{"id":98,"date":"2015-01-07T02:09:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T02:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:45:41","slug":"press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/news\/press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Press releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium-alternate fusion-blog-pagination\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"101\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-118915\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-118915 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-material\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">8<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">10, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/10\/press-release-sdg-action-awards\/\">Press Release | 2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Finalists Announced\u202f<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/yinuo-chenun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Yinuo<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-08T12:32:20-04:00<\/span><span>08 Oct 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Finalists Announced\u202f\u00a0 Selected from more than 7,000 applications across 170 countries, the finalists are advancing action for a just,\u00a0peaceful\u00a0and sustainable future.\u00a0 \u202f\u00a0 Bonn, Germany (6 October 2026): [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/10\/press-release-sdg-action-awards\/\" aria-label=\"More on Press Release | 2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Finalists Announced\u202f\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-118747\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-118747 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-material\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">17<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">09, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/09\/press-release-one-in-three-institutions-built-to-advance-gender-equality-stripped-of-power-in-just-two-years-new-un-report-reveals\/\">Press Release | One in three institutions built to advance gender equality stripped of power in just two years, new UN report reveals<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/yinuo-chenun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Yinuo<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-09-16T22:59:29-04:00<\/span><span>17 Sep 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Press Release One in three institutions built to advance gender equality stripped of power in just two years, new UN report reveals The UN warns that a deliberate political retreat from gender equality is reversing [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/09\/press-release-one-in-three-institutions-built-to-advance-gender-equality-stripped-of-power-in-just-two-years-new-un-report-reveals\/\" aria-label=\"More on Press Release | One in three institutions built to advance gender equality stripped of power in just two years, new UN report reveals\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-118711\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-118711 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-material\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">11<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">09, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/09\/press-release-un-convening-explores-the-future-of-ai-human-development-and-human-dignity\/\">Press Release | UN Convening Explores the Future of AI, Human Development and Human Dignity<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/yinuo-chenun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Yinuo<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-09-11T12:00:17-04:00<\/span><span>11 Sep 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Press Release UN Convening Explores the Future of AI, Human Development and Human Dignity Fourth open conversation in the series to help shape discussions on AI during the 81st United Nations General Assembly Rome, Italy, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/09\/press-release-un-convening-explores-the-future-of-ai-human-development-and-human-dignity\/\" aria-label=\"More on Press Release | UN Convening Explores the Future of AI, Human Development and Human Dignity\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-118678\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-118678 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-material\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">3<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">09, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/09\/water-conference-2026\/\">Media Advisory | UN Water Conference to Mobilize Global Action as Billions Remain Without Clean Water and Sanitation<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/yinuo-chenun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Yinuo<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-09-03T10:57:59-04:00<\/span><span>03 Sep 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Media Advisory UN Water Conference to\u00a0Mobilize Global Action as\u00a0Billions Remain Without Clean Water and Sanitation\u00a0 Media Accreditation Online Pre-registration\u00a0closes on 13 November 2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 World leaders,\u00a0representatives of the private sector,\u00a0civil society organizations and other stakeholders\u00a0will\u00a0convene\u00a0at\u00a0the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/09\/water-conference-2026\/\" aria-label=\"More on Media Advisory | UN Water Conference to Mobilize Global Action as Billions Remain Without Clean Water and Sanitation\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-118365\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-118365 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-material\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">27<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">07, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/07\/press_release_ai_and_human_development_mexico_jul24\/\">Press Release | Reimagining Artificial Intelligence and Human Development<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/isabel-gontijohamdanun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Isabel Gontijo Hamdan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-27T09:52:02-04:00<\/span><span>27 Jul 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>PRESS RELEASE Reimagining Artificial Intelligence and Human Development UN Convenes Leaders in Mexico for Second International Gathering \u00a0 MEXICO CITY, 24 July 2026 \u2013 The United Nations brought together AI thought leaders in Mexico City [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/07\/press_release_ai_and_human_development_mexico_jul24\/\" aria-label=\"More on Press Release | Reimagining Artificial Intelligence and Human Development\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-118235\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-118235 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-press-material\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span 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class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/isabel-gontijohamdanun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Isabel Gontijo Hamdan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-16T10:42:20-04:00<\/span><span>16 Jul 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>PRESS RELEASE UN Forum concludes with renewed commitment to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals \u00a0 NEW YORK, 15 July 2026\u2013The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable\u00a0Development (HLPF)\u00a0concluded this week with the adoption of a [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/07\/closing-press-release-hlpf-2026\/\" 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