UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks
18 February - Some 1.8 billion people on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the United Nations General Assembly President warned...
UN Secretary-General calls for radical transformation of global financial system to tackle pressing global challenges
17 February 2023 - With the failure of the global financial...
UN Assembly President urges Governments to send top leaders to Water Conference
13 February 2023 - The United Nations General Assembly President urged Governments today to send their top representatives...
鈥楢ct decisively before it is too late鈥, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023
6 February 2023 - Addressing the General Assembly in New York, he appealed for urgent action now to achieve peace, economic rights and development, climate action, respect for diversity, and inclusive societies 鈥 both today and for generations to come.
At UN ECOSOC 鈥 how the power of ideas is turned into action
3 February 2023 - The UN Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) is gearing up for a very busy 2023, culminating in the SDG Summit in September...
5 things you should know about decent jobs and reducing inequality
3 February 2023 - The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Confluence of multiple crises unleashes one of the lowest global economic growth rates in recent decades
25 January 2023 - A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks 鈥 the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and resulting food and energy crises...
International Forum on Migration Statistics to propose steps to support evidence-based migration policies
24 January 2023 - Although international migration is a priority issue for many countries, there are still...
4 things you need to know about why migration data matters
20 January 2023 - Are you looking to learn more about migration data and why it matters? We know the number of international migrants has grown consistently...
Water鈥檚 a 鈥榙ealmaker鈥 for multilateral cooperation and the SDGs
17 January 2023 - Water can be a 鈥渄ealmaker鈥 for stability and cooperation as well as for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, speakers from...
Amidst escalating pension and healthcare costs, new UN report calls for concrete measures to support an ageing world
12 January 2023 - The number of people aged 65 years or older worldwide is projected to more than double...
A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 鈥 UN report
10 January 2023 - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5鈥24 years lost their lives in 2021...
Behind the scenes of two major UN DESA reports
6 January 2023 - UN DESA will kick-off 2023 with a bang, launching its two flagship reports, the World Social Report (WSR) and the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) in January.
Sustainable development events to look out for in 2023
3 January 2023 - As we鈥檙e opening the chapter on 2023, we鈥檙e entering a new and busy year...
UN conference concludes with 鈥榟istoric鈥 deal to protect a third of the world鈥檚 biodiversity
19 December 2022 - The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, to protect 30 per cent ...