SDGs

Tanzania has experienced high economic growth rates but inequality especially among women has remained high
UNCTAD/Adam Kane

Economic growth ‘exceeds expectations’ but trade tensions are rising: UN report

17 May 2018
Global

Global economic growth is exceeding expectations this year but heightened geopolitical tension and uncertainty over international trade could thwart progress, according to a new United Nations report.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor). The Asian and southern African populations are partially migratory, with many making regular movements from their breeding sites inland to coastal wetlands when not breeding.
Mark Anderson

Save our planet by protecting migratory birds and their ‘epic journeys,’ urges UN chief

11 May 2018
Global

As they make their global journeys, migratory birds not only set birdwatchers’ binoculars agog, they also help the planet maintain its essential ecological balance.

A community forest conservation area in Dalaikoro, Fiji. Forest cover is vital to maintain the ecosystem in the region, which is in turn critical for communities in the Pacific island nation.
FAO/Rudolf Hahn

New UN agency guidelines aim to sustain forest benefits for future generations

10 May 2018
Global

New guidelines designed to give poor and isolated communities more of a say in how tropical forests are used and preserved around the world were published on Thursday, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Children on a train at a reception centre for refugees and migrants in Gevgelija in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson

UN forum examines role partnerships play in tackling global migration challenge

26 March 2018
Global

Partnerships at local, national, regional and international levels are crucial to ensuring global migration is better managed, the United Nations migration agency chief said Monday in New York.

Boreal forests line a misty fjord in southeast Alaska (file). FAO/Bill Ciesla

World has knowledge and tools to stop deforestation, senior UN agriculture official tells global conference

21 February 2018
Global

A future with zero net global deforestation is possible with the right mix of policies, social action and political will, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said as a major international conference on sustainable forest management kicked off this week in Rome.

Two girls speak to a psychologist using a mobile phone in rural sindhupalchowk, Nepal. In the background, a house lies in ruin, destroyed by the devastating 2015 earthquakes in country.
UNICEF/Karki

World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – UN report

24 January 2018

The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now taking advantage of smart phones and other digital devices, keeping up this momentum can put their societies on the fast track to sustainable development, the United Nations said on Wednesday.