Sustainable Development Goals

22 Dec 2016 UNDP launches online course on migration Cities Programme Chair Michael Nolan recently met with the Programme Manager for the Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) from the Brussels Office of UNDP, Cecile Riallant. Their discussion highlighted important overlaps that exist between the two programmes, primarily surrounding migration as an area of interest....

5 Dec 2016 Colombo innovating with agro-industrial economic development When Colombo made the commitment to the 10 Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in September 2015, the city acknowledged the work that would be required to build a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable future. Now, just one year later, Colombo has become an Innovating...

23 Nov 2016 APEC Calls for Energy Smart Case Submissions Deadline for Submissions: 15 December 2016 Energy officials from the 21 APEC member economies, the world’s largest producers and consumers of energy, are welcoming public and private sector case submissions for the 2016 APEC Energy Smart Community Initiative Best Practice Awards. The award program spotlights...

20 Oct 2016 Ralph Horne addresses the Habitat III plenary Professor Ralph Horne represented the United Nations Global Compact in his address to the plenary of Habitat III on October 20 2016 speaking of the critical importance of partnerships to drive forward the New Urban Agenda. Ralph Horne with Australian Ambassador to the United Nations,...

3 Aug 2016 Leaders Summit 2016 On 22 June 2016 1,200 leaders from over 75 countries representing business, finance, government, labour, civil society, academia and the United Nations met at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York. Established in 2000, the Global Compact’s ultimate goal is to create a more sustainable and inclusive...