This article was written by the United Nations Department of Global Communications. The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for the human family to act in solidarity and turn this crisis into an impetus to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). … Continue reading →
Global Compact Network UK is the UK arm of the UN Global Compact. Its website explains that the UN Global Compact is a purely voluntary initiative with two objectives: Mainstream the ten principles in business activities around the world Catalyse … Continue reading →
Mental Health is included in Sustainable Development Goal 3 which focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. See this report from the World Health Organisation for more. Shagufta Hamid-Khan is the lead and chair … Continue reading →
Universities around the world play a critical role in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in developing the ideas and technologies required to embed sustainability within government, business and wider society, while leading by example in the way they … Continue reading →
These are just a few of the many things you can do to move towards implementing the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals! THINGS YOU CAN DO FROM YOUR COUCH Save electricity by plugging appliances into a power strip and turning … Continue reading →
The UK government 25 year Environment Plan was published 11 January 2018. It sets out the government’s goals for improving the environment, within a generation, and leaving it in a better state than we found it. It details how the … Continue reading →
As part of Agenda 2030, the UK is reviewing its progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The Voluntary National Review website invites people and organisations to share information about their projects that contribute to the UK’s delivery of the Sustainable … Continue reading →
On 9 October 2018 she had made the following remarks highlighting the enduring relevance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in protecting the vulnerable against the effects of climate change as the UN marked the 70th Anniversary of the … Continue reading →
The United Nations SDG Action Campaign is a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General administered by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and mandated to support the UN system-wide and the Member States on advocacy and public engagement in the SDG implementation. Building on … Continue reading →
For all the progress inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals, one barrier impedes them all: the choice we make in our everyday lives continues to fuel consumption and production habits that are increasingly extending beyond the limits of our plant. … Continue reading →