UN flags importance of reliable data to achieve development agenda
Oct 21, 2015, at 04:45 pm
New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): Emphasizing that "reliable and timely statistics and indicators are more important than ever," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged all partners and stakeholders to work together to achieve the ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Africa Week: Ban lauds steps taken for continent’s long-term development agenda
Oct 13, 2015, at 02:16 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Africa Week 2015 kicked off at Headquarters on Monday with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commending African Member States of the United Nations for taking an "important step" this year toward the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area envisioned in the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
UN already forging ahead on ways to implement ambitious new development agenda
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:22 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Within hours of the General Assembly's adoption on Friday of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations was already looking ahead to the monumental task of wiping out poverty, fighting inequality and tackling climate change over the next 15 years.
UN hands over draft global sustainability agenda to Member States
Sep 02, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday approved a resolution sending the draft '2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' to Member States for adoption later this month, bringing the international community "to the cusp of decisions that can help realize the… dream of a world of peace and dignity for all," according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN official stresses role of parliaments in success of development agenda
Sep 02, 2015, at 02:33 pm
New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): Parliaments have a critical role in translating the new sustainable development agenda – which world leaders will adopt later this month at the United Nations – into real improvements for the lives of the world's people, says the head of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
World must invest in new sustainable development agenda: UN official
Aug 12, 2015, at 02:08 pm
New York, Aug 12 (IBNS): It is vital that countries make the necessary investments to carry out the new sustainable development agenda that will be formally adopted next month, says a senior United Nations official, warning that the world can ill afford the costs of not doing so.
UN calls for human rights-backed development agenda
Jun 10, 2014, at 05:10 pm
New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): A new global new development agenda based on human rights and the rule of law is the surest pathway to balancing the needs of people and the planet, while eradicating extreme poverty and closing socio-economic gaps, senior United Nations officials said on Monday.
Youth 2015: UN forum to shape future development agenda
Jun 03, 2014, at 04:57 pm
New York, Jun 3 (IBNS): Young people from more than 1,000 youth organizations have gathered on Monday at United Nations Headquarters to add their voices to the ongoing discussion about a new global agenda that will succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
UN seeks involvement of indigenous peoples in development agenda
May 13, 2014, at 05:19 pm
New York, May 13 (IBNS): Indigenous peoples must be a part of the ongoing process to define a global development agenda beyond 2015, United Nations officials said on Monday, calling for explicit assertion of their collective rights as well as the promotion of traditional knowledge to tackle issues such as climate change, as the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened its 2014 session.