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UN Summit on Sustainable Development Goalskickstarts ambitious action to deliver for people and the planet.
Four years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with efforts off…
Bangladesh joined the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G)
Bangladesh joined the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), which was officially…
Youth leaders vow continued pressure on governments and business for urgent action to address climate emergency at UN Youth Climate Summit
A day after thousands of young people marched and rallied for urgent climate action, young leaders…
Prisoner Database Management System (PDMS) with Biometrics Launched in Bangladesh
The Minister of Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan formally inaugurated a pilot database system for Department of…
2019 SDG Pioneers announced by United Nations Global Compact ,Ten young business leaders advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Global Compact today announced ten new SDG Pioneers — young business leaders who…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Next week, the world will gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Climate…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges ‘active, substantive and meaningful participation’ on International Day of Democracy.
At heart, democracy is about people”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for Sunday. “It is…
UNDP Resident Representative Presents credentials to Foreign Minister
The newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh Mr. Sudipto…
The Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 has been published; Scientists call for urgent, targeted action to avoid reversing the development gains of recent decades
Achieving human well-being and eradicating poverty for all of the Earth’s people—expected to number eight and…
UN Climate Action Summit 2019 will be held on 23 September at U.N Headquarters.
Global emissions are reaching record levels and show no sign of peaking. The last four years…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomes prisoner exchange between the Russia and Ukraine
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, Mr. Guterres commended “all those who brought…
Mitigating climate change in Asia-Pacific could give the region an economic boost: UNFCCC.
As Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW 2019) wrapped up on Friday in Bangkok, a key takeaway was…
International Youth Day 2019 is jointly celebrated by UNV, ULAB and VSO
On 27 August, UNV Bangladesh, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and VSO Bangladesh jointly organized…
UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocates five million US dollars to assist Female-Headed Households affected by the floods
Following the severe flooding caused by monsoon rains in July, the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Message on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests
The International Day against Nuclear Tests marks the closing, in 1991, of the nuclear test site…
On tenth anniversary of world Humanitarian Day, the UN pays special tribute to women humanitarians
Marking the tenth anniversary today of World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations is honouring the contribution…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned any form of violence of property in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and called for restraint by both parties.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned any form of violence or…
For the first time, more than half a million Rohingya in Bangladesh get ID cards: UNHCR .
Issued to all refugees over the age of 12, in camps in southern Bangladesh, the biometric,…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
This year marks the International Year of Indigenous Languages, declared by the United Nations General Assembly…