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Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

At UN, Himalayan nations, at forefront of climate impact, outline threats to their unique ecosystems

27 September 2018
Asia Pacific

Addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Nepal urged greater international focus on the developing world to ensure they are able to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), remarking that it is these nations that will be the “battleground on which the 2030 Agenda will be won or lost.”

United Nations General Assembly prepares to hold a meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

On day two of UN General Assembly’s annual debate, it’s multilateralism all the way

26 September 2018
Global

From trade to climate change to development and fighting diseases, world leaders mounted the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to deliver a ringing endorsement of multilateralism, singling out a strengthened UN as the prime tool for improving humanity’s lot.

High Level Event on Youth2030 to launch the United Nations Strategy and the Generation Unlimited Partnership
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Youth2030: UN chief launches bold new strategy for young people ‘to lead’

24 September 2018
Global

The United Nations Secretary-General launched a new partnership strategy with the world’s 1.8 billion young people on Monday, to help put “their ideas into action”.

Secretary-General António Guterres (right) briefs press on the occasion of the opening of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly on 20 September 2018. At left is his Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

UN chief seeking ‘renewed commitment’ to global rules and values, as world leaders head to New York

20 September 2018
Global

UN chief António Guterres on Thursday called for a “renewed commitment to a rules-based global order” and to the organization he leads, highlighting his key themes for discussion during the High-Level week of the General Assembly, beginning on Monday.

María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, then President-elect of the 73rd session of the General Assembly addresses the media at UN headquarters in New York. June 2018.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

INTERVIEW: ‘Dare to deliver’ more for the world, underscores General Assembly President

17 September 2018
Global

In June, the 193-member United Nations General Assembly, elected Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, the President of its 73rd session. Ms. Espinosa is only the fourth woman to hold that position in the history of the world body, and the first woman ever from the Latin America and the Caribbean region to preside over the Assembly.

The Ocean Cleanup vessel is aiming to clean up plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean. It left San Francisco on its first voyage on 8 September 2019.
The Ocean Cleanup/Pierre Augier

‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ clean-up project launches trial run: UN Environment

10 September 2018

A trial run of an innovative system designed to clean up the world’s seas and oceans, founded by UN Environment Programme (UNEP)  “Champion of the Earth” laureate Boyan Slat, has set off from San Francisco, in a bid to begin the removal of the so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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.

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.