News Feed Newsletters (on-line) Blogs Image Wall Sustainable Development Goals – The GuardianA return to the scene of a big political stink | Brief letters November 19, 2023David Cameron’s return | Maggie Mia | Ministerial changes | Global hunger | Great SnoringIn Brief Lives, John Aubrey wrote: “This Earle of Oxford, making of his low obeisance to Queen Elizabeth, happened to let a Fart, at which he was so abashed and ashamed that he went to Travell, 7 yeares. On his returne […] Guardian StaffDefinitions changing in UK’s bid to meet climate finance target October 17, 2023Andrew Mitchell, the development minister, said ‘clarifications’ would more accurately reflect spendingThe UK is making a series of changes to its climate finance definitions as a way to meet its target to spend £11.6bn over five years in the developing world to help combat the climate crisis, Andrew Mitchell, the development minister, has said.Rich countries […] Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorWestern leaders defend slow progress to end global inequality as UN summit starts September 18, 2023Leaders insisted war in Ukraine had not distracted them from sustainable development goalsWestern leaders have gone on a charm offensive on the opening day of the UN general assembly as they were forced to defend their record in meeting the organisation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), and insist that the war in Ukraine had not distracted […] Patrick Wintour in New YorkRifts over Ukraine disrupt UN summit on crises in the global south September 17, 2023Drama at the general assembly and security council will distract the world body from the failures in its sustainable development goalsThis year’s UN general assembly is supposed to be about the global south, addressing the social and economic development issues that many of the world’s poorer countries felt were forgotten last year in the uproar […] Julian Borger in WashingtonWomen and girls being failed by ‘lacklustre commitment’ to gender equality, says UN September 7, 2023Report by UN Women says countries need to spend an additional $360bn a year to achieve gender targets by 2030An additional $360bn (£290bn) a year is needed to achieve gender equality by 2030, according to UN Women, which blames a “lacklustre commitment” for the limited progress globally.In a snapshot report, published on Thursday, the agency […] Saeed Kamali Dehghan Sustainable Development Goals – UNWorld News in Brief: Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention December 4, 2023Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in the country said in their latest situation report on Monday. Read Full Story on UN News The post World News in Brief: Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development. dpicampaignsCOP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres December 3, 2023UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis. The post COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres appeared first on United […] dpicampaignsCOP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis December 3, 2023Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion as climate inaction is costing lives and impacting health every single day. Read Full Story on UN News The post COP28: The climate crisis is also […] dpicampaignsTackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28 December 2, 2023Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health systems, which are indispensable to protecting populations from the negative impacts of climate change on health. Read Full Story on UN News The post Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at […] dpicampaignsCOP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres December 2, 2023UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the move from fossil fuels towards renewable energy is just, sustainable and benefits all countries. The post COP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres appeared first on United Nations Sustainable […] dpicampaignsSelected Posts:WHICH - The Hydrogen Home (November 2021)A Crisis of Conscience!A New Year and Big News!Food for thought… The Internet in 2022: Help or…Pickatale supports Sustainable Development and…What Can You Do to help stop Climate Change
