2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Alan Bigelow (r) and Arun Raman (l) of Solar Cookers International, display solar cooking aparatus on the sidelines of the High Level Political Forum at UN Headquarters in New York.
UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi

Solar cooking helps sauce up Sustainable Development Goals

20 July 2018
Interviews

Solar cooking can help achieve all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including those related to clean water and gender equality, according to Alan Bigelow, Science Director at Solar Cookers International (SCI).  Solar cooking utilizes heat generated directly from the sun instead of converting sunlight to electricity.  Mr. Bigelow spoke with UN News about the revolutionary cookers.

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Bag made from recycled denim distributed by The Alliance for Responsible Denim at their stand on the margins of the 2018 High Level Political Forum at UN Headquarters in New York. July 2018.
UN News/Matt Wells

Straight, flared or even as a rug, denim raises fashion to sustainable levels

19 July 2018
Interviews

When people talk about recycling, plastic bottles often come to mind — but what about that favourite old pair of jeans that have grown just a bit too tight?  According to Lori DiVito, recycling denim is a creative way to reach the Sustainable Development Goals  (SDGs)– as she pointed out on the margins of the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) at UN Headquarters in New York this week. Ms. DiVito spoke with UN News.

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Irena Zubcevic of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs speaks to UN News about the Voluntary National Reviews at the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development, 9 July 2018.
UN News/Paulina Greer

Countries outline progress made in pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals at key UN forum

9 July 2018
Interviews

It’s like a mini UN General Assembly for sustainable development.  Starting this week, nearly 50 countries are voluntarily briefing the world about what they’ve done to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, and looking for ideas on what more they could do. 

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