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UN chief launches first report to track Sustainable Development Goals

Launching the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals report on the new global development agenda adopted last year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the 15-year undertaking is “off to a good start” but will require all parts of the UN family and its partners to work together.

2018-04-22T11:58:26-04:0019 Jul 2016|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

‘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

2015-09-28T16:28:00-04:0028 Sep 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

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.

2015-09-28T16:12:00-04:0027 Sep 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|
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