SDGs

Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (27 September 2019)
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Despite grappling with Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is ‘development miracle’

27 September 2019
Asia Pacific

Despite global turbulence and economic uncertainty, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh told the General Assembly on Friday evening that her country has often been cited as a “development miracle”.

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, addresses the general debate of the 74th session of the General Assembly.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

At UN, Modi outlines development successes, says India gave world ‘Buddha, not war’

27 September 2019
Asia Pacific

In his address to the UN General Assembly’s general debate on Friday, the Prime Minister of India outlined how the world’s largest democracy has embodied the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its work towards “peace, development and progress in the world”.

The Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in Iceland is formed naturally from melted glacial water and is perpetually growing while big blocks of ice crumble from a shrinking glacier.
UN News/Laura Quiñones

Earth’s oceans and frozen spaces paying price for ‘taking the heat of global warming’

25 September 2019
Global

Our oceans and frozen spaces have been “taking the heat” for global warming for decades, climate experts said on Wednesday, warning that without a radical change in human behaviour, hundreds of millions of people could suffer from rising sea levels, frequent natural disasters and food shortages.

As part of a UNDP-led green renovation project, technicians install solar panels at a police academy in Rajaf, South Sudan. (21 August 2018)
UNDP/Louis Fourmentin

Time to step up: UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough

24 September 2019
Global

A sustainable global economy – one that preserves the planet and improves lives everywhere – is also a huge opportunity to create new jobs and market opportunities worth trillions of dollars, says the UN. But to make it happen, the international community needs to rapidly scale up investment.

Željko Komšić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (24 September 2019)
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Global Goals offer ‘special opportunity’ to change course of development, Bosnian leader tells General Assembly

24 September 2019
Global

The world now has “a special opportunity to change the course of development”, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina told the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate on Tuesday. 

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (centre), President of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, opens the General Debate of the 74th session of the General Assembly.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

‘We need solutions’, not cynicism; UN Assembly President urges world leaders to do more to tackle global ills

24 September 2019

The fact that world leaders have convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York is “a veritable testament to the primacy of this great multilateral body”, the General Assembly President said on Tuesday, opening the Organization’s annual General Debate.

Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Beira is carried out by the Mozambique Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners. (2019)
OCHA/Saviano Abreu

UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on global health

23 September 2019
Global

Describing it as an “important landmark” on our “journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday welcomed the UN Political Declaration on universal health coverage, or UHC, which commits countries to advance towards full coverage for their citizens in four major areas around primary care.

Secretary-General António Guterres visits Mandruzi Resettlement Site in Mozambique.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Collective action now, the only way to meet global challenges, Guterres reaffirms in annual report

23 September 2019
Global

The global challenges of our time beg global solutions, and we must continuously demonstrate the merits of multilateral cooperation, the Secretary-General said on Monday, launching the 2019 United Nation’s annual report.

Secretary-General António Guterres tours Abaco Island, Bahamas to witness at first-hand the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian.
UN Photo/OCHA/Mark Garten

INTERVIEW: Guterres urges world leaders to ‘do what is necessary’ for peace and the planet

20 September 2019
Global

As global leaders prepare to convene in New York next week to debate the best way forward for the planet, Secretary-General António Guterres  is urging them to “do what is necessary” to ensure that “we are able to solve the dramatic problems we face.” 

As countries face more political, technical, socioeconomic and other barriers, increased climate ambition is central to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Vendors are photographed in Kashmir before going to a floating market.
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New UN report launched to help ratchet up action to combat climate crisis

18 September 2019
Global

Ahead of global leaders’ arrival in New York for the Climate Action Summit on 23 September, the United Nations deputy chief has launched a comprehensive report on how the world can take swift and meaningful action to slow down climate change.