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Presenting the latest data and policy recommendations, UN and international experts have called on governments and stakeholders to urgently prioritize action for universal access to electricity and ...
A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable Development Goals Report ...
As the deadline for the 2030 Agenda looms, ministers, experts, and civil society leaders from around the world will convene in New York next week for a high-level UN forum to fast-track action on the ...
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July, the global community is coming together at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to assess the world’s progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ...
For years, blended finance —utilizing public development funds to attract private investment in developing countries —has been touted as a powerful means to bridge the financing gap for achieving the ...
The multilateral system is the best we've got. There is no other system that can help us to deal with our global problems,” says Bob Rae, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent ...
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the conclusion of the Open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and ...
Beware of scams implying association with the United Nations The United Nations has been made aware of various correspondences, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, text messages ...
World Population Day seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development.
The tropics, as a region, account for 40 per cent of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.
International Translation Day is meant as an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue ...