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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 >>
UN Forum To Highlight Critical Role Of Science, Technology And Innovation In Responding To Global Challenges
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 6:39 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Learning from COVID-19, UN Forum to highlight critical role of science, technology and innovation in responding to global challenges UN Science, Technology and Innovation Forum to showcase bold innovations for advancing sustainable development New York, ... More >>
UN General Assembly To Hold High-level Dialogue On Antimicrobial Resistance, A Global Health & Development Threat
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 10:32 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 28 April - Calling for accelerated action to tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkır, is convening a High-level Interactive ... More >>
General Assembly Adopts Historic First UN Resolution On Global Drowning Prevention
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 10:31 am | UN Department of Global Communications
NEW YORK, 28 April - The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a historic Resolution on drowning prevention, acknowledging the issue for the first time in its 75-year history. Drowning cost the world over 2.5 million lives in the last decade. ... More >>
UN General Assembly To Hold High-level Interactive Dialogue On Antimicrobial Resistance, A Global Health & Dev Threat
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 6:17 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 28 April - Calling for accelerated action to tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkır, is convening a High-level Interactive ... More >>
General Assembly Adopts Historic First UN Resolution On Global Drowning Prevention
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 5:12 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Ireland, Bangladesh worked with UN organizations to bring the resolution on drowning, which claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year NEW YORK, 28 April - The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a historic Resolution on drowning prevention, ... More >>
Top Economists Warn COVID-19 Impacts Will Be Severe And Long-lasting For Developing Countries
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 4:37 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
The multilateral system has to fundamentally change in the spirit of international solidarity to confront the severe impacts of COVID-19, according to members of the United Nations High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs, convened ... More >>
General Assembly President To Shine Spotlight On Digital Divide
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 4:57 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Bold commitments needed to make sure no one is left offline What: The President of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, is convening a one-day High-level Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation and Connectivity under the theme “Whole-Of-Society ... More >>
United Nations Economic And Social Council (ECOSOC) High-level Meeting On “A Vaccine For All” - 16 April 2021
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:05 am | UN Department of Global Communications
World needs safe and effective vaccines available for All Leaders call for immediate efforts to ensure equitable access to vaccines New York, 20 April 2021 – As we continue the battle to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, world leaders were alerted ... More >>
UN Calls For Urgent Action To Feed The World’s Growing Population Healthily, Equitably And Sustainably
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 6:00 am | UN Department of Global Communications
New York, 19 April –The COVID-19 crisis has added between 83 and 132 million to the 690 million people worldwide who were already undernourished, casting doubt on the chances of meeting global targets on food security and nutrition and prompting ... More >>
