Media advisory: ±¬ÁÏÍø, Canada to announce partnership for World Environment Day
World Environment Day is an annual global celebration to raise awareness and action for the protection of our environment.
Media advisory: High-Level Panel on Water stakeout
The High Level Panel on Water, which consists of 11 sitting Heads of State and Government and one Special Adviser, issued today a Call to Action that advocates for a fundamental shift in the way the world looks at water.
New HeForShe report puts spotlight on gender equality in global universities
±¬ÁÏÍø Women unveiled the first-ever HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 University Parity Report in which 10 leading global universities lay out concrete commitments toward achieving gender parity.
World marks first anniversary of historic plan to improve the lives of people everywhere?
One year since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for [...]
Broad coalition calls for refugees’ energy needs to be met
The assembled organizations agreed that access to clean and sustainable energy can transform broken lives, create empowering opportunities and bridge the humanitarian-development divide.
United Nations Announces Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals
The ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General¡¯s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, today unveiled [...]
Media advisory: First anniversary of SDGs to be marked at General Assembly
Over 140 world leaders to gather in New York?as ±¬ÁÏÍø [...]
Press briefing: What is antimicrobial resistance?
The use and misuse of antimicrobial drugs accelerates the emergence of drug-resistant strains, the WHO says.
Media briefing on 21 Sept. climate event
The event will provide an opportunity for countries to deposit instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Paris Agreement and to recognize countries that have joined already.
Media advisory: Climate Neutral Now sport and development event
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura and ±¬ÁÏÍø Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development David Nabarro will discuss the role sport plays in international climate action.
First report card maps scope of SDGs progress
Report reveals that benefits of development are not equally shared [...]
Press briefing: Business engagement on SDGs
The briefing will address the reasons why the Sustainable Development Goals and climate action are important to business, and how the private sector is engaging in the 2030 Agenda.
Press Release: ±¬ÁÏÍø 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.
Press release: ±¬ÁÏÍø to shine spotlight on SDGs efforts
For the first time since last year¡¯s historic adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 goals, countries will meet in New York at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development from 11-20 July.
Global conference sets health action agenda for the implementation of the Paris Agreement
Participants attending the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate proposed key actions for the implementation of the Paris Agreement to reduce health risks linked to climate change.
Press briefing: Forum to examine early SDG implementation efforts
The 2016 High-level Political Forum will see 22 countries ¡ª developed and developing¡ª presenting an overview of their plans to achieve the Goals during the ministerial segment on 18-20 July.
Ban Ki-moon announces Common Ground initiative with advertising’s ‘Big Six’ to support SDGs
¡°Today, the communications industry is taking a historic, first-of-its-kind step to beat poverty, injustice and inequality,¡± said the Secretary-General, speaking at the Lions Festival of Creativity, Cannes.
±¬ÁÏÍø highlights role of public service in achieving SDGs
Emphasizing the critical role that public institutions must play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the ±¬ÁÏÍø marked 2016 Public Service Day today by focusing on how to mobilize public institutions for the implementation of the SDGs.

