30 Business Titans Join UN Push to Scale Up Private Sector Investment for Sustainable Development
PRESS RELEASE António Guterres calls on key business leaders to [...]
Governments commit to shared climate action through Least Developed Countries Fund
$160 million pledged for GEF-managed fund that helps poorest countries [...]
Small island developing States, on the front lines of climate and economic shocks, need greater international assistance
More durable partnerships between island nations and wealthier countries can [...]
To address worsening climate crisis and scant progress on sustainable development, UN looks to countries and private sector to mobilize resources
New York, 26 September – Facing the increasing impacts of [...]
UN Summit on Sustainable Development Goals kickstarts ambitious action to deliver for people and the planet
PRESS RELEASE States, businesses and civil society gear [...]
United Nations and Sanrio Launch Strategic Collaboration to Promote the Sustainable Development Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsS8v2O7kTU&feature=youtu.be NEW YORK, 24 SEPTEMBER 2019—The United [...]
Summit delivers major step up in national ambition and private sector action on pathway to key 2020 climate deadline
As recognition mounts that time is running out, youth leaders [...]
WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage
New York, 23 September — Today world leaders adopted a high-level [...]
In the face of worsening climate crisis, UN Summit delivers new pathways and practical actions to shift global response into higher gear
Summit convened by UN Secretary-General demonstrates surge of engagement to [...]
Landmark United in Science report informs Climate Action Summit
Science highlights key facts and figures about growing gap between [...]
Ahead of Climate Action Summit, UN Secretariat adopts plan to slash own emissions by almost half by 2030
Plan is part of UN effort to lead by example [...]
Youth leaders vow continued pressure on governments and business for urgent action to address climate emergency at UN Youth Climate Summit
PRESS RELEASE Following massive rallies around the world for [...]
Breathe with Me: An Art Action for the World
MEDIA ADVISORY ‘Breathe with Me’ – a public art action [...]
UN Secretary-General announces new Climate Action Summit jobs initiative; urges countries to join
New York, 18 September—United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced [...]
COP14 reaches major breakthroughs
New Delhi, 13 September 2019 – The global community has [...]
Scientists call for urgent, targeted action to avoid reversing the development gains of recent decades
PRESS RELEASE New relationship between people and nature is [...]
For the Least Developed Countries, Revitalising Multilateralism is Life or Death – Op-Ed
ew would deny that the international system governing the environment and economy is under pressure. Globalisation itself is wobbling, to the chagrin of governments in rich and emerging economies. What's less talked about is the effect on the world's 47 least developed countries (LDCs), home to a billion people, a quarter of whom live in extreme poverty.
Sustainable Development Goals Fleet Greets Greta Thunberg in NYC Harbor
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, sailed into New York Harbor today, flanked by a fleet of 17 sailboats representing each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on their sails. Thunberg is arriving to participate in the Youth Climate Summit and the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations Headquarters on 23 September.
Responding to demand, UN opens additional places at Climate Action Summit for civil society; issues call for applications
The United Nations has opened additional places for civil society groups to participate in the 2019 Climate Action Summit, in recognition of the crucial role of civil society in driving forward urgent climate action.
Press Briefing 27 August: UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on the 2019 Climate Action Summit
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 12.00 EDT UN Headquarters, Room [...]