World Wildlife Day: UN chief urges ‘more caring’ relationship with nature
World Wildlife Day aligns with many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), so we need to protect – not exploit – natural resources and wildlife.
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The latest news and opinion pieces about sustainability, from across the globe.
UN releases emergency funds to help vulnerable countries fight coronavirus COVID-19
Announced yesterday (1 March 2020), the UN have contributed a large sum of money to countries with poor health care to help them combat the coronavirus.
With human rights under attack, UN chief unveils blueprint for positive change
UN Secretary-General creates an urgent Call to Action this Monday (24 February 2020) over serious human rights concerns.
In Pakistan, Guterres urges world to step up climate action and praises support to Afghan refugees
UN Secretary-General acknowledges positive sustainable development in Pakistan during his trip and urges more progress around the world.
Ai Wei Wei sculpture celebrates pedal power, as Urban Forum continues in Abu Dhabi
“Forever Bicycle” sculpture at the recent World Urban Forum aims to showcase sustainable travel within cities.
Watch now: Our Sustainable Development campaign summarised in 76 seconds
We have created an introductory video to explain the purpose of our sustainability project. Check it out here.
Tackle ‘unacceptable inequalities’ in cancer care, saving up to seven million lives, WHO urges
Today (4 February) marks World Cancer Day. But treatment needs serious improvement, especially in terms of the inequalities that have an impact on cancer care.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by military escalation in northwest Syria
Peace and human rights are being comprised, as civilians and civilian infrastructure are under attack in Iblib, Syria.
New UN finance panel to push Global Goals forward
This week (27 – 2 January), progress was made within the financial sector in the form of a new panel, which aims to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Societies must unite against ‘global crisis of antisemitic hatred’, Guterres urges
UN Secretary-General explains the shocking extent to which antisemitic hatred still exists, and condemns all kinds of prejudice.