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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 >>
Remarks Of UN Secretary-General António Guterres To Third G20 Meeting Of Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors
Saturday, 10 July 2021, 5:28 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Venice, Italy, 9 July 2021 Your Excellency, Distinguished Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Ladies and gentlemen, We are now in the second year of a global pandemic that has killed four million people. Extreme climate events regularly devastate vulnerable ... More >>
Next 18 Months Seen As Pivotal In Global Efforts To Achieve Key Goals
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 5:29 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Next 18 months seen as pivotal in global efforts to reverse punishing pandemic impacts and boost actions to achieve key goals Even as pandemic erases decades of gains in development, response efforts show signs of renewed global commitment to accelerate ... More >>
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 >>
