Billions without clean water and sanitation, a ‘moral failure’: UN General Assembly President

Access to water is not just about “liquid in a bottle” but instead touches on universal issues such as dignity, opportunity and equality, the UN General Assembly President said on Thursday, in opening a high-level meeting on ensuring water and sanitation are available to all.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/03/1087682
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5 Things You Should Know About the UN 2023 Water Conference

19 Mar 2023

The UN 2023 Water Conference, which takes place at UN Headquarters from 22-24 March, is being hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030.

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The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’

24 Jan 2020

Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as the President of the UN General Assembly held a high-level interactive meeting for the International Day of Education.       

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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’

23 Sep 2020

Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, stability and development, the UN chief told a side event of the General Assembly on Wednesday, aiming to help ensure access to digital technologies for all.