"GREEN ECONOMY"

The 21st session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation opened on Tuesday to discuss issues like recovery from the pandemic, climate change and ongoing conflicts. UNIFEED

The Eighteenth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF18) kicked off today in New York to discuss the links between the Global Forest Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNIFEED

Marking the first International Zero-Waste Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said, “We’re making a mess of our world. It’s time to clean up. Let’s work as one to build a circular, zero-waste future. For people and planet.” UNIFEED

On Gender Day at COP27, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said, “Women and girls are essential, effective and powerful leaders to address the climate crisis. But they remain largely undervalued and underestimated.” She reiterated, “there's a very simple and effective solution – put women and girls in the lead.” UNIFEED / FILE

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, told the General Assembly his country “looks forward to receiving further UN support in reconstructing the liberated areas affected by the occupation of ISIS terrorists.” UNIFEED

Concluding 2022 management segment, Economic and Social Council focuses on role in attaining inclusive recovery guided by sustainable development agenda.

UN meets to help reverse 'precipitous drop' in tourism.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism.

The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results are the same: inequality, hunger, poverty, weak infrastructure, competition for dwindling resources, insecurity and conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres tells the Fifth LDC (LDC5) Conference.