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Women in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia work in a greenhouse they built to increase the production capacity of vegetables they sell on the local market. (file 2015)
ILO/Marcel Crozet

Work to make the world a better place: 5 things you need to know about ‘green jobs’

28 April 2019
Global

Imagine a world in which practically everyone works in jobs that are helping to transform the global economy, and bring about a world where business can thrive and the needs of the most vulnerable people are met. 

UN Secretary General António Guterres delivered remarks at the opening of Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing China
UN China/Zhao Yun

At China’s Belt and Road Forum, Guterres calls for 'inclusive, sustainable and durable' development

26 April 2019

China’s international trade and economic development plan – known as the Belt and Road Initiative – could contribute to a more equitable, prosperous world, and to reversing the negative impact of climate change, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, speaking in Beijing, China.

The Sustainable Development Goals projected onto UN Headquarters, New York, in 2015
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Multilateralism’s ‘proven record of service’ is focus of first-ever International Day  

24 April 2019
Global

The International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace “underscores the value of international cooperation for the common good”, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres marking its first-ever observance on Wednesday. 

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.
UN News/Laura Quiñones

‘Do everything in your power to tackle climate change’ UN chief urges on Mother Earth Day

22 April 2019

Marking International Mother Earth Day, the UN on Monday debated how best to build “an equitable and sustainable future” for all, through enhanced education and climate action, on the road to a key international summit on the issue due to take place in September.

Sjisäwishék indigenous girls of the Onondaga Nation, Haudenoaunee Confederacy, perform at the opening of the eighteenth substantive session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Traditional knowledge at ‘core’ of indigenous heritage, and ‘must be protected’, says UN Forum

22 April 2019
Global

Traditional knowledge is at the core of indigenous identity, culture and heritage around the world, the chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues said at the annual event’s opening day on Monday, stressing that it “must be protected”.

Worker pruning fruit trees in South Africa.
World Bank/Samson

‘A trusted voice’ for social justice: Guterres celebrates 100 years of the International Labour Organization

10 April 2019
Global

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has been “a trusted voice” to “ensure social justice in every corner of our world”, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, at a high-level meeting to commemorate the centenary of what was the first ever United Nations agency.

Children wash their faces, outside their home, in South Sudan (2018).
UNICEF/Meyer

Lack of basic water facilities risks millions of lives globally: UN health agency

3 April 2019

More than two billion people face grave health risks because basic water facilities are not available in one in four medical centres globally, the UN has said, in an appeal to countries to do more to prevent the transmission of treatable infections that can turn deadly if not washed or flushed, away.