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United Nations ActNow campaign joins forces with award-winning Baobab Studios to promote individual climate action

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ActNow campaign is collaborating with the award-winning interactive animation company Baobab Studios to promote individual action on climate change and a shift to more sustainable lifestyles.

2020-12-10T11:18:06-05:0010 Dec 2020|ActNow, Featured, Goal 13: Climate Action, Press material|

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campaign empowers kids to take climate action and protect the planet

New York, 6 November 2020 ¨C Building on the growing momentum for climate action, the United Nations is broadening its engagement of global audiences. A new campaign will empower children to learn about sustainability and act to protect the planet.

2020-11-09T10:06:29-05:0006 Nov 2020|Goal 13: Climate Action, Press material|

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ World Data Forum 2020: Over 10,000 data producers and users connect to advance solutions for trusted data in COVID-19 response

(New York, 23 October)? ¡ª The first virtual meeting of the United Nations World Data Forum concluded with the launch of the data community¡¯s response to COVID-19, stressing the increased demand for relevant, timely and trusted data and statistics as a critical part of building back a more equitable, sustainable and resilient future. The appeal to the entire data community to come together to support the response to the pandemic and accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasizes the need to ensure trust and privacy in data and increase investments in data to respond more effectively to COVID-19 and future disasters.

2020-10-23T15:35:50-04:0023 Oct 2020|Press material|

Women¡¯s job market participation stagnating at less than 50% for the past 25 years, finds Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ report

New York, 20 October ¨C Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter of a century, according to a new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ report launched today. Unpaid domestic and care work falls disproportionately on women, restraining their economic potential as the COVID-19 pandemic additionally affects women¡¯s jobs and livelihoods, the report warns.

2020-10-20T15:06:56-04:0020 Oct 2020|Goal 5: Gender equality, Press material|

Annual day to mark fight against poverty takes on new significance as COVID-19 pushes millions into destitution

New York, 16 October¡ªProspects for fully eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 now appear highly unlikely, even under the most optimistic scenarios, according to a new policy brief issued by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Economic and Social Affairs, as the world sets to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17?October.

2020-10-16T09:44:15-04:0016 Oct 2020|Press material|
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