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Media Advisory: UN Chief calls for fundamental shift to put world back on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
UN Chief calls for fundamental shift to put world back on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Press briefing on 26 April, 12:30 pm EDT Follow live on UN WebTV UN Secretary-General António [...]
Press Release: Thousands to gather at UN Data Forum to find bold solutions for leveraging the power of data, central to achieving the SDGs
Thousands to gather at UN Data Forum to find bold solutions for leveraging the power of data, central to achieving the SDGs Hangzhou, 24 April 2023 – With most of the Sustainable Development Goals [...]
SDG Media Zone – ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will take place from 25 to 27 April 2023 in a hybrid format. The Youth Forum will address the theme of ECOSOC and the 2023 UN High-level [...]
Media Advisory: UN World Data Forum 2023 to unlock full data potential for sustainable development through bold innovations and partnerships
UN World Data Forum 2023 to unlock full data potential for sustainable development through bold innovations and partnerships Curtain-raiser Press Briefing Monday 24 April Join Live https://oep.unwdf2023.org.cn/en WHAT: With data critical to better policy [...]
Press Release: Global Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: United Nations Issues Call for Human, Health, and Environmental Safeguards at Annual Forum
Global Protection of Indigenous Peoples' Rights: United Nations Issues Call for Human, Health, and Environmental Safeguards at Annual Forum New York, 17 April 2023 – The 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous [...]
Press Release: Amid a global crisis of economic inequality, gathering at UN to call for bold measures to close finance divide
Amid a global crisis of economic inequality, gathering at UN to call for bold measures to close finance divide Resources are available to create an inclusive, resilient and prosperous future for all NEW YORK, 17 [...]
Media Advisory: Upcoming UN Forum to urgently address global finance divide that threatens sustainable development
Upcoming UN Forum to urgently address global finance divide that threatens sustainable development WHAT: The war in Ukraine, the climate emergency, soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis have widened the finance chasm between [...]
Media Advisory: 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Press briefing WHAT: The 22nd Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will convene in New York from 17 [...]
Press Release: UN CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION TO ADDRESS EDUCATION CRISIS AS GLOBAL PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION PEAKS IN 2023
New York, 10 April 2023 – The global population of primary-school-aged children is expected to reach an all-time high of 820 million in 2023. The number of secondary school children is also on the rise, [...]
Press Release| UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals
UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals UNITED NATIONS, 5 April 2023 – Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts [...]