6 June 2023 - The world is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal 7, designed to ensure access to affordable, reliable energy for all, a new report from the UN and partners revealed on ...

5 June 2023 - Reforming the global financial system, moving beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic progress, and addressing technology challenges are crucial to achieving a more ...

2 June 2023 – Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim. Stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and heightened uncertainties are creating obstacles for sustainable growth. The ...

September 2023 at its Headquarters in New York, during the General Assembly high-level week. With the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at midpoint, world leaders will carry out a comprehensive ...

1. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination [item 117 (a)]: Note by the Secretary-General (A/77/540) 2. Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences [item118 ...

Every day, children living in wars across the globe are facing unspeakable horrors. They are not safe sleeping in their homes or playing outside, learning in school or seeking medical care at ...

John Holmes is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and had been the Coordinator of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security ...

There has never been a more urgent need to protect and repair the environment. Without accelerated efforts to safeguard the health of our planet’s atmosphere, biodiversity and finite resources ...

Kristie Daniel is Program Director, Livable Cities Program, HealthBridge Foundation of Canada, Ottawa. April 2015, No. 4 Vol. LI, Beyond 2015 A vision for cities has never been more important than ...

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of ...

1. States Parties undertake to ensure and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons with disabilities without discrimination of any kind on the ...

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year worldwide, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, less than 10 per cent is recycled. An estimated 19-23 million ...