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Sunday, 25 September marks one year after the adoption of the far reaching Sustainable Development Goals, the Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, David Nabarro, said “governments all over the world are seeing this for what it is, which is a plan for the future of the world’s people and the planet.” UNIFEED / RECENT / FILE

UNICEF Mexico announced Friday the appointment of award-winning recording artist Thalía as its newest UNICEF National Ambassador. UNICEF

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said "we are losing the battle against violent extremism” but warned that military intervention in the Middle East may cause "more division and violence" in Europe. UNIFEED-UNTV

At global forum on intra-cultural relations today, Turkey’s president Reccep Erdogen said that “if we are to fight against terrorism, we have to be sincere. Those who give the weapons, aren't they responsible? Those who support them financially, aren't they responsible?" UNIFEED-UNTV

The 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations started today in Baku, Azerbaijan, gathering more than 2000 world leaders, visionaries, innovators and stakeholders to discuss issues of preventing violence, deconstructing terror and creating peaceful and inclusive societies on the local, regional and international level. UNTV

The world remains a deeply unfair place for the poorest and most disadvantaged children despite major advances since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, according to a new UNICEF report. UNICEF / FILE

With performances from Shakira and fellow UN Goodwill Ambassador singer Angelique Kidjo, as well as call to action by female education advocate and the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzaii, the General Assembly celebrated the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNIFEED-UNTV

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its Goodwill Ambassador and international pop star Shakira urged global leaders today to invest heavily in early childhood development in the wake of new science that is creating a revolutionary shift in understanding the lasting effects of deprivation and stress on the developing brains of young children. UNIFEED-UNTV

A new World Bank Group report says Climate Change is creating a ‘new normal’ of severe weather patterns that will affect crops, businesses and coastal cities; adding that the impact of Climate Change may now be unavoidable because the Earth’s atmospheric system is locked into warming close to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by mid-century. WORLD BANK / FILE

Growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) is expected to decline by about one percentage point of GDP in response to the slowdown in Russia, the IMF says in its latest regional forecast. IMF