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Fast Facts – What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainable development is how we must live today if we want a better tomorrow, by meeting present needs without compromising the chances of future generations to meet their needs. The [...]
Media Advisory| With world off track halfway to achieving Sustainable Development Goals, UN calls on global leaders to turbocharge action at landmark Summit
Media Advisory With world off track halfway to achieving Sustainable Development Goals, UN calls on global leaders to turbocharge action at landmark Summit “The SDG Summit in September must be a moment of unity [...]
Press Release: The UN Secretary General convenes world leaders and key actors for UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in push to transform food systems and accelerate action for the SDGs
The UN Secretary General convenes world leaders and key actors for UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in push to transform food systems and accelerate action for the SDGs Projections show that by 2030, [...]
Press Release: Ahead of SDG Summit in September, countries commit to scaling up action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals
Ahead of SDG Summit in September, countries commit to scaling up action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals Despite setbacks, change remains possible - UN Forum New York, 19 July – The [...]
Padma Lakshmi: UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Photo credit: Inez & Vinoodh Padma Lakshmi Appointed UNDP Goodwill Ambassador in March 2019, Emmy-nominated television host, producer, award-winning author and one of TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people [...]
Press Release | UN Warns of Soaring Global Public Debt: a record $92 Trillion in 2022, 3.3 billion people now live in countries where debt interest payments are greater than expenditure on health or education
UN Warns of Soaring Global Public Debt: a record $92 Trillion in 2022 3.3 billion people now live in countries where debt interest payments are greater than expenditure on health or education New York/Geneva, [...]