Women globally live longer, healthier lives with better education, reveals new UN report
But women and girls continue to be victims of gender [...]
In Slovakia, Ban highlights importance of ‘living harmoniously’ and sustainably
Visiting the Slovakian city of Levoca, the United Nations Secretary-General stressed the importance of the role of the local community, particularly mayors and governors, and the importance of living harmoniously and in a sustainable way.
2,500 Nigerian children participate in Global Goals lesson
Staff members from the United Nations Information Center in Lagos introduced [...]
Ban lauds steps taken for Africa’s long-term development agenda
Africa Week 2015 kicked off at Headquarters Monday with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commending African Member States of the United Nations for taking an “important step” this year toward the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area envisioned in the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
In Peru, UN chief meets with World Bank, highlighting its ‘major role’ in sustainable development
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the important role of the World Bank Saturday in the implementation of the adopted 2030 Agenda, noting that it could “step up capacity building and the mobilization of resources for sustainable development by drawing on its rich technical expertise.”
Working on the sustainable development goals – one story at time
On 25th September, 193 countries unanimously adopted a new development agenda, which include 17 goals for sustainable development. To achieve them, it will take not just actions from governments, but from businesses, civil society and ordinary citizens. In this portrait series, we wanted to highlight how remarkable individuals are already making a difference towards achieving these goals, showing that no action is too small. We hope that their stories inspire you to take action as well in your own capacity towards a better future for all people and planet.
At UN, Mongolian President urges coordinated action to tackle pressing global issues
In his speech at the 70th United Nations General Assembly’s annual General Debate, Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj urged his international counterparts to unite and exercise decisive leadership to fulfil UN’s core missions.
‘The only sustainable future is one that includes us all,’ Rwandan President tells UN Assembly
Change is coming and it is vitally necessary, the President of Rwanda told the General Assembly today, urging United Nations Member States to not merely pledge commitment to the Global Goals but to acknowledge that the bold new targets will only be reached if all countries work together and acknowledge their mutual interdependence.
The UN Sustainable Development Summit – illustrated
During the UN Sustainable Development Summit, countries, businesses and civil society [...]
At UN Assembly, Brazilian President urges solidarity towards Global Goals, tackling refugee crisis
Following the tradition of being the first Head of State to address the annual General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff today, in a wide-ranging address, stressed, among other issues, her country’s improved economy after the 2008 economic crisis and its efforts to provide refuge for migrants stranded across Europe.
Global Goals will only be realized in a world of peace, security and respect for human rights – UN Assembly President
Never before has such a large share of humanity enjoyed so good a life, “yet never before have we been at greater risk of fundamentally disrupting the basic living conditions on our small globe,” the President of the General Assembly warned today, challenging the United Nations to generate the political will to end conflict and poverty and invest the trillions of dollars that will be needed to build a sustainable global infrastructure over the next 15 years.
‘When we stand together, there is no limit to what we can achieve,” Ban tells UN Assembly
Facing a world where inequality is growing, trust is fading, and impatience with leadership can be seen and felt far and wide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set the stage for 70th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly today with a call to “translate promises on paper to action on the ground” by backing a bold new sustainability agenda that aims to wipe out poverty and build a sustainable future for a
New Report outlines vision for ending malaria
Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ray Chambers, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium Development Goals and for Malaria, today released an in-depth report on what it will take to eradicate malaria. It declares that eradication can be achieved by 2040 if world leaders commit to making it a reality, and they call on leaders to launch a global debate on the issue.
China’s President urges UN General Assembly to put new development agenda into action
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders, the President of China warned that the security of all countries was interrelated and that no country could protect its security alone and none could find stability at the expense of another’s.
Latin American leaders urge reform of UN bodies, highlight 2030 ‘agenda of change’
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, one of several leaders from the Latin American and Caribbean region to address the General Assembly today, warned of the urgent need for United Nations Member States to react to the plight of refugees, which she said had become a global crisis affecting peace and security.
Sustainable Development Summit Day 3 – highlights
Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, addresses [...]
UN General Assembly’s annual debate opens with focus on sustainable development
Monarchs, Presidents and Prime Ministers will gather by the scores at United Nations Headquarters in New York today for the General Assembly's annual General Debate, with a small island State that symbolises the combat against climate change – an urgent threat to global sustainability – set to occupy the first seat.
At Global Citizen Festival, Ban tells crowd to ‘stand up for a better world,’ make Global Goals a reality
“Take your passion and compassion – and let’s make the global goals a global reality,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a massive crowd at New York’s Central Park last night, where he joined a star-studded roster of the world's leading performers to kick-off the fourth annual Global Citizen Festival.
Tackling water challenges an ‘urgent task’ as world moves forward on sustainable development goals – UN deputy chief
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today urged swift action on the newly-adopted Global Goals directly related to the protection and equitable use of the planet’s precious water resources, as discussion continued at UN Headquarters on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda.
United Nations digital ambassador Elyx shares new illustrations in support of the Sustainable Development Goals
As the Sustainable Development Summit takes place in New York this weekend, Elyx features in a new series of illustrations designed to further explain the Sustainable Development Goals.