World leaders spotlight 2030 Agenda, climate action at UN General Assembly’s annual debate
New York, Sept 27 (Just Earth News): Speaking on behalf of Peter Thomson, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, one of the 193-member body’s Vice-Presidents, Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Ambassador of Nepal, said he was encouraged by the fact that many UN Member States have already embedded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their national plans and policies.
New York, Sept 27 (Just Earth News): There is a feeling among people on Monday that the world is not “developing within the framework of rational order and common sense†as conflicts and an increasing number of transnational conflicts give rise to a feeling of chaos, the Deputy Vice Minister of Belarus told delegations in the United Nations on Monday adding that such chaos exists side by side with unprecedented interconnectedness and technological progress.
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): Emphasizing that the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s “common roadmap†to sustainability, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland underlined the need to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on time.
‘No compromises’ in implementation of 2030 Agenda, Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tells UN Assembly
New York, Sept 21 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, the President of Zimbabwe underscored that compromises or half-measures, which were unavoidable, even inevitable, in developing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, have no place in its implementation phase.
Ban hails Argentina’s commitment to UN values as illustrated by its actions
New York, Aug 9 (Just Earth News): On a visit to Argentina, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applauded the South American on Monday country for its strong partnership with the UN and its cooperation with and support to other countries.
First progress report on Sustainable Development Agenda aims to leave no one behind
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The first ever progress report on the new global development agenda provides the most up-to-date statistics on poverty, hunger, education and sanitation, among others, so that the world can address urgent global challenges over the next 15 years.
Human rights are not ‘abstract ideas,’ must be main tool in meeting development targets – Ban
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Far greater emphasis must be placed on human rights as the international community continues to work towards implementing the agreed-upon sustainable development agenda, because it is the most powerful driver of peace and development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday.
UN political forum opens with focus on achieving 2030 Agenda’s call to ‘leave no one behind’
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Opening the first meeting of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development since the adoption of the UN 2030 Agenda, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday outlined the tasks before the body and called for stronger commitment to accomplish its mandated tasks.
Meeting with Chinese Premier, Ban commends country’s leadership on UN 2030 Agenda
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, where he welcomed China's efforts towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as its support to other countries in their own implementation.
UN Development Cooperation Forum can contribute to advancing 2030 Agenda
New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In Brussels on Friday, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Oh Joon, emphasized that its forum that reviews the latest international development cooperation trends has an important role to play in advancing the new global development agenda.
Social inclusion central to 2030 Agenda, UN Social Development Commission hears as new session opens
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The adoption of the 2030 Agenda – which places people and the planet at the centre of global development – presents new challenges and opportunity for the United Nations Commission on Social Development, a senior UN official said today, opening the body's 54th annual session with a call for building on its strengths to foster an integrated approach when addressing social policies.