Not a moment to lose, in race to meet Sustainable Development Goals: Guterres

The President of the UN General Assembly convened the first system-wide meeting on Thursday, dedicated to galvanizing action towards implementing the ground-breaking blueprint, known as Our Common Agenda, launched last year by the Secretary-General. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/02/1111672
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Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not insurmountable’ – UN chief

04 Aug 2022

Nearly a year ago, the UN chief released his report, Our Common Agenda (OCA), a blueprint for global cooperation moving forward, and reinvigorated multilateralism. On Thursday, he updated the General Assembly on progress made so far, saying the need for the report’s proposals “has only increased.”

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‘Transparency, sound governance and accountability’ essential to reach Global Goals

25 Feb 2021

Financial integrity is “paramount to the success of the 2030 Agenda”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Thursday, launching a new report that offers a blueprint to address a range of obstacles, particularly surrounding illicit finance flows. 

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UN ‘blueprint’ to protect least developed nations amid global slowdown

08 Feb 2023

The Doha action plan adopted last year, offers a “blueprint” to lift the world’s least developed nations out of poverty amid the ongoing global financial downturn, the UN General Assembly President said on Wednesday.