Sustainable Development Goals

It was a pleasant surprise to hear the Italian Minister of the Environment address the urgency behind climate change. As the current Italian administration under Deputy Prime Minister Salvini mirrors all of US President Trump’s rhetoric, who thought the Minister...

Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed emphasized that women have a “long track record as agents of change.” As such, women’s full participation in leadership is key to “unlocking the transformational change we seek,” and their involvement as decision makers means...

As climate action is fundamental in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the Secretary-General asserted that the global leaders of the G20 summit, “need to do more, mobilizing their own internal resources, improving their governance, reducing corruption, implementing the rule...

Today, orchestrated by a plethora of Russian diplomats within the UN General Headquarters, a presentation titled “Regions of Russia and the UN Sustainable Development Goals” looks to shed light on the issue. The event opens with remarks from Vassily Nebenzia,...

Two days ago, U.N. statisticians gave a briefing on recent statistics collected about progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Among the developments were two interesting pieces of data: world hunger is on the rise again after years of declining,...

The Rita Colwell's pioneering research on the prevention of waterborne infectious diseases has helped to protect the health and lives of millions: "With countries becoming increasingly industrialized, farming more technological, and the human populations greater in number, conflicts will arise...

Il 18 aprile 201 si è tenuto all'ONU l'incontro "SDGs Financing Lab - How to finance the SDGs" per discutere il metodo di finanziamento degli Obiettivi dello Sviluppo Sostenibile previsti dall'Agenda UN 2030. La ricetta ONU per raggiungere gli obiettivi...

As Experts call on the global community to take steps to improve the quality of education offered to indigenous people, UN Secretary General warns: “We will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals if we fail to address the educational needs...