SDGs

Nairobi playground improved following Block by Block workshops
UN-HABITAT

The digital building blocks of better communities

31 January 2020
Global

In cities and communities across the world, citizens of all ages and backgrounds are getting the chance to literally play an important role in redesigning their public spaces, thanks to an innovative collaboration between the UN, and the company behind the popular computer game Minecraft.

A woman in Mali takes care of a community garden which is part of the World Food Programme's capacity building project.
WFP/Simon Pierre Diouf

New UN finance panel to push Global Goals forward

28 January 2020
Global

The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday encouraged Member States to support a new panel that has been set up to help make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality, by 2030.  

In northern Ghana some 50% of people lack access to safe drinking water.
UNDP Ghana

FROM THE FIELD: Sourcing clean water in Ghana

28 January 2020
Africa

Communities in northern Ghana are benefiting from the rehabilitation of water sources which is expected to boost livelihoods and build resilience against climate change, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). 

Young women return home after classes in the town of Bol in Chad.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’

24 January 2020
Global

Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as the President of the UN General Assembly held a high-level interactive meeting for the International Day of Education.       

Students attend class at Zanaki primary school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
World Bank/Sarah Farhat

Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, but it’s not inevitable: new UN report

21 January 2020
Global

Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the risks of divisions and hampering economic and social development. But the rise is far from inevitable and can be tackled at a national and international level, says a flagship study released by the UN on Tuesday.

UN General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande meets cadets participating in a military and peacekeeping training programme at Khawla bint Al Azwar Military Academy for Women in Abu Dhabi.
United Nations

Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list

13 January 2020
Global

The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out his 2020 priorities, which aim to make the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality by the start of the next decade.

People living along the Kenya-Uganda border are amongst the poorest in the region.
WFP

Finding common ground in East Africa: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 January 2020
Africa

Together, Kenya and Uganda kick-start a Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with the UN to address challenges that transcend country borders.  By Siddharth Chatterjee (Kenya RC) and Rosa Malango (Uganda RC)