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October 18, 2020

UN report shows financial institutions how to shift to more sustainable circular economies

Financiers can and must make the shift to circularity, ensuring the businesses they invest in make more efficient use of resources and minimise waste, pollution and carbon emissions, says the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative.
August 30, 2020

New partnership to increase access to clean, efficient energy in India

India’s largest renewable energy company and the UN Environment Programme have signed a partnership agreement to promote increased access to renewable energy and improved energy efficiency.
October 6, 2019

Shift in Switzerland's aid and development policies prompts UN concern

UN expert says proposed new policies could clash with some of Switzerland's obligations under the 2030 sustainable development agenda
June 17, 2019

Funds sent home by migrant workers support 1 in 9 people globally

In a message released on the United Nations' International Day of Family Remittances , observed each 16 June, the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development said remittances from migrant workers to their families are expected to rise to over US$550 billion in 2019, up some $20 billion from $529 billion in 2018.
December 1, 2018

G20 ‘essential forum’ to restore international confidence, says UN chief

During press briefings at the beginning of the G20 meeting of developed nations in Buenos Aires, the UN Secretary-General described the event as an essential forum, citing a lack of confidence and high level of confrontation within the international community.
October 30, 2017

UN forum brings together governments and entrepreneurs for sustainable development

More than one thousand business leaders, government officials and academics will converge at a United Nations forum tomorrow in Bahrain to strengthen global partnerships, entrepreneurship and investment for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
October 2, 2017

UN urges focus on the contribution and needs of older people

On the International Day of Older Persons, the United Nations has urged the world to tap into the often overlooked contributions of older persons, and called for integrated care to improve well being and ensure they have the opportunity to contribute to development.
March 1, 2017

Sustainable Development Goals essential for better future says deputy UN chief

Delivering her first address as the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed underlined that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are essential for a safe and secure future that brings prosperity, opportunity and human rights for all.
January 23, 2017

UN agency urges support for small farmers in develping countries

Highlighting growing challenges, such as climate change and natural resource scarcity facing small farmers in developing countries, the head of the United Nations agricultural agency has called for information technology tools that can help boost their resilience as well as feed a growing world population.
June 16, 2016

UN chief urges EU to meet development assistance targets

On the second day of his visit to Brussels the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the opening ceremony of the European Development Days forum and participated in a commemoration for the victims of the March airport bombing attacks in the city.

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