Take Action for the Sustainable Development Goals
WEBRead more about Goal 17. The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those ...
United Nations: Gender equality and women's empowerment
WEBGender equality is a cross-cutting objective and must be a key focus of national policies, budgets and institutions. Around 2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic ...
How is climate change impacting the world’s ocean
WEBThe ocean has long taken the brunt of the impacts of human-made global warming, says UN Climate Change. As the planet’s greatest carbon sink, the ocean absorbs excess heat and energy released ...
The Sustainable Development Agenda
WEB17 Goals for People, for Planet World leaders came together in 2015 and made a historic promise to secure the rights and well-being of everyone on a healthy, thriving planet when they adopted the ...
Democracy | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
WEBDemocracy. Democracy is a core value of the United Nations. The UN supports democracy by promoting human rights, development, and peace and security. In the 79 years since the UN Charter was ...
Climate Change - United Nations Sustainable Development
WEBCOP21, 12 December 2015. The Paris Agreement was adopted by all 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at COP21 in Paris on 12 December 2015. In the agreement ...
List of International Days and Weeks | United Nations
WEBJan 4, 2024 · 15 Mar. International Day of Happiness (A/RES/66/281) 20 Mar. French Language Day. 20 Mar. Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination, 21-27 March (A ...
Home - United Nations Sustainable Development - الأمم المتحدة
WEB17 Goals to Transform Our World. The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet ...
Gender Equality | United Nations - الأمم المتحدة
WEBOn 2 July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously voted to create a single UN body tasked with accelerating progress in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment. The new ...
Biodiversity - our strongest natural defense against climate change
WEBOverall, climate change affects the health of ecosystems, influencing shifts in the distribution of plants, viruses, animals, and even human settlements.This can create increased opportunities for ...