News Feed Newsletters (on-line) Blogs Image Wall Sustainable Development Goals – The GuardianEconomic growth is needed to reduce global poverty | Letters March 31, 2023Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development responds to an article by the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rightsI’m very grateful to Olivier de Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, for his discussion of the paper by me and Zack Gehan on future growth forecasts and poverty […] Guardian StaffRich nations have promised to pay for the climate crisis – but will they? | Gordon Brown November 26, 2022For too long pledges have gone unmet, so at Cop28 new solutions need to be explored• Gordon Brown is the WHO ambassador for global health financingOn Sunday, loud cheers from Sharm el-Sheikh greeted the announcement of a new initiative – the global loss and damage fund – to right historical wrongs by compensating climate-hit developing […] Gordon Brown‘The strain is the worst of my lifetime’: how Bill Gates is staying optimistic September 13, 2022Covid and Ukraine war were major setbacks in pursuit of global development goals, philanthropist admits, but cutting back on aid would be ‘tragic’The figures are bad, progress has stalled and all the trends that had been building hope in the world becoming a fairer place are showing sharp about-turns. Yet Bill Gates, who has poured […] Tracy McVeighUrgent action needed on crucial development targets, next PM warned July 19, 2022UK at risk of breaking global commitment to help deliver UN sustainable development goals on poverty, environment and inequalities, say NGOsThe next British prime minister must halt the government’s “back-sliding” in its support for crucial global development targets, NGOs have warned.A report published by Bond, the network for British development charities, said that without urgent […] Saeed Kamali DehghanThe big idea: should other species have their own money? March 14, 2022Are digital wallets for orangutans and a ‘Bank for Other Species’ harebrained fantasies, or genius ways to boost conservation funding?Only about 120,000 orangutans remain in the wild, and despite the whopping $1bn that has been spent on protecting them since 2000, their numbers continue to decline. The orangutan is the most endangered great ape, but […] Laura Spinney Sustainable Development Goals – UNMedia Advisory: New UN report to stress transformed industrial policies as engine for closing global finance divide and achieving the SDGs March 31, 2023The post Media Advisory: New UN report to stress transformed industrial policies as engine for closing global finance divide and achieving the SDGs appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development. Yinuo ChenMedia Advisory: New UN report to stress transformed industrial policies as engine for closing global finance divide and achieving the SDGs March 31, 2023Media Advisory New UN report to stress transformed industrial policies as engine for closing global finance divide and achieving the SDGs WHO: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed WHAT: Launch of the Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2023 The 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Financing Sustainable Transformations, issued by the UN Secretary-General’s Inter-Agency Task […] Yinuo ChenGoal of the Month Editorial | April 2023 March 30, 2023The post Goal of the Month Editorial | April 2023 appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development. Yinuo ChenZero Waste Day: UN calls for a war on garbage March 30, 2023The planet is literally drowning in garbage, and it is high time to clean up, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, at an event in the General Assembly Hall marking the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. The post Zero Waste Day: UN calls for a war on garbage appeared first on United Nations […] dpicampaignsGeneral Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action March 29, 2023The UN General Assembly will seek the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on countries’ obligations to address climate change, following the adoption by consensus of a resolution on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News The post General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action appeared […] dpicampaignsSelected Posts:WHICH - The Hydrogen Home (November 2021)A Crisis of Conscience!A New Year and Big News!A Cleaner World - “That’s just business”Food for thought… The Internet in 2022: Help or Hindrance to…“NEW NORMAL” - What’s that like?
