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Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, the UNIDO Deputy Director General and Managing Director of External Relations and Field Representation, speaks at the opening of WEIF 2017 in Manama, Bahrain.
UN News/Vibhu Mishra

Push for Global Goals makes partnerships, innovation 'more important than ever,' UN forum in Bahrain told

31 October 2017
SDGs

A United Nations forum opened today in Manama, Bahrain, highlighting the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

An array of motorbikes crossing Long Bien Bridge on the Red River in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Half of the world’s population lives in urban environments.
UN Photo/Kibae

UN sees 'worrying' gap between Paris climate pledges and emissions cuts needed

31 October 2017
Climate and Environment

Pledges made under the Paris Agreement are only a third of what is required by 2030 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, pointing to the urgent need to boost efforts by both government and non-government actors, the United Nations environment wing said on Tuesday.

Working alongside her male team member, a woman employee checks the quality of work at a dam under construction in Sri Lanka.
World Bank/Lakshman Nadaraja

All 17 Global Goals interrelated, with strong links to gender equality – senior UN official

31 October 2017
SDGs

Addressing challenges faced by women in the world of work is a key theme for a United Nations forum on leveraging the power of partnerships to drive the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Skyline in Bahrain.
ITU/I. Wood

Government leaders, entrepreneurs set to gather in Bahrain for UN forum on sustainable development

30 October 2017
SDGs

More than one thousand business leaders, government officials and academics will converge at a United Nations forum Tuesday in Bahrain to strengthen global partnerships, entrepreneurship and investment for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, a weightlifter is treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at a dedicated hospital supported by grants from The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The Global Fund/Ryan Quinn Mattingly

Tuberculosis world's top infectious killer; UN health agency calls for political action to stop spread

30 October 2017
Health

Progress has not been fast enough over the past year to reach global and regional targets on stopping the spread of tuberculosis (TB), or to make real headway in closing persistent gaps in TB care and prevention, the World Health Organization warned Monday.

Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the fifteenth meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre Advisory Board.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

UN chief stresses prevention, support for victims in counter-terrorism speech

30 October 2017
Peace and Security

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today reiterated the importance of preventing terrorism by addressing its root causes, supporting victims of terrorism and enhancing human rights, in a world where security threats and challenges are rapidly evolving.

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet to Secretary-General António Guterres, addresses the Security Council meeting on women, peace and security.
UN Photo/Kim Haughton

Security Council debate on ‘women, peace and security’ spotlights prevention and gender equality links

27 October 2017
Peace and Security

At the Security Council today, a senior United Nations official called on Member States, regional organizations and civil society for greater partnership to boost women’s participation at all levels and help ensure UN peace efforts are stronger and more sustainable.

A health worker marks a boy’s finger with ink to show that he has been vaccinated against measles in India’s Gujarat State.
UNICEF/UNI133530/Pietrasik

Measles deaths fall, but world still far from eliminating disease – UN-backed report

26 October 2017
Health

Annual deaths from measles dropped below 100,000 last year for the first time, to 90,000, United Nations and other international agencies reported on Thursday, as they warned however that the world is still far from reaching goals on eliminating the disease.

Photo: World Bank/Dana Smillie
World Bank/Dana Smillie

Poor maritime connectivity hurting weaker, smaller nations – UN report

25 October 2017
Economic Development

A United Nations report out Wednesday revealed the poor maritime connectivity continues to keep smaller and weaker economies from reaching world markets, highlighting the need for evidence-based improvements to trading systems and procedures to address these challenges.

A nine-day-old baby boy is cradled by his mother (partially visible) in Bambaya Village in Fiama Chiefdom, Kono District, Sierra Leone.
UNICEF/Phelps

Despite drop in under-five mortality rate, 7,000 newborns die every day – UN report

19 October 2017
Health

More must be done to stop babies from dying the day they are born, United Nations agencies said in a new report issued Thursday, which argued that life-saving know-how and technologies must be made readily available – particularly in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa – where they are most needed.