Arab Times

Billions For SDGs: Kuwait PM - Premier Delivers UN Speech

NEW YORK, Sept 29, (Agencies): Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al- Hamad Al-Sabah announced that ...

7 crucial developments from the UN's sustainability summit, and what they'll mean for businesses and our environment

This week's UN's SDG Summit showed heads of state requesting the private sector's urgent help, and business leaders answering the call.
World Bank

Keynote Speech by Cecile Fruman at ISO 50th DEVCO Meeting: Achieving the SDGs and the role of Standards, A World Bank Group Perspective

It is a pleasure to join you today to deliver remarks on behalf of the World Bank Group. My remarks will focus on the Sustainable Development Goals and the role standards play in achieving them. I ...
Forbes

Countdown To 2030: Closing The Gaps On Lagging SDGs

2025 marks just five years until 2030, the target for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For context, the SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals set by the UN General Assembly in ...
webtv.un.org

Alaa Murabit urges inclusive efforts to achieve SDGs during keynote speech at Swedish development forum

On 17 October, SDG Advocate Alaa Murabit delivered a keynote speech on the theme “How to reach the global goals in a world marked by conflict, fragility and flight?” during the Utvecklingsforum, a ...
World Bank

Speech by World Bank Group Senior Vice President Mahmoud Mohieldin on "Unlocking Means of Implementation for the SDGS and Creating an Enabling Environment"

The challenges we face in achieving the SDGs are immense. Today 700 million people still live in extreme poverty. This is morally unacceptable, and unsustainable along multiple dimensions. The ...