United Nations urges commitment to fight humiliation and exclusion to end poverty
Marking the 24th anniversary of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), the United Nations today underscored the need to recognize and address the humiliation and exclusion endured by many people living in poverty. Read more ›
Role of governments and stakeholders in mobilizing ICTs for sustainable development
Panellists from the World Bank, Columbia University, Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence in Medical Epidemiology (AIME) and Socrata came together for a Second Committee side event on 13 October organized by UN DESA’s Division for Public Administration and Development Management, to discuss the role ICTs can play for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Read more ›
World leaders commit to respect, safety and dignity for refugees and migrants
On 19 September 2016, Member States adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants during the General Assembly’s high-level plenary meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, also called the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants. The Declaration includes commitments to protect the rights of refugees and migrants, to save lives… Read more ›
Ban announces launch of new partnership platform to support financing for Sustainable Development Goals
Announcing the launch today of a new platform for scaling up innovative finance solutions to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative can help in identifying and piloting innovative finance instruments that can drive investment and support well thought-out SDG interventions. “Financial actors… Read more ›
Globalization must leave no one behind, senior UN officials tell joint meeting on socio-economic issues
At a joint meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the General Assembly’s main economic and financial committee, the respective heads of the two UN bodies today highlighted the need for the benefits of globalization to reach all countries and all peoples. Read more ›
Youth delegates share views on key development issues with UNGA Third Committee
Delegates in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) shared the floor with youth representatives this week, grappling with issues of inequality, unemployment and xenophobia that hampered young people’s advancement, as they concluded their two-day debate on social development. Read more ›
Security Council recommends former Prime Minister of Portugal Guterres as next UN Secretary-General
The Security Council today formally chose the former Prime Minister of Portugal, António Guterres, as its nominee to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term when incumbent Ban Ki-moon steps down on 31 December. The recommendation, made in a resolution adopted in a private meeting by acclamation, now goes to… Read more ›
Global economic imbalances threaten sustainable development for all
The world is facing an unprecedented array of global risks and negative trends from the refugee crisis and climate change to drug-resistant antibiotics and political upheaval, renowned economist Dambisa Moyo told the UN General Assembly’s Second Committee (Economic and Financial), as it began its general debate on 3 October. Read more ›
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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