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 →
Help us show people how to take simple actions to stop pollution, reduce global warming, save water or do any of the other hundreds of big or small acts each of us can take to help reduce the major threats facing … Continue reading →
In order to achieve Agenda 2030, we will need to learn from some of the greatest innovators, mobilizers, connectors, storytellers, communicators, visualizers and includers from across the Globe! This awards program aimed to find these change-makers and celebrate achievements being made in every corner … Continue reading →
In 1968 the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) used the slogan “Trade not Aid” to emphasise the need for fair trade in relations between developed and developing countries. Since then “Fair Trade” has become a world-wide social movement aimed at … Continue reading →
Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals is dedicated to the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels. Targets Significantly reduce all … Continue reading →
Sustainable Development Goal 4 is to Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all The targets for this goal, listed in the 2030 Agenda, are: 4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable … Continue reading →
In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly officially designated March 22 as World Water Day. World Water Day is coordinated by UN-Water in collaboration with governments and partners. Themes 2018: World Water Day – Nature for Water – Coordinators: CBD, UN Environment, UNESCO 2019: World … Continue reading →
Sustainable Development Goal 6 is to ensure access to water and sanitation for all. UN-Water coordinates the efforts of over 30 UN entities plus other international organizations who work on water and sanitation issues. Water-related issues run through all of the … Continue reading →
Clean, accessible water is essential to live a healthy life, and there is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. But due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, every year millions of people, most of them children, die … Continue reading →
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience … Continue reading →