SDGs

The UN in Bangladesh is prioritising gender-based violence services in communities affected by COVID-19.
UNDP Bangladesh/Fahad Kaizer

‘Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, greater than ever as coronavirus pandemic continues

11 May 2020
Global

As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions to ease the pandemic, while also getting back on track towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

One-year-old Lighton receives her pediatric HIV medicine at the same time at home every day in Mbarara, Uganda.
© UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucke

UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis

11 May 2020
Global

As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the battle against HIV are under threat, noted two UN agencies on Monday, point out that disruptions to treatment could cause hundreds of thousands of HIV-related deaths.
 

Female particpants at the Investment in Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation in the Era of Digitalization for Sustainable Development event.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

COVID-19 makes universal digital access and cooperation essential: UN tech agency

5 May 2020
Global

As the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go to school and shop for essentials – across the world – it has never been more important to bridge the digital divide for the 3.6 billion people who remain off-line.

Vulnerable people in developing countries like Bangladesh are expected to be hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNDP Bangladesh/Fahad Kaizer

COVID-19 pandemic exposes global ‘frailties and inequalities’: UN deputy chief

3 May 2020
Global

The COVID-19 pandemic which has swept across the developed and developing world is “exposing the frailties and inequalities of our societies,” according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General.