Sustainable Development Goals

He was speaking at the conclusion of the two-day SDG Summit at UN Headquarters, where world leaders adopted a political declaration to ramp up progress to achieve the 17 goals, which are in danger of derailment due to the impact of the…
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Without health, the world is badly hobbled in its race to realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Goals; the recently opened 78th session of the UN General Assembly aims to change that.On the docket is a fresh…
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Mr. Guterres was speaking at the opening of a high-level forum at UN Headquarters where world leaders adopted a political declaration to accelerate action to achieve the 17 goals, which aim to drive economic prosperity and well-being for…
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The increase is partly due to the mass exclusion of women and girls from education in Afghanistan but can also be attributed to broader stagnation in education provision worldwide.The findings undermine UN Sustainable Development Goal 4,…
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According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), this represents between $1,179 and $1,383 per person, per year. The study factors in 50 SDG indicators across 90 countries, covering three quarters of the global…
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The 2023 SDG Summit The SDG Summit aims to adopt a forward-looking political declaration reaffirming commitment to the central, transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda to leave…
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“This is not a Vanity Fair. This is a political body in which governments are represented,” he told UN News in an exclusive interview. “What matters is that are represented by someone that can the present moment,” he said and added:…
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With world leaders set to convene next week for the annual high-level opening of the General Assembly, the UN’s Midtown East campus on the weekend was host to an energetic range of actors – from youth groups and women’s organizations, to…
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Achieving peace is neither automatic nor a vision, Mr. Guterres said in a video message to a special event on youth for peace.“Peace is the result of action. Let us commit to build, drive and sustain peace for all,” he emphasized.The…
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The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) official Patron of the Oceans, Mr. Pugh explained that he’d undertaken the marathon swim ending at the tip of Manhattan, to emphasise the urgent need to protect the world’s waterways ahead of the…
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“This is a moment of solidarity for our global village at our global Town Hall - the United Nations,” said Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Halftime TalksDuring high-level week of the General Assembly, the SDG Pavilion will host…
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“I count on your Group, who have long been champions of multilateralism, to step up, to use your power, and fight,” he said.“Champion a system rooted in equality; champion a system ready to reverse the injustice and neglect of centuries;…
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