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Statistical capabilities need major upgrade to achieve 2030 Agenda – UN agriculture chief

New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): â€œTremendousâ€ efforts and increased investments are expected from countries and international organizations in order to improve national statistical capacities in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Zero Hunger target, JosÃ© Graziano da Silva, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said on Wednesday in Rome. more

INTERVIEW: To be sustainable, cities should be more connected, inclusive and dynamic – ICAO chief

New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): A Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation between urban development and aviation was signed in Quito, Ecuador, during the United Nations Confer ...

Global Goals can 'propel us towards a better future for all on a healthy planet,' Ban says on UN Day

New York, Oct 24 (Just Earth News): In his last United Nations Day message as Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon recognized the efforts of courageous UN staff members who are on the frontlines o ...

HABITAT III: UN conference agrees new urban development agenda creating sustainable, equitable cities for all

New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): A major conference on the future of the worldâ€™s cities and towns, known as Habitat III, has wrapped up in Quito, Ecuador, with delegations adopting ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Search for truth, reparation and transitional justice, important elements for achieving peace and reconciliation’ – UN envoy for Colombia

New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations official dealing with the world bodyâ€™s support for Colombiaâ€™s peace process is long-serving veteran Jean Arnault.

UN chief calls on General Assembly to 'fulfil moral duty' to assist storm-ravaged Haiti

New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): Briefing the United Nations General Assembly on the humanitarian situation in Haiti following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew, Secretary-Gener ...

Investing in 10-year-old girls will yield huge demographic payoff towards Global Goals – UN

New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): If all of the ten-year-old girls living in developing countries that currently drop out of or do not attend school were to complete their secondary educat ...

DR Congo: Ban notes conclusion of national dialogue, urges active engagement with all stakeholders

New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): Taking note of the wrap-up of the African-Union mediated national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General ...

UN Assembly marks fiftieth anniversary of key human rights covenants, ‘bedrock of sound governance’

New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): With violent extremism on the rise and waves of intolerance and hate targeting minorities, migrants and the most vulnerable, the international community m ...

INTERVIEW: 'A surge in the diplomacy for peace would be my priority' – UN Secretary-General-designate

New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): On 13 October 2016, the UN General Assembly appointed, by acclamation AntÃ³nio Guterres, as the next United Nations Secretary-General, to succeed Ban Ki ...