SDGs

Michelle Yeoh and UNDP announced the names of the panda ambassadors at the 7th Social Good Summit in New York.
UNDP

FEATURE: Two panda cubs, two little girls and the Sustainable Development Goals

21 September 2016
Asia Pacific

What do two panda cubs and two Fijian girls have to do with the Sustainable Development Goals?

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presents his annual report on the work of the Organization at the opening of the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-first session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Opening Assembly debate, Ban calls on world leaders ‘act now,’ work together for a better future

20 September 2016
Global

Highlighting the challenges confronting the global community, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today opened the 71st annual debate of the UN General Assembly with a call on world leaders to recognize that the important positions they hold are a reflection of the trust the people have in them and “not personal property.”