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Civil society must be ‘equal partners’ in implementing UN sustainability agenda, Ban tells parliamentarians

With speakers of parliament meeting at United Nations Headquarters at a moment when the world is gripped by multiple crises – displacement has soared to all-time highs and the threat of climate change grows by the day – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the legislators to help drive forward the new UN sustainable development agenda and ensure that civil society are equal partners in “building the future we want.”

2018-04-22T12:07:40-04:0031 Aug 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

At UN Economic and Social Council, ministers commit to ‘people-centred’ post-2015 development agenda

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today committed itself, through a Ministerial Declaration, to establishing a new set of inclusive sustainability goals that build on the successes of and the lessons learned from the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are set to wrap up at the end of 2015.

2018-04-22T12:08:41-04:0009 Jul 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

At academic event, UN officials spotlight data and technology as key to sustainability

The importance of quality data and cutting edge information communication technologies (ICTs) is increasingly critical to the shaping of the future sustainable development agenda, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) confirmed today.

2018-04-22T12:08:42-04:0009 Jul 2015|News, Sustainable Development Agenda|

Despite gains, 2.4 billion people worldwide still lack basic sanitation – UN report

United Nations agencies tracking access to water and sanitation targets against the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) warned today that the lack of progress on sanitation threatens to undermine the child survival and health benefits from gains in access to safe drinking water.

2018-04-22T12:08:58-04:0030 Jun 2015|Goal 3: Good Health, News|
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