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UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs
- UN News
Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New York.
How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world
- UN News
The centrepiece of the UN General Assembly’s 2023 high-level week, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, will see world leaders gather in New York on Monday for two intense days of meetings. Their goal: to put the world back on track towards a greener, cleaner, safer, fairer future for all.
Treated Wastewater Is a Growing Source of Irrigation in Chile's Arid North
- Inter Press Service
COQUIMBO, Chile, Sep 18 (IPS) - The reuse of treated wastewater in vulnerable rural areas of Chile's arid north is emerging as a new resource for the inhabitants of this long, narrow South American country.
‘Staggering proposition’ reaching SDGs for small island States: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can seem link “a staggering proposition” for resource-starved small island developing States, but in Trinidad and Tobago, an “inexorable spirit” is helping the country get closer to realizing the challenging targets.
UNGA78: UN chief brushes off absence of key leaders, says nations must deliver on climate and development promises
- UN News
With several high-profile world leaders opting out of the UN General Assembly’s annual opening session next week, Secretary-General António Guterres has said that he cares less about who comes to New York and more about what gets done, especially to revive the lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
‘We all need to step up’ to rescue the SDG’s and fight for a better future: UN chief
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday rallied a diverse cross section of civil society actors to use their passionate voices and energetic grassroots networks to “help rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fight for the better future every person deserves.”
Latin America Is Lagging in Its Homework to Meet the SDGs
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Sep 15 (IPS) - The Latin American and Caribbean region is arriving at the Sustainable Development Goals Summit on the right track but far behind in terms of progress, at the halfway point to achieve the SDGs, which aim to overcome poverty and create a cleaner and healthier environment.
Halfway to 2030: Our 5 Asks at the SDG Summit
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 15 (IPS) - At the UN SDG Summit in New York, the Forus global civil society network is calling for decisive action on SDG implementation. Clearly, as we hit the midpoint towards the "finish line" of the Agenda 2030, progress is stagnating.
Carbon Colonialism Has No Place in Liberia's Forests
- Inter Press Service
MONROVIA, Sep 15 (IPS) - The fate of Liberia and its forests are entwined. Yet a new climate change deal, set to be announced at the UN climate change talks in Dubai this November, would drive a wedge between our communities and their woodlands.
African Agro-Processors Call for Policies Conducive to Local Manufacturing
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Sep 15 (IPS) - Experts at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, have called on African governments to make and review existing policies to protect the processing and agro-industrialisation of locally produced agricultural products.
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