“Peace is the Missing Piece”: UN Secretary-General on Priorities for 2024
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )Guterres identified the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to shape more effective and inclusive multilateralism in our increasingly multipolar world.
ECOSOC Discusses Durable Solutions, Partnerships to Reinforce 2030 Agenda
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )The ECOSOC President welcomed the Partnership Forum’s multi-stakeholder and participatory discussions that, she said, can “shine the spotlight on innovative solutions for addressing many of today’s most pressing challenges”.
Time to Act: African children in the climate change | Spotlight
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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change
Stories & Blogs UNICEF (Press Release )In the face of the deepening climate crisis, the Committee specified obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
UN Report Calls for “SDG Push” to Lift Millions of Africans out of Poverty
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )without “an SDG push,” by 2030, at least 492 million people will be left in extreme poverty, and at least 350 million by 2050