"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS"

Press briefing sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Monaco to the United Nations entitled "SDGs Youth World Cup" with Cédric Braquetti, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Monaco to the United Nations, Paloma Duran, Director, SDG Fund, and Aissata Camara, Strategic Relationships Manager and Program Director, NYC Junior Ambassador, NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs.

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018 found that conflict and climate change were major contributing factors leading to growing numbers of people facing hunger and forced displacement, as well as curtailing progress towards universal access to basic water and sanitation services.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2018 report, “shows that people are indeed living better lives than they were a decade ago, even in the regions facing the greatest development challenges,” a UN official said today. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Resist resting on laurels, global community urged during General Assembly debate on complete eradication of AIDS-causing HIV, at 94th plenary meeting.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said upholding the rights of people with disabilities is a “moral imperative” and a practical necessity to build “healthy, sustainable societies to the benefit of everyone – those with disabilities, and those without.” UNIFEED

High-Level event: Financing for SDGs - Breaking the Bottlenecks of Investment from Policy to Impact.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

Speaking at the World of Work Summit in Geneva, President of Ireland Michael Higgins said “there can be no social justice that is not unlimited, no peace that is not universal, and no solidarity that is not open to all.” ILO