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31/07/2024

Applications are now open for a New cohort of United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) members, Higher Education Institutions to apply & become an for a three-year period (January 2025 – December 2027).

As a Hub, your institution will inform policymaking and practice; educate the next generation of scholars and leaders; and engage in cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary partnerships for impact.

The Hubs will start their tenure in January 2025 during a critical time to achieve the 2030 Agenda and will play a key leadership role in driving progress for the SDGs. SDG Hub applications are open until 30 September.

Visit https://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/applications-open-for-UNAI-SDG-Hubs for more details

27/07/2024

Paris 2024 is the first in history to achieve numerical gender parity on the field of play, with an equal number of female and male athletes participating in the largest sporting event in the world.

Out of the 10,500 athletes participating in the Games, 5,250 are men and 5,250 women.

06/01/2024

Small actions, big impact!
un.org/en/actnow
and make eco-friendly choices in your daily life.
Together, we can create a ripple effect for a more sustainable world. 🌎🌿

01/01/2024

Happy New Year 2024 🍾 🎊 👏 💐 🥳

01/12/2023

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01/12/2023

Happy December! 🎉

This month, we spotlight Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. Explore how we can create a more inclusive world.
Check it out: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/goal-of-the-month/ 💙🌍

09/11/2023

We're stronger together! 💪 Join millions of people taking action on the Global Map through the ACTivator!

Show your commitment to uniting to act for the . UNITE to TODAY!

http://unitetoact.org/photowall

I UNITE TO ACT! What do you UNITE for? Join me and millions of others UNITING to for a more just, equitable, peaceful, sustainable, and green future.

08/11/2023

Ever thought about what your annual CO2 footprint looks like & how you can reduce it? 👣

Join the & for the UNITE TO Challenge and show the world what we can achieve for the 🙋‍♀️ actnow.aworld.org

We're stronger, united in action!

06/11/2023

Melding with Early Warning for the

In our quest for a healthier future, the integration of the approach with Early Warning for the Environment (EWE) encapsulates an 'end-to-end' approach, ensuring that cascading nature of environmental risks and solutions are taken up.

Picture this: Methane emissions from farm fertilisers, an air pollution peril, morph into a water pollution risk when washed into water bodies, causing eutrophication. Conversely, solutions like wastewater treatment, though curbing the risk of untreated wastewater, may elevate energy emissions, thus intensifying climate change and air pollution. This interplay demands a robust monitoring system augmented with data analytics across diverse domains, capturing these linkages.

The monitoring endeavour extends beyond merely identifying risks. It encompasses aligning risks with solutions and solutions with their investment potential, optimizing them along the way. The goal? To bridge the data-policy-action gap by showcasing the socioeconomic potential of nature and pollution actions, thereby ensuring prioritisation.

Adopting a value chain approach in monitoring is crucial. It starts upstream with the goal of preventing environmental risks, moves through the current state of environmental resources, and ends downstream with a look at the effects of the solutions that have been used and how they can be improved based on their investment potential. This continuous evaluation catalyses implementation action, driving us closer to our aspirations.

For instance, in the realm of / , substituting agrochemicals with sustainable nature-based inputs diminishes risks. Or consider leveraging remote sensing solutions like drones to collect localized air quality data in congested urban spaces. This data, when analyzed, guides preemptive policy actions, prioritizing investments in less polluting environmental solutions, averting potential health risks.

Localized monitoring of air quality can steer municipalities towards implementing targeted policies like promoting non-motorized transport, thus reducing vehicular emissions.

The interaction between food systems, environmental risks, environmental solutions, and human health, especially in the global south, is profound. The unpredictability in weather patterns, influencing harvesting cycles, necessitates innovative environmental solutions like . These mitigate the health risks of aflatoxins, present viable investment opportunities, reducing post-harvest losses.

The integrated approach of and extends to human health across various environmental domains. The synergy between monitoring environmental risks and matching solutions to investments is instrumental in propelling us towards a sustainable, healthy future.

31/10/2023

There's nothing more terrifying than a world where we fail to achieve the !

Let's scare away all those things preventing us from building a sustainable world!

Join in and take action for everyone everywhere!

Happy !

www.sdgs.un.org/goals

18/09/2023

Ahead of the Summit, 1,000 drones lit up the night sky last night over in New York to showcase the , inspire world leaders of their commitments for the , and to put the world back on track for a fairer, more inclusive and sustainable planet.

It’s time to boost ambition and financing .

un.org/actnow

14/09/2023

08/09/2023

📣 Call for the !

Are you a young leader under age 45 who makes outstanding contributions towards the attainment of one or more United Nations ?

Apply before September 20th for a chance to receive a grant of 1,000,000 CNY!

Find more at: http://www.cbas.ac.cn/en/collaboration/Prizes/

10/07/2023

Convicted but not forgotten!

To mark this year’s , we call on you to join , a UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime campaign to promote the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners- the Nelson Mandela Rules.

How to take part? See flier for details.

05/06/2023

Plastic pollution is more than just a waste management issue.

It is a climate issue.
It is a nature issue.
It is a health issue.

This , learn more in our Plastics 101 guide and now: go.undp.org/plastics101

29/08/2022

Act Now for a better future.

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17/07/2022

During crises, health infrastructure is often targeted. To ensure pregnant women and new mothers are safe, UNFPA delivers life-saving maternal health care through mobile maternity units. These units are designed to provide essential maternal care. The mobile maternity unit consists of a waiting area...

16/07/2022

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09/07/2022

By 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean.

The time to & is NOW.

We all have a role to play.

Get inspired visit : https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/5-actions-you-can-take-to-saveourocean/
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06/07/2022

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09/06/2022

It is safe to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 at the same time.

09/06/2022

🔵Call for applications: Workshop on developing international partnerships and projects 🔵

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) have joined forces to develop a training workshop aimed at empowering museums to develop international partnerships and projects.

The programme, supported by ICOM US, is aimed at African and US museum professionals, who are eligible according to the criteria below 📲.

📍The workshop will take place in Washington, D.C., USA, from 3 to 7 October 2022.

🔺All applications should be submitted by filling the online form before midnight (CET+1), on 25 June 2022.

✅How to apply, eligibility ➡️ https://ecs.page.link/8yDC3

25/05/2022

OPEN CALL: Do you redefine the way we learn and teach? 🎓 We are looking for innovative initiatives that improve learners' lives.

The best project receives the title Science Breakthrough of the Year in the category Future Learning, and will get the chance to present their work at the Falling Walls Science Summit in November in Berlin! 🏆

We and the jury are excited to receive your submissions until 31 May.
👉 Nominate your own initiative or somebody else's now: https://falling-walls.com/future-learning/

25/05/2022

In 2013 the Africa Union developed AGENDA 2063 as Africa's blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. The

26/12/2021

Merry Global Goals Christmas 🎄