The article presents the author's views on the role of the presidents of the UN General Assembly in advancing the agendas of the United Nations (UN). She believes that an effective president needs...
and advance the transformations needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It was created by the political declaration adopted at the first SDG Summit in 2019, which mandated the UN secretary-general to convene the event as part of every high-level week...
UNITED NATIONS, March 2 -- A Chinese envoy on Monday urged the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to put development issues on top of its agenda, while noting that the inter-governmental nature of the UNGA should not be weakened. "The global implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustaina...
In September 2015, the UN General Assembly released the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 SDGs. They were designed to build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and intended to drive action in important areas by 2030, leaving no one behind. These goals were broken down...
Thomson said green finance is central to the implementation of the 2030 agenda; therefore he is going to work on ideas of aligning the global financial system with the agenda during his tenure. Besides, Thomson said he will also work with heads of government on how to get the message of SD...
The current session of the General Assembly takes development as a priority and builds this year's General Debate around the theme of "focusing on people." China appreciates the arrangements, which are in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and with the aspirations of the member...
Humanitarian response will be at the top of the agenda when President Barack Obama along with leaders from Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, Jordan, Sweden, Mexico and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon co-host the Leaders\' Summit...
"We must continue to reform and transform the United Nations, including the General Assembly, and strengthen our cooperation through trust," he said. "My role will be to build bridges and make the work of the General Assembly more impact-oriented. I plan to pursue an integrated agenda of pe...
In his meeting with Csaba Korosi, president of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Wang said the United Nations is the core mechanism and the most important platform for safeguarding multilateralism, adding that China is the first country to sign the UN Charter and has always...