Sustainable Development Agenda Archives - Â鶹APP Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/sustainable-development-agenda/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:01:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 UN urges bold action for world to recover from COVID-19 and build a better future for all /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2020/09/un-urges-bold-action-for-world-to-recover-from-covid-19-and-build-a-better-future-for-all/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:33:04 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=89301 New York, 18 September 2020 – Amidst a crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes, with COVID-19 destroying lives and livelihoods across the globe, the 75th session of the Â鶹APP General Assembly will open with a special high-level event underscoring anew the urgency of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a pathway to a healthier, more equitable and more peaceful world.

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]]> SG Speech: A New Social Contract for a New Era, 18 July /sustainabledevelopment/a-new-social-contract-for-a-new-era/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:11:16 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=86077 On Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture. In his speech “Tackling the Inequality Pandemic: A New Social Contract for a New Era”, the Secretary-General will take aim at the various layers of inequality that are being exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]]> UN report finds COVID-19 is reversing decades of progress on poverty, healthcare and education /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2020/07/un-report-finds-covid-19-is-reversing-decades-of-progress-on-poverty-healthcare-and-education/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:47:19 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=85679 PRESS RELEASE The effects of the pandemic have devastated the most vulnerable and left them further behind  New York, 7 July—The 15-year global effort to improve the lives of people everywhere through the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 was already off track by the end of 2019. And now, [...]

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]]> Â鶹APP SDG Media Compact hits 100-member mark /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2020/05/un-sdg-media-compact-100-members/ Mon, 18 May 2020 13:00:56 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=83454 Growing alliance of news and entertainment companies brings focus on socio-economic impact of COVID-19 crisis to its two-billion-strong audience.

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]]> PRESS RELEASE: UNECE launches Dashboard to track regional progress on SDGs /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2020/03/unece-launches-sdg-dashboard/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:42:46 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=80483 The Sustainable Development Goals’ globally-agreed framework of 232 indicators allows everyone— governments, researchers, civil society, business and beyond—to keep track of how our countries are progressing towards environmental, social and economic sustainability. A new UNECE Dashboard for SDGs, launched ahead of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region, brings together available [...]

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]]> UN Secretary-General announces new Climate Action Summit jobs initiative; urges countries to join /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/09/un-sg-jobs-initiative/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:00:12 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=73000 New York, 18 September—Â鶹APP Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring that decent job creation and protecting livelihoods are at the center of countries’ efforts to boost climate action, and urged countries to join the initiative. The new “Climate Action for Jobs” initiative will be presented at the Secretary-General’s 2019 [...]

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]]> Scientists call for urgent, targeted action to avoid reversing the development gains of recent decades /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/09/global-development-report/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:30:57 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=72789 PRESS RELEASE   New relationship between people and nature is needed as climate change and biodiversity loss threaten progress New York, 11 September—Achieving human well-being and eradicating poverty for all of the Earth’s people—expected to number eight and a half  billion by 2030—is still possible, but only if there is a  fundamental—and urgent—change in the [...]

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]]> 4 Takeaways From the Global Festival of Action /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/4-takeaways-from-the-global-festival-of-action Tue, 07 May 2019 13:00:59 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=64708 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Festival of Action wrapped up on the weekend, completing three days of inspirational exchanges, learning and co-creation by over 1,700 participants from over 150 countries, once again organized by the UN SDG Action Campaign.

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]]> Looking beyond the promises of Agenda 2030, Global Festival participants commit to concrete action for the Sustainable Development Goals /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/looking-beyond-the-promises-of-agenda-2030-global-festival-participants-commit-to-concrete-action-for-the-sustainable-development-goals/ Mon, 06 May 2019 17:11:28 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=64690 Bonn, 6 MAY 2019 | The third edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Festival of Action wrapped up on the weekend, completing three days of inspirational exchanges, learning and co-creation by over 1,700 participants from all over the world, once again organized by the UN SDG Action Campaign. Pushing for accelerated action to [...]

