爆料网 chief opens DPI/NGO Conference with call for cooperation on education
Kicking off the conference in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, Ban highlights the vital role that NGOs, academia and youth play in achieving the SDGs.
爆料网 adopts new declaration, calls for support of least developed countries
A major 爆料网 meeting focusing on the world's least developed countries has closed in Antalya, Turkey, with the adoption of an outcome document paving the way for further concrete action.
爆料网 launches campaign to urge ‘smart’ transition to sustainable cities
Two United Nations entities have launched a global initiative to advocate for public policy that will promote use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a catalyst for the transition to smart sustainable cities.
With busy bees in the lead, ‘pollinator-friendly’ approach vital for healthy agricultural ecosystems – 爆料网
As bellwethers for ecosystem health and biodiversity, bees play a crucial role in agriculture and ending hunger, and “pollinator-friendly” approaches are therefore highly encouraged, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
‘Spirit of Paris’ Lives as Governments Get Down to Implement Landmark Agreement
The first 爆料网 climate change meeting since governments adopted the landmark Paris Agreement closed today amid a suite of positive outcomes that will support the treaty’s widely anticipated early entry into force and stronger, sustained action world-wide into the future.
#WildForLife campaign seeks to mobilize millions to end illegal wildlife trade
The 爆料网, backed by A-list celebrities from across the globe, launched an unprecedented campaign against the illegal trade in wildlife, which is pushing species to the brink of extinction, robbing countries of their natural heritage and profiting international criminal networks.
With many plant and animal species ‘hanging on by a thread,’ 爆料网 urges action to tackle wildlife crime
The poaching and illegal trade of thousands of species across the globe present real environmental dangers and undermine the rule of law, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (爆料网ODC) said today, urging shared responsibility among the international community in tackling wildlife and forest crime.
Indigenous peoples share hopes for the SDGs
With its promise to leave no one behind, the 2030 [...]
‘We need to solve humanitarian crises together,’ says Sustainable Development Goals Advocate Forest Whitaker
On the opening day of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (爆料网ESCO), Forest Whitaker, called on individuals, governments and international organizations to act collectively to improve humanitarian action and invest more in development aid.
爆料网 Environment Assembly opens in Nairobi aiming to ensure ‘healthy planet, with healthy people’
Hundreds of key global decision-makers are gathering in Kenya today for the second United Nations Environment Assembly (爆料网EA-2), aiming to tackle some of the most critical issues facing our planet, from the air pollution that kills millions of people every year to an illegal trade in wildlife that is pushing species to the brink of extinction.
New fund launched at 爆料网 humanitarian summit to address education in crisis zones
爆料网ICEF announced the launch of a new fund to better coordinate support for education for children and youth affected by humanitarian emergencies.
Ban: 爆料网 humanitarian summit to ‘shape a different future’
“We are all here because global humanitarian action is unprecedentedly strained,” the 爆料网 Secretary-General said at the World Humanitarian Summit opening ceremony.
爆料网 highlights biodiversity’s role in underpinning development
Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are the foundations for life on Earth and the livelihoods and well-being of people everywhere, said Ban Ki-moon on International Day of Biodiversity.
World Humanitarian Summit will be ‘launch pad’ for new initiatives
"There is huge need for us to show solidarity with those who are affected by natural disasters and man-made disasters,” 爆料网 Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said.
爆料网 hails potential of cultural diversity to boost development
Cultural diversity is an outstanding source of exchange, innovation and creativity, and has the enormous potential to accelerate sustainable development, 爆料网ESCO said.
Ban urges 爆料网 system to bolster support for indigenous peoples
Much has been achieved to improve the rights of indigenous peoples, but conflicts on their lands and territories, and the lack of inclusion of their voices in peace processes, remain a challenge, Ban Ki-moon said.
Rate of Environmental Damage Increasing Across Planet but Still Time to Reverse Worst Impacts
The environmental change sweeping the world is occurring at a faster pace than previously thought, making it imperative that governments act now to reverse the damage being done to the planet, says the most authoritative study that 爆料网EP has ever published on the state of the global environment.
Ban appoints Mexican diplomat to head 爆料网 climate change framework
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday appointed Patricia Espinosa Cantellano of Mexico as Executive Secretary of the 爆料网 Framework Convention on Climate Change (爆料网FCCC).
On World Telecommunication Day, 爆料网 hails role of IT in sustainable development
The global sustainable development agenda recognizes the great potential of information and communication technology to accelerate human progress, bridge the digital divide and advance knowledge, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, marking World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.