GalleryUN Global Compact launches SDG Pioneers to promote business for good
To create momentum, Global Compact has selected 10 of the brightest leaders in promoting community sustainability to be Local SDG Pioneers.
2306, 2016
GalleryBan marks UN Public Service Day with call for shared drive to achieve sustainability agenda
The efforts of women and men engaged in public service are crucial to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, paying tribute to public servants on the day set aside by the General Assembly to spotlight their invaluable contributions.
2206, 2016
GalleryUN summit jump-starts global drive for responsible business actions on Sustainable Development Goals
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today rallied corporate leaders and entrepreneurs gathered for a summit in New York to focus on key areas required to reach a new era of sustainability, including responsible practices, transformative partnerships, breakthrough innovation and targeted investment.
2106, 2016
GalleryLetters to Ban Ki-moon: Fifth-graders write about climate change
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been very busy, but not too busy to make time to meet the fifth graders who wrote to him asking him to find solutions to the universal challenge of climate change. Today, Mr. Ban will talk to them about what the UN is doing to tackle this issue, and what […]
1606, 2016
GalleryIn Russia, Ban spotlights leadership and shared input in advancing global commitments
16 June 2016 – Participating in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the importance of translating the various landmark agreements made by the international community during the past year into action as soon as possible.
1406, 2016
Gallery‘Disability is not inability,’ says Ban, urging equal rights for all to achieve Global Goals
Marking the 10th anniversary of a United Nations treaty that protects the rights of persons with disabilities, senior UN officials today highlighted the critical role people with disabilities play as invaluable partners to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
806, 2016
GalleryMonitoring World Urbanization Trends and Conditions with a Global Sample of Cities
UN Habitat’s Global Urban Observatory has created a new UN Global Sample of Cities to monitor, report, and advise on world urbanization trends, conditions and developments.
3005, 2016
GalleryUN chief opens DPI/NGO Conference with call for cooperation on education
Kicking off the conference in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, Ban highlights the vital role that NGOs, academia and youth play in achieving the SDGs.
2905, 2016
GalleryUN adopts new declaration, calls for support of least developed countries
A major UN meeting focusing on the world's least developed countries has closed in Antalya, Turkey, with the adoption of an outcome document paving the way for further concrete action.
2605, 2016
GalleryUN launches campaign to urge ‘smart’ transition to sustainable cities
Two United Nations entities have launched a global initiative to advocate for public policy that will promote use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a catalyst for the transition to smart sustainable cities.
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