17 Goals to Transform Our World
Governments, businesses and civil society together with the United Nations are mobilizing efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Agenda by 2030. Universal, inclusive and indivisible, the Agenda calls for action by all countries to improve the lives of people everywhere.
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SDG Media Zone during the ECOSOC Youth Forum, Day 1 wrap-up
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, held on 30-31 January 2018 at UN Headquarters in New York, offers a unique opportunity for youth to voice their opinions, share ideas, and think together [...]
UN health agency finds high levels of antibiotic resistance to world’s most common infections
Antimicrobials have been a driver of unprecedented medical and societal advances, but their overuse has resulted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting new surveillance data on Monday which reveals widespread resistance to some of the world’s most common infections, including E. coli and pneumonia.
SDG Advocate Dr. Alaa Murabit talks with Jake Horowitz of Mic for SDG Live at World Economic Forum in Davos
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Dr. Alaa Murabit spoke with Jake Horowitz, founder of Mic for SDG Live on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Their discussion focused on gender [...]
Amidst global uncertainty, UN youth envoy urges more support for world’s largest generation of young people [UN Press Release]
Amidst global uncertainty, UN youth envoy urges more support for world’s largest generation of young people Ahead of the largest gathering of young people at the United Nations, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth today [...]
UNFCCC Media Alert: UN Opens Talanoa Dialogue Portal, Aiming for Higher Climate Ambition
UNFCCC Media Alert: UN Opens Talanoa Dialogue Portal, Aiming for Higher Climate Ambition https://cop23.unfccc.int/news/un-opens-talanoa-dialogue-portal-aiming-for-higher-climate-ambition UN Climate Change News, Bonn, 26 January, 2018 – The UN Climate Change secretariat today launched a new portal to support the Talanoa Diaologue, [...]
Davos: UN rights chief stresses leading role of businesses in ending LGBTI discrimination
With major companies joining the growing list of early adopters of United Nations standards to promote equality for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, the UN human rights chief on Friday highlighted the private sector's crucial leadership role in ensuring the dignity and equal opportunities of LGBTI employees in the workplace and beyond
Youth Envoy to call for more efforts to empower and engage young people ahead of UN Forum
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, will brief the media on 26 January 2018, ahead of the largest official annual gathering on youth issues at the organization. Wickramanayake, the youngest senior official at [...]
SDG Live interview with Richard Curtis at World Economic Forum in Davos
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Richard Curtis spoke with Claudia Romo for an SDG Live conversation on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Richard Curtis outlined how the SDGs represent [...]