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United Nations·18 September 2021

Secretary-General Unveils Vision for Future-Oriented UN

The UN Secretary-General has issued a report on how to secure a breakthrough for humanity through a series of choices to avert a historical breakdown of societies, and instead realize a “greener, safer, better” future. The ‘Our Common…

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Arts & Culture·16 September 2021

ART 2030 - Interspecies Assembly

Visualisation of Interspecies Assembly in Central Park, SUPERFLEX, 2021. Interspecies Assembly by SUPERFLEX for ART 2030 is generously supported by New Carlsberg Foundation, The Obel Family Foundation, Beckett Fonden and the Danish Arts…

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United Nations·16 September 2021

76th General Assembly gets underway at UN Headquarters in New York

The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War, said the UN Secretary-General – as the 75th session of the General Assembly gave way to the new – deepening inequalities,…

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Climate·11 September 2021

SDG Moment Will Provide Reality Check with Nine Years to Go

The UN has released details about the 2021 SDG Moment, a one-day virtual event during the UN General Assembly’s high-level week. The annual SDG Moment aims to provide a snapshot of progress, highlight actions that show change is possible,…

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Charities·7 September 2021

Geneva-born initiative to help organisations halve their carbon footprint

CLIMATE | #carbon emissions | NEWS Published on 07 September 2021, 05:57 Geneva-born initiative to help organisations halve their carbon footprint by Michelle Langrand The race to reach net zero emissions is a huge undertaking and only…

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Sustainability·2 September 2021

UN Report Assesses How Far National Institutions Have Gone for SDGs

The World Public Sector Report 2021 examines countries’ institutional arrangements for SDG implementation, and suggests lessons for national policymakers.

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Arts & Culture·11 August 2021

IdeasCity - New Museum

Image: Artist Theaster Gates in conversation with IdeasCity Detroit Fellows during the IdeasCity Detroit public conference on April 30, 2016. Photo: Justin Milhouse

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Arts & Culture·9 August 2021

Leaving no one behind Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract

There are over 476 million indigenous peoples living in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the global population. Indigenous peoples are the holders of a vast diversity of unique cultures, traditions, languages…

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Climate·4 August 2021

Himalayan countries urge for measures to secure mountain communities’ climate resilience

By Laxman Datt Pant – DevelopmentAid Journalist in South Asia

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Climate·1 August 2021

Madrid is building a 'green wall' made up of 75km of forests

“It has to be a global strategy, it’s not only about cars.” – Mariano Fuentes, Madrid’s Councillor for Environment & Urban Development

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Climate·1 August 2021

China’s biggest bank ditches Zimbabwe coal plant

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has said it will no longer finance the 2.8 GW Sengwa coal powered plant in Zimbabwe. Chinese banks have previously cancelled the funding of coal powered plants, but, this has normally been…

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Climate·26 July 2021

Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals

A new partnership between UN-Habitat and a community of business leaders aims to support 1,000 cities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which could have a huge impact on the lives of over a billion people from developing,…

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Charities·16 July 2021

Cryptocurrency donations set to fund innovation hub in Rwanda to aid children

Thousands of children in Rwanda will soon receive help from Save the Children but from an unusual source – cryptocurrency. Traditionally the reserve of the tech elite, Save the Children in Rwanda, has embarked on a new project that aims to…

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Climate·5 July 2021

Banks urged to think green or face extinction

Financial institutions must be wary of being consumed by the consequences of careless environmental or social decisions. Keystone / Rank Augstein

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Arts & Culture·3 July 2021

“L’oiseau bleu”: Two Urban Canvases at the United Nations Office at Geneva to Embody One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

'L'oiseau bleu' canvas displayed in the Palais des Nations. (Credit: 1m83 Art/UNOG)

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Health·30 June 2021

WHO: AI-driven health revolution must leave no-one behind

Published on 30 June 2021, 05:50. Updated on 30 June 2021, 09:44.

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Sustainability·30 June 2021

Restoring oceans could create 100,000 jobs and give £50bn boost to economy in UK

Restoring the UK’s seas could put billions of pounds into the economy by 2050 and bring thousands of new jobs, according to a new report by Sky Ocean Rescue and WWF.

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Dwelling·24 June 2021

Nature Within Cities and Cities Within Nature

This high-level event, co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), with the support of the Geneva Environment Network, will focus on exploring the…

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Stories, our curated cornerstones, embedded here, for now, for the long-term

Secretary-General Unveils Vision for Future-Oriented UN

ART 2030 - Interspecies Assembly

76th General Assembly gets underway at UN Headquarters in New York

SDG Moment Will Provide Reality Check with Nine Years to Go

Geneva-born initiative to help organisations halve their carbon footprint

UN Report Assesses How Far National Institutions Have Gone for SDGs

IdeasCity - New Museum

Leaving no one behind Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract

Himalayan countries urge for measures to secure mountain communities’ climate resilience

Madrid is building a &#x27;green wall&#x27; made up of 75km of forests

China’s biggest bank ditches Zimbabwe coal plant

Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals

Cryptocurrency donations set to fund innovation hub in Rwanda to aid children

Banks urged to think green or face extinction

“L’oiseau bleu”: Two Urban Canvases at the United Nations Office at Geneva to Embody One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

WHO: AI-driven health revolution must leave no-one behind

Restoring oceans could create 100,000 jobs and give £50bn boost to economy in UK

Nature Within Cities and Cities Within Nature

Madrid is building a 'green wall' made up of 75km of forests