A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable Development Goals Report ...

Beware of scams implying association with the United Nations The United Nations has been made aware of various correspondences, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, text messages ...

The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts ...

The multilateral system is the best we've got. There is no other system that can help us to deal with our global problems,” says Bob Rae, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent ...

July, the global community is coming together at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to assess the world’s progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ...

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concluded today in Sevilla, Spain, with 130 initiatives turning the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla into action through ...

For years, blended finance —utilizing public development funds to attract private investment in developing countries —has been touted as a powerful means to bridge the financing gap for achieving the ...

Workings of the General Assembly The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral ...

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World Population Day seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development.

The United Nations Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance is responsible for policy leadership in all management areas through the provision of a clear, integrated global ...

The tropics, as a region, account for 40 per cent of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.