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New Commitments At UN Energy Summit A Major Stride Towards Affordable And Clean Energy
Saturday, 25 September 2021, 6:45 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New commitments at UN energy summit a major stride towards affordable and clean energy, but much work ahead to halve energy access gap by 2025 Commitments of more than US$400 billion in new finance and investment announced; far more needed to address ... More >>
Global Leaders Set To Act To Increase Energy Access While Reducing Emissions At First UN Energy Summit In 40 Years
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 6:10 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Announcements to trigger a major step forward in addressing both energy poverty and net-zero emissions New York, 22 September — Significant new commitments for financing clean energy, increasing renewables and improving access to electricity ... More >>
SDG Moment Set The Stage For Recovering Better To Keep The Promise Of The SDGs
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 3:38 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
As the world tackles a myriad of challenges—the COVID-19 pandemic, the catastrophic impacts of climate change, increasing conflicts and widening inequalities — this year’s SDG Moment called for a profound and urgent shift to keep the promise of ... More >>
UN Summit Sets The Stage For Global Pledge To Develop Food Systems That Serve People And Planet
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 5:34 am | UN Department of Global Communications
School meals for every child, zero food waste and an agriculture innovation mission for climate are among the announcements expected at Thursday’s event. September 20, New York – The UN Food Systems Summit is set to trigger the transformation ... More >>
More Than 130 Countries Expected To Announce National Commitments At UN Food Systems Summit
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 6:04 am | UN Department of Global Communications
At least 91 world leaders are set to participate in the Summit after the UN Secretary-General called on governments to ‘feed hope for a better future’. September 15, New York – The Heads of State and Government from more than 90 countries are expected to ... More >>
UN Secretary-General’s Call For Ambition Prior To The Food Systems Summit
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 6:59 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit , which will take place on Thursday, September 23, António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, has issued the following call to action : The international community has a vital opportunity to help advance the ... More >>
Dialogues With Thousands Of People Set The Agenda For ‘Open And Transparent’ UN Food Systems Summit
Friday, 10 September 2021, 6:12 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Openness, transparency and urgency were among the cross-cutting success factors to emerge from hundreds conversations about how to transform food systems. September 9, ROME – Nearly 900 Independent Dialogues have helped shape the forthcoming UN ... More >>
Colombia To Host Hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP
Saturday, 28 August 2021, 5:44 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP featuring heads of state and government to promote ambition for new global biodiversity agreement Biodiversity PreCOP being held 30 August as hybrid event in the context of the third session of the Open-ended ... More >>
UN Secretary-General Statement On The IPCC Working Group 1 Report
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 4:58 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 9 August 2021 STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE IPCC WORKING GROUP I REPORT ON THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE BASIS OF THE SIXTH ASSESSMENT Today’s IPCC Working Group 1 Report is a code red for humanity. The alarm bells are deafening, and the ... More >>
Young People Show Leadership In Shaping Outcomes Of UN Food Systems Summit
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 5:58 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Youth voices were strong throughout the three-day Pre-Summit declaring they are ‘the leaders of today’ July 28, 2021, ROME – At the closing of the three-day United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome, Italy Minister of Foreign Affairs ... More >>
More Than 100 Countries Discuss Visions For National Food Futures To Accelerate Global Action Ahead Of September Summit
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 5:56 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Governments laid out their national pathways to address multiple aspects of food systems during the concluding day of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit. July 28, 2021, ROME – More than 100 countries came together over the course of three-days to discuss ... More >>
UN Announces 50 Best Small Business Winners Providing “Good Food For All”
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 6:01 am | UN Department of Global Communications
The US$100,000 global competition, held in conjunction with the UN Food Systems Summit, showcases innovative solutions in improving access to healthy, sustainable food Tuesday, July 27, ROME – Fifty small- and medium-sized enterprises around ... More >>
Italian & Rwandan Leaders Join Urgent Call To Transform World’s Food Systems As UN Food Systems Pre-Summit Begins
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 5:59 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame stress need for more inclusive, sustainable and holistic approaches ahead of the Summit in New York in September. July 27, 2021, ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and ... More >>
UN Food Systems Summit Pays Tribute To Female Farmers On Eve Of Pre-Summit Gathering
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 6:39 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed meets women producers at a farmers’ market in Circo Massimo, Rome, before the Pre-Summit begins on Monday. July 24, 2021, ROME – Farmers and producers took centre stage in Rome ahead of the UN Food Systems ... More >>
Statement By UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa At The G20
Saturday, 24 July 2021, 6:15 am | UN Department of Global Communications
UN Climate Change News 23 July 2021 – Speaking to the Environment and Energy Ministers of G20 nations in Naples, Italy, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa called on countries to provide the necessary leadership to achieve the central goal ... More >>
Media-led Conversations At Tokyo Olympics To Harness The Power And Inspiration Of Sports To Achieving The Global Goals
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 6:45 am | UN Department of Global Communications
United Nations and the Asahi Shimbun join forces to showcase expert and influential voices at “SDG ZONE at TOKYO” 21 July 2021, Tokyo - The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), United Nations Information Centre Tokyo (UNIC Tokyo), ... More >>
Shaping The Future Of Food Systems: Thousands Commit To Dialogues Amidst The COVID-19 Pandemic
Friday, 16 July 2021, 5:58 am | UN Department of Global Communications
UN Member States take a step closer towards national pathways for the food systems needed by 2030 ahead of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome July 15, 2021, NAIROBI – More than 130 governments are making food systems a top priority amid the pandemic ... More >>
Play:Fair For People And Planet – A Major United Nations Music Activation For Sustainability And Climate
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 6:12 am | UN Department of Global Communications
The concert, held in Milan, Italy on 17 July, is the first mobilization moment leading up to September’s Global Week to #Act4SDGs, bringing together millions of people to turn it around for a healthy, just and green recovery Milan, July 12 , 2021 - ... More >>
2021 SDGs In Action Film Festival Award Ceremony: A High-Level Political Forum On Sustainable Development
Saturday, 10 July 2021, 7:40 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Monday 12 July 2021 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT Follow on UN WebTV The SDGs in Action Film Festival, coordinated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, is an initiative to mobilize the creative community around the Sustainable ... More >>
Equity, Diversity And Transparency Key To Success Says 100s Of Independent Dialogues Of The UN Food Systems Summit
Saturday, 10 July 2021, 5:50 am | UN Department of Global Communications
A review of more than 100 discussions out of more than 600 Independent Dialogues taking place globally found 10 common criteria for successful food systems transformation ahead of the Pre-Summit gathering in Rome. Nairobi, 9 July – More than 100 Independent ... More >>
