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New MIT Study Says United Nations Pause Campaign Slows Spread Of Life-threatening Misinformation
Friday, 2 July 2021, 12:40 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Through the course of a tumultuous year globally, the United Nations Verified initiative has worked to cut through the noise on social media -- teaming up with the finest minds in medical science and behavioural research to identify factors ... More >>
Countries Hit By The Pandemic Look To Sustainable Development Goals To Drive Effective Recovery
Friday, 2 July 2021, 12:36 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Reeling from the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 crisis, countries are striving to find the most effective policies to overcome the pandemic and its impacts, while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the guiding post for building ... More >>
New MIT Study Says United Nations Pause Campaign Slows Spread Of Life-threatening Misinformation
Friday, 2 July 2021, 6:51 am | UN Department of Global Communications
1 July 2021, New York — Through the course of a tumultuous year globally, the United Nations Verified initiative has worked to cut through the noise on social media -- teaming up with the finest minds in medical science and behavioural research ... More >>
At The UN, Countries To Demonstrate Stronger Commitment To Sustainable Development In Response To The Pandemic
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 6:05 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Pre-HLPF press briefing Thursday 1 July 2021 12:30 pm EDT Follow on webtv.un.org This year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development from 6 to 15 July 2021 is a decisive moment for catalyzing action on the Sustainable Development ... More >>
Play:Fair For People And Planet
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 6:16 am | UN Department of Global Communications
What: Play:Fair for People and Planet When: 17 July, 18:30-20:30 CET, Global Broadcast on UN WebTV and UN YouTube Where: Milan, Italy Play:Fair for People and Planet is a new kind of music activation that aims to inspire, connect and mobilize people ... More >>
UN Food Systems Summit Releases Potential Solutions For Local, Regional And Global Action
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 5:44 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Net-zero emissions from food and land use, reimagining school meals and advancing healthy diets will be on the agenda at the Pre-Summit next month June 25, 2021, ROME – The UN Food Systems Summit has revealed the 15 action areas with more than 50 ... More >>
Foundations Announce $1 Billion Fund For Renewables In Emerging Economies As Over 45 Ministers Review Plans
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 4:56 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Efforts to accelerate global actions to ensure that all people have access to clean energy and electricity received a lift today as The IKEA Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation announced plans to launch a $1 billion fund to boost access to renewable ... More >>
Foundations Announce $1 Billion Fund For Renewables In Emerging Economies
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 4:03 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 21 June 2021 – Efforts to accelerate global actions to ensure that all people have access to clean energy and electricity received a lift today as The IKEA Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation announced plans to launch a $1 billion ... More >>
Proposed Global Roadmap Shows How Universal Access To Sustainable Energy Can Be Achieved By 2030, Transforming Lives
Saturday, 19 June 2021, 6:03 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Major commitments to be announced at Ministerial Forums on 21-25 June to accelerate access and transition to clean energy by 2030 New York, 18 June 2021 – Everyone in the world could have access to clean, affordable energy within the next nine years ... More >>
First-ever Global Report On Protecting Youth In Civic Space Highlights Need For Stronger Global Protection Mechanisms
Saturday, 19 June 2021, 5:32 am | UN Department of Global Communications
The launch of the report comes alongside a high-level event organized by the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth focused on bringing young people’s protection concerns to the international agenda in a safe manner, with an emphasis ... More >>
Tackling Biodiversity & Climate Crises Together And Their Combined Social Impacts
Friday, 11 June 2021, 5:11 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Global Experts Identify Key Options for Solutions First-Ever Collaboration between IPBES and IPCC Selected Scientists BONN, 10 June – Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities, have combined and increasingly threaten ... More >>
No Major G7 Stock Index Aligned With Paris Climate Goals
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 6:04 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
New research by CDP and the United Nations Global Compact on behalf of the Science Based Targets initiative calls on the largest G7 companies to take ambitious climate action No major G7 stock indexes are currently on a 2°C pathway, ... More >>
UN Secretary-General’s Closing Remarks To Insurance Development Forum
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 5:17 am | UN Department of Global Communications
London, 8 June 2021 I am pleased to close this year’s Insurance Development Forum, which provides industry and development actors a platform to promote the transformation we need for a sustainable future for all on a healthy planet. We are in a race against ... More >>
Report: Universal Access To Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities
Monday, 7 June 2021, 4:47 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa actually increased. Unless efforts are scaled up significantly in countries ... More >>
2021 Virtual Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship (RAF)
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:33 am | UN Department of Global Communications
The Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship (RAF) is a General Assembly-mandated programme that invites excellent young journalists from developing countries and economies in transition to cover the opening sessions of UNGA for their respective ... More >>
Islamic Social Financing To Support Efforts To Recover And Rebuild From COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:21 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
New York-Jeddah-Beirut, 11 May 2021 —The United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank today launched an initiative to help fund efforts to recover better as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming at a time when the global ... More >>
Economic Recovery Under Threat Amid Surging COVID Cases And Lagging Vaccination In Poorer Countries
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:19 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 11 May — While the global growth outlook has improved, led by robust rebound in China and the United States, surging COVID-19 infections and inadequate vaccination progress in many countries threaten a broad-based recovery of the world ... More >>
Islamic Social Financing To Support Efforts To Recover And Rebuild From COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 3:27 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
The United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank today launched an initiative to help fund efforts to recover better as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming at a time when the global health and economic crisis have ... More >>
Economic Recovery Under Threat Amid Surging COVID Cases And Lagging Vaccination In Poorer Countries
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 1:54 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 11 May — While the global growth outlook has improved, led by robust rebound in China and the United States, surging COVID-19 infections and inadequate vaccination progress in many countries threaten a broad-based recovery of the world ... More >>
Learning From COVID-19, UN Forum To Highlight Critical Role Of Science, Technology And Innovation In Global Challenges
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 10:28 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 4 May —To build on the bold innovations in science, technology and innovations that produced life-saving solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN will bring together experts to highlight measures that can broaden the development and deployment ... More >>
