This was our year: UN DESA Annual Highlights 2020-2021
2020 and 2021 brought unprecedented challenges to people and societies all over the world. The COVID-19 pandemic unfurled a cascade of global health, social ...
Now hiring? The twin problem of today鈥檚 labour market
The COVID鈥19 global pandemic outbreak in 2020 sent an unprecedented shockwave across labour markets worldwide, shooting up unemployment to alarming heights.
UN Secretary-General issues new global roadmap to secure clean energy access for all by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050
As pressure mounts for urgent climate action, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres today...
What to look out for at COP26
The world鈥檚 scientists, activists, indigenous peoples, children and now even a are all telling us that this year is a 鈥渕ake or break鈥 for our planet鈥檚 climate. And the COP26 climate change conference, which just kicked off in Glasgow, must be a turning point in our pattern of greenhouse gas emissions or we risk 鈥 very literally 鈥 breaking our climate.
New training toolkit to support public servants in SDG delivery
Public servants play a key role in our global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They provide health care, education, water and sanitation and other key services to our societies. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the crucial and life-sustaining role public servants play even more visible. Without them the SDGs cannot be achieved.
Multilateralism 鈥榮truggling鈥 to solve world challenges
While multilateralism remains 鈥渃ommitted to solving global challenges鈥, the deputy UN chief said on Sunday, United Nations Day, it is 鈥渟truggling to find the path to effective implementation鈥.
Scaling up green fuels in the shipping industry: Global Maritime Forum expert
What are some of the sustainable transport solutions in the maritime sector, and what can ordinary citizens do to contribute? Johannah Christiansen, CEO of the Global Maritime Forum, joined our virtual studio to discuss sustainable shipping in connection with the recent Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference.
Business leaders join Secretary-General to ramp up delivery of critical investment tools to mobilize investment in sustainable development
At their annual meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres today, the issued a joint statement outlining concrete actions for the future.
From anguish to determination 鈥 what鈥檚 next for the SDGs?
UN DESA鈥檚 latest Sustainable Development Outlook 2021 report paints a way forward to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a world ravaged by the global pandemic.
Big business means business on sustainable investment
You know something is shifting in the markets when global business heavyweights move to issue standards, industry-specific metrics and even ready-to-invest financial vehicles, all aligned with one trend.
Sustainable Transport Conference calls for vastly accelerated action to achieve net zero emissions and build a green, inclusive and equitable future
The Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference, which brought together more than 100 countries along with thousands of experts, activists and business leaders..
New digital opportunities can help reach sustainable transport: Ola Mobility expert
What are some of the new sustainable transport solutions and what can ordinary citizens do to contribute? In connection with the second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference, Aishwarya Raman, Head of Research at the Ola Mobility Institute in India, joined our virtual studio to discuss.
Rising poverty a 鈥榤oral indictment of our times鈥: Guterres
For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN chief said in his message released on Friday, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 17 October.
It is time to build forward together
The COVID-19 pandemic that continues to grip the world has caused over 3.7 million deaths and is reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty. It is a matter of fact that the impact of the coronavirus has been the hardest on people who 鈥 for generations 鈥 have lacked equal access to public goods and services, quality healthcare systems and strong social protection, making it harder to cope with global crises
Sustainable transport key to green energy shift: UN Secretary-General
With global transport at a crossroads, government leaders, industry experts, and civil society groups are meeting in Beijing, China, for a UN conference to chart the way forward to a more sustainable future for the sector, and greater climate action overall.