China Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/china/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:08:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 World’s poorest countries look to advance strategies for graduating from least developed status /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/11/worlds-poorest-countries-look-to-advance-strategies-for-graduating-from-least-developed-status/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:56:17 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=22262 Capacity Development Workshop and LDC Graduation, Beijing, China 10-12 November   New York, 7 November – Government policymakers from 16 least developed countries (LDCs) and one graduate, Samoa, will gather in Beijing, China, from 10-12 November to discuss strategies needed to successfully graduate from  LDC status and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). LDCs [...]

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]]> In historic ceremony, Ban commends China, US for formally joining Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/09/in-historic-ceremony-ban-commends-china-us-for-formally-joining-paris-agreement/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 15:13:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19756 "You have added powerful momentum to the drive for the Agreement to enter into force this year,” the ĢƵ chief said in a ceremony in China.

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]]> China’s poverty alleviation must be accountable – ĢƵ rights expert /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/08/chinas-poverty-alleviation-must-be-accountable-un-rights-expert/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:06:32 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19638 China has made huge progress in poverty alleviation, but needs meaningful accountability mechanisms that citizens can use when their rights are violated in the context of development-related activities, Philip Alston said.

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]]> Secretary-General commends US-China commitment to Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/04/secretary-general-commends-us-china-commitment-to-paris-agreement/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:56 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16195 The Secretary-General commends the announcement that China and the United States will sign the Paris Agreement at a special ceremony at the ĢƵ on 22 April.

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]]> India: Crowded Cities /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/07/india-crowded-cities/ Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:10:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=7453 The post India: Crowded Cities appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Forecasting positive 2015 world crop prospects, ĢƵ agency warns of food insecurity ‘hotspots’ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/07/forecasting-positive-2015-world-crop-prospects-un-agency-warns-of-food-insecurity-hotspots/ Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:20:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=6673 Favorable worldwide conditions for cereal crops will lead to better-than-expected production this growing season at the global level, today said the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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]]> Robert Redford urges youth to join battle against climate change before it is too late /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/07/robert-redford-climate-change-un-event/ Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:53:44 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=6385 “Only by acting now and standing together behind a universal climate agreement can we live up to the ĢƵ’s founding promise. Only by acting now and standing together can we achieve the results we need in the time we have left. Only by acting now and standing together can we tip the scales and change the course of history.”

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]]> Ban welcomes new post-2020 climate targets submitted by China and Republic of Korea /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/06/ban-welcomes-new-post-2020-climate-targets-submitted-by-china-and-republic-of-korea/ Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:15:22 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=6373 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today's formal submission of post-2020 climate change targets or Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) by both the China and the Republic of Korea.

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