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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.
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‘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.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) banners outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 20 September 2019.
UN News/Conor Lennon

UN chief calls for ‘a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit

24 September 2019
Global

“We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked about his expectations for the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, on 24-25 September at New York headquarters.

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.” 

In Belarus, peat bogs are being revitalized and act as effective carbon sinks.
UNDP Belarus

Nature ‘one of most effective ways’ of combatting climate change

19 September 2019
Global

Nature is “one of the most effective ways” of combatting climate change and should be part of every country’s climate strategy according to the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen. 

Some farmers in Malawi have started growing tomatoes as they try to adapt to a change in the climate.
UNDP Malawi

UN climate summit aims to speed up transition to cleaner, greener future

17 September 2019
Global

New measures to speed up the transition to clean energy and green economies are among the initiatives to be unveiled during the UN Climate Change Summit next week.

Wide view of the General Assembly Hall at the opening of its seventy-third session, on 18 September 2018.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

UN General Assembly: Here are the 5 big summits to watch out for

15 September 2019
Global

It’s that time again, when the eyes of the world turn to New York, as world leaders fly into the city to take part in the General Debate that marks the opening of the latest session of the UN General Assembly, or UNGA.

Children eat a meal at their school which is taking part in a school feeding programme in Latin America and the Caribbean.
FAO/Ubirajara Machado

South-South Cooperation ‘accelerates’ us toward 2030 goals, UN Chief says on International Day

12 September 2019
Global

Collaboration among countries of the global south offers a “unique pathway” that accelerates us towards the key 2030 sustainable development targets, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, told a commemorative event for South-South Cooperation (SSC) on Thursday.

A woman in Afghanistan stands next to a solar cooking disc. (31 May 2015)
UNDP/Rob Few

SDG progress ‘in danger’ of going backwards without change in direction, new UN report reveals

11 September 2019
Global

The current worldwide sustainable development model is threatening to reverse years of progress, if strategies don’t drastically change, an independent group of scientists has concluded in a major new report launched on Wednesday.