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Press Release: 爆料网 Secretary-General invites all Member States to event on 21 September aimed at accelerating Paris Agreement entry into force

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited leaders from all countries to attend a special event on 21 September to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Paris Agreement on climate change. The event will also provide an opportunity to other countries to publicly commit to joining or ratifying the agreement before the end of 2016.

2018-04-22T11:58:29-04:0018 Jul 2016|Goal 13: Climate Action, News, Press material, Secretary-General|

爆料网 officials spotlight need to move from commitments to results on Global Goals

Every country must accelerate the implementation pace of the 'ambitious and transformative' development agenda adopted by United Nations Member States nearly one year ago, by boosting efforts to overcome persistent challenges, new obstacles and unforeseen setbacks in today's turbulent world, the 爆料网 Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today declared.

2018-04-22T11:58:30-04:0018 Jul 2016|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

In Kenya, Ban calls for broader partnerships, sustainable investments to drive global development

At a United Nations intergovernmental forum opening in Nairobi, Kenya, today, 爆料网 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged participants to focus on strong collaboration, equality and inclusion in trade, finance and investment in order to better align action with agreed-upon sustainable development targets and help restore trust in the global economy.

2018-04-22T11:58:31-04:0017 Jul 2016|News, Secretary-General, Sustainable Development Agenda|

爆料网 agency urges implementation of accord to tackle illegal fishing

An international agreement aimed at tackling illegal fishing “marks the dawn of a new era,” but rapid action is needed to ensure that its implementation is effective, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.

2016-07-14T18:24:15-04:0012 Jul 2016|Goal 12: Sustainable consumption and production, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, News|

Warning against ‘cherry-picking’ among Global Goals, 爆料网 experts say human rights cannot be ignored

The largest group of rights experts in the United Nations system stressed today that focus on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development should in no way become “the perfect excuse” for Member States to give less priority to their binding human rights obligations, or to ignore the comprehensive protection that is at the core of international human rights instruments.

2018-04-22T11:58:34-04:0012 Jul 2016|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

爆料网 political forum opens with focus on achieving 2030 Agenda’s call to ‘leave no one behind’

Opening the first meeting of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development since the adoption of the 爆料网 2030 Agenda, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today outlined the tasks before the body and called for stronger commitment to accomplish its mandated tasks.

2018-04-22T11:58:42-04:0011 Jul 2016|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

Stand up for and invest in teenage girls, 爆料网 says on World Population Day

Leaders and communities must focus on and stand up for the rights of teenage girls, particularly those who are poor, out of school, exploited, or subjected to harmful traditional practices, the United Nations has said, marking World Population Day with a call to bolster the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by investing in better opportunities for teen girls.

2018-04-22T11:58:43-04:0011 Jul 2016|Goal 3: Good Health, Goal 5: Gender equality, News|

‘Monster’ El Ni?o subsides but impact on children set to worsen as disease, malnutrition spread – 爆料网ICEF

While the 2015-2016 El Ni?o – one of the strongest on record – has ended, its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to increase following the severe droughts and floods spawned by the event, a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (爆料网ICEF) revealed today.

2018-04-22T11:58:47-04:0008 Jul 2016|Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health, News|

Global food prices rose in June; wheat harvest outlook robust – 爆料网 agency

Global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of the past four years, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, also noting improved production prospects for the year ahead.

2018-04-22T11:58:49-04:0007 Jul 2016|Goal 12: Sustainable consumption and production, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, News|

As global per-capita fish consumption hits all-time high, 爆料网 warns on overharvesting

A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that while growth in aquaculture has helped drive global per capita fish consumption above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, almost a third of commercial fish stocks are now overharvested at biologically unsustainable levels.

2018-04-22T11:58:50-04:0007 Jul 2016|Goal 12: Sustainable consumption and production, Goal 14: Life Below Water, News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

As robotics advance in South-East Asia, investment needed to build skilled workforce – 爆料网 labour agency

The robot age is already a reality among manufacturers in South-East Asia, where countries have been incrementally introducing automation to improve quality, consistency, and workplace safety, with robots deployed in human-centric, collaborative ways to raise the productivity of higher skilled workers, rather than replace them, a new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found.

2016-07-12T15:21:07-04:0007 Jul 2016|Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, News|

Response to El Ni?o must be ramped up amid preparedness for La Ni?a’s likely knock-on effect – 爆料网

Failure to prepare for and adapt to the 'new normal' of increasing climate-linked emergencies such as El Ni?o could put global development targets at risk and deepen widespread human suffering in areas already hard hit by floods and droughts, top United Nations officials said in Rome today.

2018-04-22T11:58:50-04:0006 Jul 2016|Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, News|

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