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Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) addresses the closing session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. At left is Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and at right is Marie Chatardová, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

‘Embed the essence of 2030 Agenda into everything,’ UN chief urges at close of Global Goals forum

18 July 2018
Global

As the eight-day High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) drew to a close on Wednesday, the United Nations chief called on everyone to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for “prosperity and peace on a healthy planet.”

UN Environment (UNEP) and Yale University's Ecological Living Module; a sustainable tiny house exhibited at UN Headquarters in New York.
UN News/Matt Wells

Small and sustainable: 'Tiny Houses' could be solution to world’s housing problems

17 July 2018

They’re small, self-sustaining – and they could revolutionize the way we think about housing around the world, as building materials become scarcer.

Women learning to code at a technology centre in Herat, western Afghanistan.
UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya

UN chief pushes for greater benefits from new technology, as he launches digital experts panel

12 July 2018
Global

A high-profile group of tech experts has been assembled at the request of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, tasked with putting the benefits of digital technology to more effective use, while also protecting against unwanted or unexpected negative impacts.