UN envoy Forest Whitaker honoured for work in peacebuilding
To achieve the SDGs by the 2030 deadline, Mr. Whitaker stressed the importance of ¡°common people¡± being empowered to act.
SDG Advocates Forest Whitaker, Shakira to be honoured at World Economic Forum
The Crystal Award celebrates the achievements of leading artists who have worked to improve the world in cross-cultural understanding, peacemaking, social inclusion, the environment, health, education or food security.
Photos: Behind the scenes of the SDG Advocates panel
On 21 January in Davos, Switzerland, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted an Open Forum panel of his new Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Ban announces High-Level Panel on Women¡¯s Economic Empowerment
Ban Ki-moon announced the first-ever panel to provide leadership and mobilize concrete actions aimed at closing economic gender gaps that persist around the world.
World of business must play part in achieving SDGs, Ban says
¡°I ask all the CEOs here today to help us. Your advocacy and example can drive action to achieve a life of dignity for all people,¡± Ban Ki-moon told business leaders at an event on the Global Compact in Davos, Switzerland.