At UN, Modi outlines development successes, says India gave world ‘Buddha, not war’

In his address to the UN General Assembly’s general debate on Friday, the Prime Minister of India outlined how the world’s largest democracy has embodied the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its work towards “peace, development and progress in the world”. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047902
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Reform of UN is ‘the need of the hour’: India premier

26 Sep 2020

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, declared that United Nations reform is “the need of the hour”, as he addressed world leaders in a video address to the General Debate of the General Assembly, on Saturday.

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‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction

‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction

18 May 2023

Global progress towards disaster risk management has been weak and insufficient, putting at risk the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the  General Assembly on Thursday. 

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How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world

How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world

18 Sep 2023

The centrepiece of the UN General Assembly’s 2023 high-level week, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, will see world leaders gather in New York on 18 and 19 September. Their goal: to put the world back on track towards a greener, cleaner, safer, fairer future for all.