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Halfway there: 5 ways the UN is turbocharging the race to the SDGs

At the halfway point towards realizing the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States, innovators, and influencers will gather at UN Headquarters on Monday when the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will be showcasing post-pandemic gains made in the push towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), unveiling its latest progress report. Here are five key […]

New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate

Governments and Internet companies are failing to meet challenges of online hate. The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect launched a new policy paper on Wednesday aimed at countering and addressing hate speech online.  The policy paper, Countering and Addressing Online Hate Speech: A Guide for Policy Makers and Practitioners, was developed […]

UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans

Marine debris, including plastics, paper, wood, metal and other manufactured material is found on beaches worldwide and at all depths of the ocean. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading a new push to help countries curb the land-based pollution of coastal areas and shorelines. FAO will co-lead […]

AusNZPac Youth left behind but not forgotten: Launch of ‘Towards an SDG Youth Index’ report

Join Monash University’s webinar launch event to introduce the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) AusNZPac’s Youth SDG Index report: Towards an SDG Youth Index. This report uses the sustainable development goals (SDGs) to measure youth progress towards the global 2030 agenda but highlights that Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Regional Network (AusNZPac) youth are […]

DR Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

WHO A health worker in Motema Pembe area prepares for a household decontamination in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 4 July 2022 Health The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. There were […]