SDGs

Food assistance programmes in Chad promote sustainable agriculture and strengthen incomes and livelihoods.
WFP/Giulio D'Adamo

COVID-19: Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief

28 May 2020
Global

Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a virtual high-level meeting on financing for development.

Executive Secretary Armida Alisjahbana (left) with other participants at the 76th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok.
ESCAP/Suwat Chancharoensuk

Asia-Pacific nations commit the whole region to ‘defeat’ COVID-19

21 May 2020
Asia Pacific

Gathering together at the top UN intergovernmental body in Asia and the Pacific on Thursday, countries of the vast region of more than four billion people, urged greater measures that reinforce global solidarity in ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tea is a cultural and social tradition in Kyrgyzstan.
FAO/Vyacheslav Oseledko

International Tea Day: Trusty cuppa represents ‘crux’ of today’s issues – UN General Assembly president

21 May 2020
Global


Art, culture, heritage, and a source of livelihood for millions. Because tea is so much more than just a drink, on Thursday, at a virtual event commemorating the first-ever International Tea Day, the president of the UN General Assembly lauded the plant for its role in pursuing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In Niger, 1.6 million vulnerable children are affected by humanitarian crises, including border closures and COVID-19 containment measures.
© UNICEF/Juan Haro

Coordination essential to beat coronavirus, keep development goals on track

19 May 2020
Global

As the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis continues to wreak havoc across the world – with the most vulnerable suffering the most – the UN chief said on Tuesday that the task of eradicating poverty and achieving the development goals “has never been more challenging, more urgent and more necessary”.

During the coronavirus pandemic, mental health tips are being disseminated to children and families in the Rongwai community in Bangkok, Thailand.
© UNICEF/Sukhum Preechapanic

UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19

14 May 2020
Global

Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in the way they treat psychological illness, amid a potential global spike in suicides and drug abuse.

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).