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Sustainable Development Agenda

Ahead of Sustainable Development Summit, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretariat building lights up to showcase sustainable development goals

Ahead of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit from 25-27 September, and to mark the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, a 10-minute film introducing the sustainable development goals was projected onto the United Nations Headquarters last night.

Civil society must be ¡®equal partners¡¯ in implementing Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ sustainability agenda, Ban tells parliamentarians

With speakers of parliament meeting at United Nations Headquarters at a moment when the world is gripped by multiple crises ¨C displacement has soared to all-time highs and the threat of climate change grows by the day ¨C Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the legislators to help drive forward the new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ sustainable development agenda and ensure that civil society are equal partners in ¡°building the future we want.¡±

2018-04-22T12:07:40-04:0031 Aug 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

At Security Council, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ officials spotlight need for effective and accountable security institutions

The Security Council today turned its attention to the need to develop effective, affordable and accountable security institutions, with senior United Nations officials representing peacekeeping, development and conflict-related sexual violence outlining concrete steps to lay the foundations for rule of law, peace and sustainable development.

2018-04-22T12:07:47-04:0020 Aug 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ kicks-off global events for World Humanitarian Day as Ban declares ‘each one of us can make a difference’

On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is drawing attention to the 100 million people affected by natural disasters, conflict, hunger and disease, whose needs are far outstripping the capacity to help them, but he is also reminding the international community that ¡°each one of us can make a difference¡± and ¡°create a more humane world.¡±

2018-04-22T12:07:47-04:0018 Aug 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

US leadership, support vital to host of global issues, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ chief stresses at White House

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ counts on the leadership and support of the United States on a range of critical issues, from climate change and sustainable development to resolving crises such as those in Syria and Yemen, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, following a meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama.

2015-08-04T20:46:51-04:0004 Aug 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

Consensus Reached on New Sustainable Development Agenda to be adopted by World Leaders in September

The 193 Member States of the United Nations reached agreement today on the draft outcome document that will constitute the new sustainable development agenda that will be adopted this September by world leaders at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York.

Amid ¡®steady rise¡¯ in rhino poaching and elephant killings, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ urges action to tackle illegal wildlife trade

Recognizing that wild animals and plants are an ¡°irreplaceable part of the natural systems of the Earth,¡± the United Nations General Assembly today urged its Member States to take decisive steps to prevent, combat and eradicate the illegal trade in wildlife, ¡°on both the supply and demand sides.¡±

2018-04-22T12:08:00-04:0030 Jul 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

At 70, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ remains ‘real’ to the lives of people worldwide, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ information chief says in Washington, D.C.

From the lofty aims set out by its founding Charter 70 years ago, to the life-saving work it undertakes today in peace and security, development and human rights, ¡°the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is real and critical to the day-to-day lives of so many people around the world,¡± the Organization's top public information official said today.

2018-04-22T12:08:04-04:0028 Jul 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|
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