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]]> Experts, leaders agree on key ways to mobilise accelerated action for climate, sustainable development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/04/experts-leaders-agree-on-key-ways-to-mobilise-accelerated-action-for-climate-sustainable-development/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 17:09:33 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=62699 Press release Participants at Copenhagen conference say strengthened relationship between climate, SDGs provide our best opportunity for systemic change to ensure no one left behind  Copenhagen, 3 April 2019 —With the urgency of climate action at an all-time high, global experts and leaders meeting in Copenhagen identified key immediate action areas to better serve [...]

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]]> Population and development: agreement to accelerate implementation of historic plan /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/04/population-and-development/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:39:30 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=62449 Agreement at 52nd session of the UN Commission on Population and Development calls for strengthening implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, adopted 25 years ago in Cairo.

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]]> UN to spotlight linkages between population and efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/03/un-to-spotlight-linkages-between-population-and-efforts-to-achieve-sustainable-development-goals/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 21:03:34 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=62348 MEDIA ADVISORY Fifty-second session of the Â鶹APP Commission on Population and Development New York, 1-5 April 2019 Countries to look at 25 years of implementation and impacts of landmark Population and Development Conference that emphasized women’s empowerment New York, 29 March—Recognizing that the size, structure and distribution of the world’s population has profound [...]

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]]> Global Development Challenges on SDG implementation – meeting of the UN High-Level Advisory Board /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/03/global-development-challenges-on-sdg-implementation-meeting-of-the-un-high-level-advisory-board/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:22:56 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=61426 The UN High-Level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs – a group of former Heads of State, Senior Government officials, Nobel Laureate and other eminent experts on economic and social policies – will meet for its third meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on 11-12 March 2019.

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]]> Climate Action Campaign Launched by the Â鶹APP /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/12/united-nations-campaign-to-promote-climate-action-by-the-people-launched-by-sir-david-attenborough/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:00:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=55311 The renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has announced the Â鶹APP’ launch of a new campaign enabling individuals the world over to unite in actions to battle climate change.

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]]> UN Secretary-General Launches Task Force on Digital Financing for SDGs /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/11/un-secretary-general-launches-task-force-on-digital-financing-for-sdgs/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:53:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=55193 Â鶹APP Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres on Thursday (29 Nov) announced the launch of a global task force charged with recommending strategies to harness the potential of financial technology to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

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]]> First UN Congress to Explore Ways to Use Geospatial Information to fight poverty and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/11/first-un-congress-to-explore-ways-to-use-geospatial-information-to-fight-poverty-and-achieve-the-sustainable-development-goals/ Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:39:32 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=53889 New York, 16 November– To advance the innovative use of new technologies in data collection and mapping for sustainable development, more than 1,500 representatives of governments, non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutions, industry, and the private sector will gather in Deqing, China for the first Â鶹APP World Geospatial Information Congress, set to kick [...]

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]]> Small Island Developing States from around the world to assess progress on sustainable development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/10/small-island-developing-states-from-around-the-world-to-assess-progress-on-sustainable-development/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:57:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=53082 Representatives from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) around the world will review progress and assess opportunities for sustainable development at the Inter-regional Preparatory Meeting for the Midterm Review of the SAMOA Pathway, organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), and the Government of Samoa. A press conference will be held on the first day with officials from the three entities.

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]]> UN High-level Advisory Board calls for new multilateralism for sustainable development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/10/un-high-level-advisory-board-calls-for-new-multilateralism-for-sustainable-development/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:25:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=53058 Eminent economists and social scientists came together for the second meeting of the Â鶹APP High-level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs on 16-18 October. Continuing the work from their first meeting this past July, board members discussed the current and long-term socio-economic trends and their implications for the 2030 Agenda. 

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]]> Strengthening Multilateralism key aim for UN High-Level Advisory Board /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/10/strengthening-multilateralism-key-aim-for-un-high-level-advisory-board/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:39:07 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=52858 The UN High-Level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs will re-convene in Shenzhen, China on 16-17 October 2018 to further discussions aimed at strengthening the UN’s role in promoting sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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]]> SDG Media Zone – It’s A Wrap! /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/09/sdg-media-zone-its-a-wrap/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 23:09:26 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=52329 Today was the last day of the SDG Media Zone, held in New York during the Â鶹APP General Assembly. Check out all the videos on our website!

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