At leaders forum in Belarus, deputy UN chief urges concrete action on Global Goals
Feb 22, 2018, at 02:53 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN): The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the most ambitious, universal, people-centred and planet-sensitive set of goals and targets ever conceived by the United Nations, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a regional leaders forum in Belarus on Wednesday.
Antalya: South-South Development Expo closes with strengthened cooperation to achieve Global Goals
Dec 01, 2017, at 02:26 pm
New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): The Global South-South Development Expo 2017 wrapped up on Thursday in Antalya, Turkey, with delegations from dozens of countries, key international organizations, and United Nations agencies reaffirming their commitment to strengthen partnerships and cooperation agreements to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UN expo to highlight vital role of South-South cooperation in achieving Global Goals
Nov 26, 2017, at 04:50 am
New York, Nov 25(Just Earth News): A United Nations expo next week in Turkey is set to highlight the critical role of South-South cooperation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in light of the vast array of knowledge, skills, expertise and resources that is, and can further be, shared among developing countries.
Global shift to clean, affordable energy critical to attaining Global Goals – UN officials
Nov 02, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Nov 2(Just Earth News): To tackle the double challenge of energy poverty and climate change – producing clean, affordable energy at a pace that will meet rising demand without environmental detriment – all stakeholders must step up efforts to transform the world’s energy systems for everyone’s benefit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
UN agency and EXPO Dubai 2020 agree on strengthening cooperation for Global Goals
Nov 02, 2017, at 09:40 am
New York, Nov 2(Just Earth News): The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and EXPO Dubai 2020 signed Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening joint cooperation, including hosting the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF) 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
All 17 Global Goals interrelated, with strong links to gender equality – senior UN official
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): Addressing challenges faced by women in the world of work is a key theme for a United Nations forum on leveraging the power of partnerships to drive the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:33 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): A United Nations forum opened on Tuesday in Manama, Bahrain, highlighting the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
‘We are in it together,’ Ghana tells UN Assembly, reaffirming Global Goals for planet and people
Sep 22, 2017, at 04:56 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): While sceptics feared the landmark Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were “too many and too complex†to be tackled, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana told the United Nations on Thursday that the Organization’s experience has proved that “once the world puts its collective mind to something, the chances are, we would get it right.â€
Japanese YouTube star Piko Taro makes first UN appearance, promotes Global Goals
Jul 19, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, July 18(Just Earth News): Japanese entertainer Piko Taro, famous for his “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen†(PPAP) viral music video, has joined the ranks of celebrities who promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on behalf of Governments, the United Nations, civil society and other actors in the global development community.
Leveraging ICTs critical to achieve Global Goals, UN highlights in new report
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:34 am
New York, July 13(Just Earth News): Underscoring the importance of information and communication technologies (ICT) in on Thursday's world, the heads of over 20 United Nations agencies and offices have called for leveraging those technologies to “fast forward†implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Big data can have a 'big impact' on achievement of Global Goals, UN says on IT Day
May 18, 2017, at 05:53 am
New York, May 17(Just Earth News): Mastering and measuring 'big data' – to map poverty from space or use mobile phones to track food security – could boost evidence-based decision-making at local and global levels and drive the implementation of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations telecommunications agency said on Wednesday.
Anaemic economic growth in some regions hampers progress on Global Goals, UN report finds
May 17, 2017, at 01:47 pm
New York, May 17(Just Earth News): Over the last six months, global economic progress has predictably picked up, but low-level growth in some regions has tempered efforts to meet globally agreed development goals, according to a new United Nations report launched on Tuesday in New York.
UN, NYC Mayor’s office team up to promote Global Goals’ mental health targets
Jan 26, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News): Addressing an event on mental health, a special advisor to the President of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday stressed the importance of mental health for all actions to be taken to achieve sustainable development goals.
Achieving Global Goals hinges on 'determined pursuit' of sustainable transport – UN expert report
Oct 29, 2016, at 02:03 pm
New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): Greater investment in greener, more efficient and sustainable transport can save trillions of dollars and help achieve the global sustainability goals, according to a United Nations report launched on Friday that provides 10 recommendations on how resources can be redirected to the transport sector.
Investing in 10-year-old girls will yield huge demographic payoff towards Global Goals – UN
Oct 21, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): If all of the ten-year-old girls living in developing countries that currently drop out of or do not attend school were to complete their secondary education, it would lead to an additional $21 billion per year, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) revealed on Thursday in its annual State of the World Population Report.
Tackling impacts of land degradation vital to achieving Global Goals – senior UN treaty official
Oct 19, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification told delegations gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to assess the treaty’s implementation, the impacts of land degradation affect the sustainability of the entire world, so a global effort is needed to tackle it, including through the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Sep 27, 2016, at 04:36 am
New York, Sept 26 (Just Earth News): Telling the United Nations General Assembly that over the 25 years of Eritrea’s independence it has faced a “concerted onslaught†of difficulties – incessant hostility, occupation, and sanctions – the country’s Foreign Minister on Monday said that resilient Eritrea and Eritreans, at home and abroad, were nevertheless able to fend off the attacks on their nation and protect their hard-won freedom.
Nepal, at UN, stresses national ownership and international partnership for success of Global Goals
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): Citing the enormity of global challenges, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, urged world leaders to undertake a solemn commitment to make the world “of tomorrow†better than the world “of on Saturdayâ€.
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:49 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): While the current session of the United Nations General Assembly has opened in a context marked by turmoil, Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon said this morning there are nevertheless some “bright spots and glimmers of hope,†including the adoption by Member States of landmark agreements on climate change, development financing and sustainable development.
UN announces inaugural class of 17 youth leaders to support Global Goals
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy on youth on Monday unveiled the inaugural class of 17 youth leaders who have been recognized for their leadership and contribution to the achievement of the 17 Global Goals, also known as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030.
At Forum, Ban stresses key role of business in securing way forward on Global Goals
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:09 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday underscored the crucial role businesses play in the realization of Global Goals, or Sustainable Development Goals, adopted a year ago by 193 countries.
Ban hails UN-backed fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria as partnership model for Global Goals
Sep 18, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Sept 18 (Just Earth News): Praising the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a model of partnership that brings together people and development partners, governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by diseases, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday said such broad cooperation is also the key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Ahead of World Peace Day, UN chief says Global Goals are 'building blocks for peace'
Sep 17, 2016, at 03:59 am
New York, Sept 16 (Just Earth News): Ahead of the International Day of Peace, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that each of the new global Sustainable Development Goals adopted a year ago by 193 countries are the “building blocks†for peace.
UNESCO marks Literacy Day with anniversary event on literacy's power to realise global goals
Sep 09, 2016, at 01:53 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday kicked off a two-day event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day with a reminder of literacy's power to realise the goals of the new global agenda.
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:22 am
New York, Sept 4 (Just Earth News): At a G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the conference's focus on sustainable development and climate change, urging all countries to take early action on these.
Aug 10, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Aug 10 (Just Earth News): Young people are at the heart of many of on Tuesday’s challenges, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, urging a gathering of youth and civil society delegates to claim the new UN Sustainable Development Agenda as their own and to hold their leaders accountable for its implementation.
UN officials spotlight need to move from commitments to results on Global Goals
Jul 19, 2016, at 12:21 pm
New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): Every country must accelerate the implementation pace of the 'ambitious and transformative' development agenda adopted by United Nations Member States nearly one year ago, by boosting efforts to overcome persistent challenges, new obstacles and unforeseen setbacks in on Monday's turbulent world, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Monday declared.
Island States at UN call for 'genuine and durable partnership' to meet Global Goals
Oct 04, 2015, at 10:32 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly today, leaders of small island States called for the urgent need to expand genuine and durable partnerships within the international community to successfully implement and meet the objectives of Agenda 2030 and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ban tells crowd to stand up for a better world, make global goals a reality
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): "Take your passion and compassion – and let’s make the global goals a global reality," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a massive crowd at New York’s Central Park on Sunday night, where he joined a star-studded roster of the world's leading performers to kick-off the fourth annual Global Citizen Festival.
UN forum highlights 'fundamental' role of private sector in advancing new global goals
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The fundamental role of the private sector in advancing the newly-adopted sustainable development agenda was highlighted on Saturday at a United Nations forum, during which a new tool was launched to support companies in navigating and operationally aligning with the global goals that make up the agenda.