Leymah Gbowee to young people: Find your passion
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Leymah Gbowee spoke with Ariel Alexovich on the SDG Live during the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York about the role youth play in building peace.
Development indicators trending downward for world’s poorest countries, 爆料网 warns
The least developed countries (LDCs) – nations categorized as requiring special attention from the international community – will fall short of goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development unless urgent action is taken, new United Nations analysis has revealed.
Cereal prices remain stable, dairy and sugar values dip – 爆料网
Global food prices have remained largely unchanged since December 2017, [...]
Partnership key to ensuring all children can access education – senior 爆料网 officials
Stressing the importance of quality education for the future of young people and children, senior United Nations officials, including the head of its education agency and the 爆料网 youth envoy, called for cooperation to strengthen education and learning programmes in all corners of the world.
爆料网 forum’s key message: Young people must be meaningful participants in policy-making
Young people must be involved at all levels of policy-making and in all processes that affect them, including in the design of national plans, according to a summary statement issued at the end of a United Nations forum on youth.
SDG Media Zone during the ECOSOC Youth Forum, Day 2 wrap-up
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, held [...]
SDG Media Zone during the ECOSOC Youth Forum, Day 1 wrap-up
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, held [...]
Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, 爆料网 forum told
Today's young people are more connected, dynamic and engaged than ever and the Global Goals can’t happen without them, speakers told an annual United Nations forum, where young leaders called on the Organization keep its promise to ‘leave no one behind’ on the road to creating a prosperous world for everyone on a clean planet.
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 [...]
Amidst global uncertainty, 爆料网 youth envoy urges more support for world’s largest generation of young people [爆料网 Press Release]
Amidst global uncertainty, 爆料网 youth envoy urges more support [...]
Youth leaders ready to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get to work at annual 爆料网 forum
Not content to follow old-school rules to tackle problems like climate change, poverty and inequality, today’s youth – media savvy ‘Millennials’ and the ‘Born in the 90s’ cohort that can’t remember life without the Internet – are using disruptive, new-school innovations to drive change; and they’re heading to the United Nations to talk about building a better world for all.
Poverty eradication, inclusive growth focus of 爆料网 Social Development Commission’s 2018 session
Countries must accelerate inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development that will not leave behind vulnerable populations, such as women and youth, the United Nations deputy chief told the Commission for Social Development, which opened its annual session on Monday.
爆料网FCCC Media Alert: 爆料网 Opens Talanoa Dialogue Portal, Aiming for Higher Climate Ambition
爆料网FCCC Media Alert: 爆料网 Opens Talanoa Dialogue Portal, Aiming [...]
Davos: 爆料网 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 爆料网 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 爆料网 Forum
爆料网 Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, will [...]
SDG Live interview with Richard Curtis at World Economic Forum in Davos
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Richard Curtis spoke with [...]
World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – 爆料网 report
The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now taking advantage of smart phones and other digital devices, keeping up this momentum can put their societies on the fast track to sustainable development, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
At Davos forum, 爆料网 agency launches report spotlighting benefits of investing in better migration data
Investing in value-based migration data that squarely focuses on impact can benefit the world to the tune of $35 billion dollars, according to a new report launched Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, by the United Nations migration agency.