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Major Milestone for Education Above All Foundation
In April 2018, SDG Advocate Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser announced that 10 million school children have received quality primary education through her Education Above All Foundation. Other world leaders, including UN Secretary-General [...]
UN to explore how technology and innovation can help build resilience – ECOSOC 1 to 3 May, UN Headquarters in New York
Setbacks, from natural disasters, to economic shocks, health crises, and cyberattack take a heavy toll in lives lost, property damaged, and in losses to livelihoods and well-being. Countries and communities, as they face the increasing [...]
UN Launches New Fund to Assist Country-Efforts to Achieve 2030 Agenda
A new Fund to support UN activities that will help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals was launched today by UN Deputy-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at a ministerial meeting to review financing for sustainable development. The [...]
Earth Day: Launch of UNICEF Climate Comic Book Contest Winner
21-year-old Sona Sridhar, winner of the inaugural UNICEF Climate Comic Contest, young artist and advocate, uses graphic arts to raise awareness of climate change after experiencing severe floods in hometown of Chennai Launched in celebration [...]
Amid uneven upturn of the global economy, countries meet to mobilize financing for the Sustainable Development Goals
New York, 23 April — The recent upturn of the world economy holds the potential to mobilize greater financing for sustainable development. However, inequalities between and within countries, lingering economic vulnerabilities and increased carbon emissions [...]
Climate Action Special Envoy Bloomberg pledges $4.5 million to help UN fight climate change in line with the Paris Agreement
The UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, Michael Bloomberg, announced on Sunday a contribution of $4.5 million to the Organization’s Climate Change Secretariat, the UNFCCC. The billionaire philanthropist and former Mayor of New York [...]
A bio-based, reuse economy can feed the world and save the planet – UN agency
Transforming pineapple skins into product packaging or using potato peels for fuel may sound far-fetched, but such innovations are gaining traction as it becomes clear that an economy based on cultivation and use of [...]
Energy experts warn that world is not on track to meet 2030 energy targets
Without urgent action, the world will fall short of its 2030 energy targets and, consequently, fail to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says a new publication supported by UN DESA. Launched today, this [...]
Upswing in global growth won’t last forever; IMF says world must prepare now for leaner times ahead
While the world economy continues to show broad-based momentum, a new report released Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning that there may be choppy seas ahead, caused by increasing protectionism or [...]
First Review of Sustainable Energy SDG at UN High Level Political Forum 2018
Media Advisory High-Level Briefings to Member States Wednesday, 18 April 2018 UN Headquarters, New York Universal access to energy, increased energy efficiency and expanded use of renewables — targets of Sustainable Development Goal 7 [...]