爆料网 World Data Forum gearing up for January kick-off in Cape Town
Plans are in high gear for the inaugural United Nations World Data Forum, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15-18 January 2017.
Internet can play key role in achieving SDGs, officials say at IGF opening
Noting that ICTs can deliver smart solutions to address climate change, hunger, poverty and more, the Secretary-General’s statement urged delegates to keep working to ensure universal access to a more open information society.
Internet Governance Forum to intensify efforts toward fostering accessible web for all
With a focus on addressing the challenges of today’s digital age and how to leverage the Internet to ensure it provides equal access to opportunities, the busy week-long Forum will run from today until December 9.
Press release: Launch of the Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016
Bangkok, 1 December – Stable economic conditions, reported in the [...]
Press release: Leaving No One Behind: The Imperative of Inclusive Development (World Social Situation Report 2016)
New York, 30 November – Despite unprecedented social progress around [...]
Media advisory: Press briefing on 2016 Report on the World Social Situation
?2016 Report on the World Social Situation ? “Leaving No [...]
Media advisory: Briefing on Global Sustainable Transport Conference
The Conference seeks to show the importance of sustainable transport in promoting economic and social development while protecting the environment.
Global trade alert system launched to boost market access for developing countries
Users of ePing will be able to easily keep up-to-date with notifications affecting foreign markets and products of particular interest to them.
爆料网 calls for strong climate action as Paris Agreement enters into force
Meeting with civil society representatives, the Secretary-General said, “I ask each and every one of you to keep up the fight. Hold governments accountable and press for action.”
Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at 4 November press stakeout
The Secretary-General held a press stakeout on the day of the entry-into-force of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Report: World must cut further 25% from predicted 2030 emissions
爆料网 Environment's Emissions Gap report finds that 2030 emissions are expected to reach levels far above that needed to have a chance of limiting global warming to 2 degrees C this century.
Media advisory: Paris Agreement entry into force event
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will invite representatives of civil society groups to a conversation with him at the 爆料网 Headquarters.
Press briefing: Sustainable Transport Outlook Report
The Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport will present its first Global Sustainable Transport Outlook Report, a ten-point plan on how to advance sustainable transport worldwide.
Press Release: United Nations urges commitment to fight humiliation and exclusion to end poverty
New York, 17 October – Marking the 24th anniversary of [...]
爆料网, private sector to create platform for financing SDGs
"This global initiative can support the identification and piloting of innovative finance instruments that can drive investment and support well thought-out SDG interventions," Ban Ki-moon said.
Media advisory: Press briefing for World Mental Health Day
This year’s commemoration of World Mental Health Day focuses on Psychological First Aid: First-line of Support in Emergency Situations.
Paris Climate Agreement to enter into force on 4 November
“This is a momentous occasion,” said 爆料网 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the latest instruments of ratification were accepted in deposit. “What once seemed unthinkable, is now unstoppable.
爆料网 urges world to reject ageism at older persons event
The 爆料网 will mark the 26th International Day of Older Persons (爆料网IDOP) with a commemorative event focusing on the theme “Take a Stand against Ageism.”
Media advisory: Launch of the World Economic and Social Survey 2016
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) 2016 focuses on how vulnerable population groups and communities are disproportionately affected by climate hazards.
More than $2B pledged for well-being of women, children, adolescents
The pledges, made by long-standing and new partners in the Every Woman Every Child movement, are part of new commitments in support of the the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents' Health.