#TeachSDGS
Richard Curtis, Member of the SDG Advocacy Group, Screenwriter, Producer and Film Director
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To Support Addis Ababa Action Agenda, India makes first voluntary contribution to UN Tax Trust Fund
US$100,000 will be dedicated to ensure developing countries’ participation in UN Tax Committee work
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UN welcomes major partnership initiative with tech giants to counter terrorism online
A senior United Nations official has called for sustained joint efforts to combat terrorism and welcomed a partnership initiative with tech giants Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube to counter terrorism and violent extremism online.
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How to stop city breaks killing our cities
It used to be that people would look forward to a long break in summer, but now tourists have got used to regular short breaks through the year. We love to jet off to the world’s glittering cities, even if only for a day or two. The trouble is, binge travelling may be killing the places we visit.
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Castaway continues coral planting
Mamanuca Environment Society (MES) has applauded Castaway for the great work in restoring their coral reef ecosystem. The Castaway Island Resort in partnership with MES has planted corals covering a total reef area of 419.19km².
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Vision for Accessible Transportation in Canada
The Chair and CEO of the Canadian Transportation Agency shared his vision of a national transportation system that is the most accessible in the world outlining the vision to representatives from disability rights associations and industry.
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Including Persons with Disabilities to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Achieve Sustainable Development for All (Media advisory)
Special focus on inclusion and participation as Governments and organizations gather for the largest international meeting on the rights of persons with disability
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The Ocean Conference: Iceland and Peru on Marine Technology Transfe
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Catastrophe of Aral Sea shows ‘men can destroy the planet,’ warns UN chief Guterres
Continuing his visit to Central Asia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today visited the Aral Sea – once the world’s fourth largest inland sea, that has now shrunk to about a quarter of its original size due to human mismanagement – where he urged the world to take lesson from the catastrophe and to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated.
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UN chief Guterres highlights importance of sustainable energy in message to EXPO 2017
Underlining the importance of energy, in particular for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to ensure that everyone has access to clean, affordable and efficient energy so that they can rise to their full potential.
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