UN DESA鈥檚 e-Learning Programme helps countries build back better from COVID-19
This year鈥檚 takes place at a critical juncture when countries are striving to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
World population to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, and India is projected to surpass China...
Cascading global crises threaten human survival and the SDG roadmap is the way forward
The climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and an increased number of conflicts around the world ...
5 reasons not to miss the World Population Prospects 2022
On 11 July, UN DESA鈥檚 Population Division will release World Population Prospects 2022. This is the 27th edition of the official estimates and projections of the global population, published by the United Nations since 1951.
The state of our global goals
How are today鈥檚 global crises affecting efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? On 7 July, the international community will find out as the annual report tracking SDG progress will be launched.
It鈥檚 now or never: achieving the SDGs hinges on effective crises response
Still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the world now finds itself confronted...
Dire state of ocean鈥檚 health met with tide of pledges at UN Ocean Conference
The five-day UN Ocean Conference ended today with more than 150 countries collectively agreeing to scale up science-based and innovative actions to address the ocean emergency.
鈥淲e cannot go green without going blue鈥
鈥淥ur history is riddled with countless avoidable mistakes. One of the most harmful man-made disasters of all is our consistent failure to conserve our ocean,鈥 said Liu Zhenmin, UN DESA Under-Secretary-General and Secretary-General of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference...
Scientific knowledge essential for sustainable oceans, UN Ocean Conference hears
Increasing scientific knowledge, developing research capacity and making the most of new marine technology...
UN Ocean Conference Secretary-General joins SDG Media Zone
鈥淲e only have one planet and 71 per cent of its surface is covered by water,鈥 said Liu Zhenmin, UN DESA Under-Secretary-General and Secretary-General of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, stressing the critical role the ocean plays for the quality of life of all human beings, as he joined the SDG Media Zone on 27 June 2022.
Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations
With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world鈥檚 population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference under way...
Symposium takes synergistic look at fresh- and saltwater resources - critical for human survival
Around the world, millions of people depend on healthy freshwater and thriving oceans to survive. Not only do these water bodies provide...
Guterres outlines four recommendations to help us all 鈥楽ave Our Ocean鈥
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and preservation of our seas.
Youth are the generation that will help save our ocean and our future, says UN chief
The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres said on Sunday, urging young people gathered in Carcavelos, Portugal, for a to step up because his generation鈥檚 leaders had moved far too slow.
UN Ocean Conference opens with call for urgent action to tackle ocean emergency
With climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world鈥檚 ocean 鈥 critical to food security, economic growth and the environment 鈥 the 2022 UN Ocean Conference opened in Lisbon, Portugal today with a call for a new chapter of ocean action driven by science, technology and innovation.