In a call for concrete policy pledges from governments across the world to tackle the problem, the ±¬ÁÏÍø health agency reports that more than nine in 10 youngsters breathe air that is so polluted, ¡°it puts their health and development at serious risk¡±.
±¬ÁÏÍø High-level Advisory Board calls for new multilateralism for sustainable development
Eminent economists and social scientists came together for the second meeting of the United Nations 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.?
Strengthening Multilateralism key aim for ±¬ÁÏÍø High-Level Advisory Board
The ±¬ÁÏÍø 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 ±¬ÁÏÍø¡¯s role in promoting sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
World Economic and Social Survey 2018 Report on Frontier Technologies
World Economic and Social Survey 2018 finds that leading edge [...]
Special Climate Report: 1.5?C Is Possible But Requires Unprecedented and Urgent Action
Limiting global warming to 1.5?C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment.
±¬ÁÏÍø SG launches #Youth2030 strategy
Youth 2030: ±¬ÁÏÍø Youth Strategy envisions a world in which the human rights of every young person are realized so they can achieve their full potential to advance sustainable development and peace.
±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General’s ±¬ÁÏÍøGA Welcome Message in Augmented Reality
The ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General welcome message to the General Assembly, via augmented reality!
±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General’s Welcome Message to ±¬ÁÏÍøGA 73
Watch ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres' welcome message to participants [...]
United Nations Announces Global Media Compact
±¬ÁÏÍø announced today the launch of the SDG Media Compact, an initiative marking a new drive to advance awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Message on International Day of Sign Languages, 23 September
Watch Nyle DiMarco, model and disability advocate, as he commemorates [...]
SDG Media Zone during ±¬ÁÏÍøGA73 highlights SDG action for #GlobalGoals
On 24-28 September the ±¬ÁÏÍø is organizing an SDG Media Zone that will showcase the change-making initiatives and innovative approaches to achieving the Goals.
Global Climate Action Summit Brings Surge of New Commitments
Top ±¬ÁÏÍø officials welcomed the outcomes of the Global Climate Action Summit that concluded today in San Francisco, showcasing a surge of climate action and commitments from regions, cities, businesses, investors and civil society; and calling on governments everywhere to step up their efforts to tackle climate change.
Safe spaces offer security and dignity for youth, and help make the world ¡®better for all¡¯: Guterres
The world¡¯s young people need safe spaces ¨C both physical [...]
Plans unveiled for biggest ever Global Goals week to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Plans for Global Goals Week 2018 were announced today for [...]
±¬ÁÏÍø experts launch roadmap to help countries develop, manage, and use vital geospatial information to address development challenges
August 1, New York ¨C ±¬ÁÏÍø and [...]
Bangladesh: World Heritage Site threatened by ¡®heedless industrialisation¡¯ – ±¬ÁÏÍø expert
Image: FAO/Mondal Falgoonee Kumar|Researchers travelling on a small canal during [...]
Biggest ever Global Goals Week in support of the SDGs
Plans unveiled for biggest ever Global Goals Week to accelerate [...]
Ending marginalization of persons with disabilities ¡®a matter of justice¡¯, ±¬ÁÏÍø-backed summit told
Image: ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF/Ehrin Macksey | Four-year-old Dinh attends an early intervention [...]
The end of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the time to prepare for the next one
Op-ed by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization [...]














