United Nations

UN Forum Calls for Global Financial System to Align with SDGs

April 26, 2017

At a recent UN event on funding for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN officials expressed their desire for “bold measures to overhaul global finance practices” to ensure funding for the SDGs and take advantage of public and private sources, including “pension funds and the insurance sector.”
UN and World Bank Sign Compact for Greater Collaboration

April 26, 2017

The UN and the World Bank have agreed to a new framework to increase collaboration—especially in relation to conflict prevention and management—between the two international organizations by aligning activities and resources.
UN Chief Calls for More Spending on Conflict Prevention

April 26, 2017

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has argued for increased international investment toward conflict-prevention by strengthening States, institutions, and civil society due to failures in “traditional” development aid to sufficiently address the fragility that leads to conflict.
UN Envoy Urges More Global Child Intervention

April 26, 2017

UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown has called for greater protections for vulnerable children in conflict zones and developing nations via increased international law protections for children and by increased funding for the UN-backed International Finance Facility for Education.
UNESCO Analysis Shows SDG Impact on School Policies

April 19, 2017

UNESCO has released an analysis of national education practices showing significant progress in the incorporation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on Education into national education policies to promote “international understanding” and “human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
UN Report Urges Increased Funding to Reach SDGs for Water

April 19, 2017

A new UN report has called on countries to “‘radically’ increase investments in water and sanitation infrastructure” in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include “universal access to safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030.”
UN Secretary General Calls for Increased UNRWA Funding

April 12, 2017

UN Secretary General António Guterres has issued a “landmark report” calling on all member states to increase funding for the controversial UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) due to the integral role he believes it plays in regional peace.
UN Principals Push for “Collective Outcomes” for Development

April 12, 2017

The UN Secretary-General and nine UN Principals have signed a “Commitment to Action” with the aim of harmonizing national and local development and humanitarian projects around the world under loosely-defined “collective outcomes” in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNEP Releases New Report Praising ‘Green Energy’ Progress

April 12, 2017

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2017 report which shows that record-level renewable energy capacity was added in 2016 despite spending reductions due to efficiency improvements.
UNHCR Protection Chief Calls for Joint Migration Policy

April 12, 2017

The UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) protection chief has called on member states to establish a “regional mechanism” to coordinate policy on rescuing, processing, and settlement of refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.