based, reuse economy can feed the world and save the planet – UN agency
Transforming pineapple skins into product packaging or using potato [...]
Energy experts warn that world is not on track to meet 2030 energy targets
Without urgent action, the world will fall short of [...]
First Review of Sustainable Energy SDG at UN High Level Political Forum 2018
Media Advisory High-Level Briefings to Member States Wednesday, 18 [...]
With access to clean, modern energy, poorer countries look to power ahead through innovation – UN report
Energy is key to global development, but the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations fare up to six times worse than their more industrialized counterparts when it comes to accessing the vital resource, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
UN releases $2.5 million from pooled fund to tackle energy crisis in Gaza
With Gaza entering its fourth month of a serious energy [...]
At EXPO 2017, UN agencies highlight benefits of clean energy for all
Showcasing the centrality of the energy sector to address global sustainable development challenges, United Nations agencies in Kazakhstan at EXPO 2017 have urged the global community for new momentum to ongoing efforts towards transition to clean energy.
UN chief Guterres highlights importance of sustainable energy in message to EXPO 2017
Underlining the importance of energy, in particular for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to ensure that everyone has access to clean, affordable and efficient energy so that they can rise to their full potential.
UNIC Beirut and NGO organize Bike Tripoli 4 ride
For the third year in a row, the Lebanese NGO Social Way Association has organized a bicycle ride, Bike Tripoli 4, in cooperation with the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Beirut, Bike Lebanon, Beirut by Bike, and the northern coastal cities of Tripoli and Al-Mina municipalities. The theme for the sporting event was “Empowering women in decision making positions.”
New UN study makes ‘strong’ economic case for Africa’s investment in green energy
Charting data from 54 African countries, a new UN atlas reveals the continent's energy potential; revealing that investment in renewable energy would strengthen its economic advancement.
More action needed to meet energy goals by 2030, new report finds
The current pace of progress on three global energy goals – access to electricity, renewable energy and efficiency – is not moving fast enough to meet 2030 targets, according to the latest Global Tracking Framework (GTF) report released today by the World Bank and the International Energy Agency as part of the Sustainable Energy for All Knowledge Hub.