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June 2020
#MakeItRight: A campaign by UN Lebanon and TBWA/Raad on World Environment Day
Every year the world celebrates World Environment Day on 5 June, a day dedicated to focusing efforts of the governments, businesses and citizens on pressing environmental issues.
May 2020
United Nations SDG Media Compact hits 100-member mark
Growing alliance of news and entertainment companies brings focus on socio-economic impact of COVID-19 crisis to its two-billion-strong audience.
March 2020
The?21st?century must be?the century of women’s equality,?UN Secretary-General?António Guterres?said?on?Thursday,?in a [...]
February 2020
Japan’s 2020 Olympic and Paralympic teams to wear sportswear made from recycled clothes
Apparel and footwear production contribute to around 10 percent of [...]
Inspired by climate change – an interview with animation director Makoto Shinkai
Japanese animation director Mr. Makoto Shinkai talks about his new film and how it was inspired by climate change.
January 2020
Stories from the field: Namibian girls ready to code
Closing the gender digital divide has the potential to [...]
The United Nations on Wednesday launched the biggest global conversation on the world's future: the UN75 dialogues. Views and ideas gathered throughout the year will be shared at a high-level event in September to mark the Organization's 75th anniversary.
December 2019
United Nations in Sierra Leone introduced the Sustainable Livelihoods Initiative that sought to dissuade young people from the mining sector, which is largely responsible for degrading the environment, to more sustainable agriculture in a bid to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Frieda – The Universal Message of the Sustainable Development Goals
Storytelling is a powerful communications tool that helps children remember lessons and virtues that they will use in everyday life. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be complex and diverse topics to teach children – an audience that are our greatest hope in achieving them.
Tokyo 2020 to have first-ever podiums made from recycled household plastic
In the spirit of solidarity and to highlight the contribution of sports towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations and Tokyo 2020 are working together to promote the SDGs through the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
ActNow Climate Campaign Inspires Bali Coastal Clean-Up
More than 8 million tonnes of plastics enter the world’s oceans each year, and of this, Indonesia contributes 1.29 million tonnes, making it the second-largest plastic polluter to the world’s oceans. The Indonesian government has pledged to reduce its output of plastic into the oceans by 70 percent by 2025.
The High-Level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 (to 13 December) kicked off today, with urgent reminders that the international community is running out of time to effectively tackle the climate crisis and must change course and step up ambition in order to prevent the worst climate impacts.