SDGs

A Syrian refugee from Damascus, Almas is one of 12 Jordanian and Syrian women employed by Teenah, a social enterprise in Irbid, northern Jordan making eco-friendly tote bags for export to European supermarkets.
UNICEF/UN0201091/Herwig

At Ministerial session, UN regional office in Beirut to focus on technology for sustainable development

26 June 2018
Middle East

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is set to hold its 30th Ministerial Session in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 and 28 June with a focus on technology for sustainable development.

European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli presents the SDG flag he flew abroad the International Space Station to UNOOSA Director Simonetta Di Pippo.
UNIS Vienna

Use space technology to build a better world for all, urges UN chief

20 June 2018
Global

Not only has space exploration captured the world’s imagination, it can also help humankind address existential challenges back on earth, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, in his message to the UN’s key forum on space affairs.

A pastoralist in northern Somalia, a region hit hard by drought. He lost almost half of his sheep flock that originally numbered 70.
UNICEF/Sebastian Rich

Conflict and climate change challenge sustainable development effort: UN report

20 June 2018
Global

Although more people are leading better lives than a decade ago, persistent poverty and hunger, as well as rapid urbanization, are challenging global efforts to create a more just and equitable world, according to a United Nations report launched on Wednesday.

Crew of the International Space Station join UNISPACE+50, via video link, from 400 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
UN News/Vibhu Mishra

From low-earth orbit, ‘envoys’ of humanity join UN space forum

20 June 2018
Global

Floating in near zero-gravity, 400 kilometres above the Pacific Ocean and flying at over 28,000 kilometres per hour, the six crew members onboard the International Space Station (ISS) joined the key United Nations forum on outer space affairs via video link on Wednesday, to discuss the importance of working together.

A member of a local non-governmental organization that helps to raise awareness about desertification waters plants grown in a garden in Bol, the capital of Lac Region, Chad.
UNICEF/Patricia Esteve

On World Day to Combat Desertification, UN shines spotlight on ‘true value’ of land

17 June 2018
Global

Land is not a limitless resource and ignoring its role in our everyday lives threatens food and water supplies, biodiversity and the security of us all, the United Nations agency that fights desertification worldwide has said.

Local people from Watamu, Kenya, work with Local Ocean Conservation to pick up plastic on the beach each Friday.
UNEP/Cyril Villemain

The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste says UN chief, marking Environment Day

5 June 2018
Global

The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Tuesday, noting that microplastic particles in the ocean, “now outnumber stars in our galaxy”.