The Director of the Earth Institute, Jeffrey Sachs, tells a meeting on sustainable development and climate change that 21 years after the signing of the of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, "we haven't even begun to change direction." He added that in the United States, "politics has found a way" to keep the [...]
United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron, one of the Co-Chairs of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, briefs journalists on the steps to take after the U.N. Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015. UNTV
Jerry Velasquez, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) for in Asia-Pacific Regional says that the good news is that less people are dying, but he warns that "the bad news is economic losses are going through the roof”. UNISDR / LINX PRODUCTIONS
At a special event on partnerships for innovative solutions to sustainable development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon proposed the creation a new UN partnership facility, while Mo Ibrahim, chair of an African foundation that bears his name, called for greater attention to paid to Africa. UNTV
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and the Bank’s chief economist outline goals to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity during the Bank’s annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. WORLD BANK
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to reach more than 5 per cent on average in 2013-2015 as a result of high commodity prices worldwide and strong consumer spending on the continent, ensuring that the region remains amongst the fastest growing in the world — according to the World Bank's latest Africa's Pulse, a [...]
United States singer and songwriter Katy Perry has teamed up with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to bring attention to the situation of children in Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world. UNICEF
With the help of a local women's association and with support from the United Nations mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), four women have started a cell phone repair business that has changed their lives. MINUSTAH
As part of his agenda in Spain, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday met young people from the Spanish and European Youth Councils to mark the One Thousand days leading to the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015. UN MILLENNIUM CAMPAIGN
The World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, today (3 April) outlined a bold global agenda for ending extreme poverty by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity to boost the incomes of the poorest 40 per cent of the population. WORLD BANK