sustainable development

Sustainable Development Goals to kick in with start of new year

30 December 2015
As 2015 comes to an end, and with it the 15-year cycle of the anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations officially will usher in – on 1 January 2016 – an even more ambitious set of goals to banish a whole host of social ills by 2030.

2015 in pictures: a review of some of the year’s major developments

23 December 2015
Looking back at the year 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon summed it up in two words: “breakthrough and horror.”
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UN Year in Review 2015 looks back at ‘pivotal year’ for international community

23 December 2015
The year 2015, in which the United Nations celebrated its 70th anniversary, was “pivotal” – in the words of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – marked by major achievements, including the adoption of a long-term global sustainable development agenda and crowned by the UN climate conference which committed every nation on Earth to do its part in combatting global warming.
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After ‘year of breakthrough and horror,’ Ban urges greater collaborative action to tackle crises in 2016

16 December 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon summed up the “pivotal year” in which the Organization marked its 70th anniversary by highlighting landmark steps taken to advance sustainable development, climate action, conflict resolution and provision of humanitarian assistance.
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On Anti-Corruption Day, UN says ending ‘corrosive’ crime can boost sustainable development

9 December 2015
To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the United Nations is calling for people to join a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about what Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called a “corrosive” scourge, and encouraging people from all walks of life to take action against this crime.
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UN health agency outlines global trends and looks ahead to 2030 targets

8 December 2015
The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued a comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000, and laid out actions that should be prioritized over the next 15 years to achieve the newly-agreed United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), saying that universal health care is the “linchpin of development in health.”
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Ban appoints senior officials for key roles in UN Agenda 2030 advisory board and peace operations

3 December 2015
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of David Nabarro of the United Kingdom as Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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On Africa Industrialization Day, Ban warns gender inequity, youth unemployment risk continent’s progress

20 November 2015
Marking the Africa Industrialization Day, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling for job creation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for women and youth to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable industrial development on the continent.
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Economic and Social Council President urges stronger cooperation to thwart tax evasion and avoidance

11 November 2015
Citing an enormous loss of $100 to $240 billion dollars in uncollected global corporate income tax revenues each year, Oh Joon, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today stressed the need to curb tax evasion and avoidance and called for stronger international tax cooperation.
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‘Turn digital divides into digital opportunities,’ Ban tells annual UN forum on Internet governance

10 November 2015
To cover the “breadth and depth” of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals, the potential of the data revolution must be explored through the use of new and non-traditional sources of data, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed at the 10th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which opened today in João Pessoa, Brazil.