SDGs

Air pollution from power plants contributes to global warming.
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News in Brief 26 July 2021

26 July 2021
News in Brief
  • Rome UN Food Summit action call
  • Nearly 200 nations start climate science negotiations online
  • More women and children killed and wounded in Afghan conflict than ever
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Displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not always have access to the land they need to grow food.
© UNICEF/Patrick Brown

Sustainable development report shows devastating impact of COVID, ahead of ‘critical’ new phase

6 July 2021
SDGs

The world was not on track to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before COVID-19 struck, and now the challenge has been magnified many times over, according to a new flagship UN report that indicates countries must take ‘critical’ steps on the road out of the pandemic, during the next 18 months.

Women grow vegetables on a farm in India as part of a UNICEF-supported rural development programme.
© UNICEF/Vinay Panjwani

Turning crisis into opportunity: World leaders meet at UN to help drive pandemic recovery

5 July 2021
Economic Development

Leading figures from government, business and civil society are preparing to take part in this year’s High Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), where they will discuss ways to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and turn the deadly crisis into an opportunity for a major shift towards a more sustainable global economy.