Internet Governance Forum: We must act now to tackle the threats of cyberspace
Global efforts need to be stepped up to address an increase in cross-border cyberattacks, hate speech and security breaches, according to the more than 6,000 delegates that took part in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that concluded today in Berlin.
In the face of increasing digital divides and cyberattacks, UN Chief calls for transforming the Internet as a powerful force for good
Calling for collective responsibility to face the challenges of nefarious use of digital technology, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the fourteenth Internet Governance Forum in Berlin, Germany, that the growing frequency and severity of cyber-attacks are undermining trust and encouraging States to adopt offensive postures for the hostile use of cyberspace.
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 step up to the challenge of financing the SDGs UNITED NATIONS, 16 October 2019 – The UN announced today that 30 influential leaders from the [...]
Governments commit to shared climate action through Least Developed Countries Fund
$160 million pledged for GEF-managed fund that helps poorest countries prepare for climate change NEW YORK – September 26, 2019 – Citing an urgent need to fortify global defenses against climate change, six donor 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 help achieve the SAMOA Pathway New York, 27 September—Progress toward sustainable development in small island developing States will require a major increase in urgent investment, [...]
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 climate change and a chronic and global underfunding of efforts to scale up action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), world leaders from governments [...]