Achieving the #GlobalGoals requires actions on a global, local & individual level. Every one of us can #ActNow to help create a better & more sustainable future for all: http://un.org/actnow
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The National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct was organised by School of Business Environment, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs to enable businesses to accept and integrate environmental impact, social responsibility, and governance practices (#ESG) into core #business philosophy, policies, practice and process. A comprehensive guide and compilation of case studies of the change-makers on ESG practices in the Indian context, ‘Embracing ESG in India’ was launched at the event. Speaking at the opening session, Shombi Sharp #UNRC 🇮🇳 said: "We must learn the lesson that it is only through partnerships between industry, government, civil society, and international community that we can achieve Agenda 2030. We recommit the UN system to be your trusted partner. A multilateralism that is fit for the 21st century for our needs."
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The Summit of the Future will bring world leaders together to: ✅ accelerate efforts to meet our existing international commitments ✅ take concrete steps to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities This will be achieved through an action-oriented outcome document called the Pact for the Future which will be negotiated and endorsed by countries in the lead-up to and during the Summit in September 2024. The result will be a world – and an international system – that is better prepared to manage the challenges we face now and in the future, for the sake of all humanity and for future generations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/SotF2024
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India has the third largest sheep population in the world, but the country’s wool requirements are largely met by imported wool. Be a part of the solution by signing up for the #WONDER (Wool Processing Opportunities with Decentralized Renewable Energy) #innovation challenge by UNDP in India. Objective: To design efficient, cost-effective, easy to carry/ install/maintain, #ergonomic and environmentally friendly small machines which run on renewable #energy for the scouring, opening, and carding of Indigenous breeds of sheep wool in the Indian #Himalayas. Details: https://wonder.mmm.page
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How does social media and online content influence your emotions? If social media or the internet has ever made you feel stressed, envious or lonely, or experience feelings of lower self‑esteem or social anxiety, know that you’re not alone. It’s important to remember that not everything you see online is real, even from your friends, but how they affect you is. Here’s a quick guide from UNICEF on how to look after yourself and others online: https://lnkd.in/eYm3uX8X
5 ways to better mental health online
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Teachers are central to nurturing every country’s greatest resource: the minds of its people On #TeachersDay, join us to say thank you to all our #teachers. Tag a teacher you want to celebrate today!
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5 September is the International Day of Charity. The date was chosen in honour of Mother Teresa, whose work for the vulnerable stands testament to how #charity can help alleviate human suffering. The United Nations Postal administration issued a commemorative stamp, illustrated by Martin Mörck (Norway), to honour Mother Teresa in 2021. https://lnkd.in/g76Mdsb
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Good food keeps us healthy, strengthens our communities, powers our economies, and protects our planet. Nutrition is a maker and marker of #sustainable development, directly or indirectly linked to all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Nutritional problems caused by an inadequate diet can, in some cases, perpetuate an inter-generational cycle of malnutrition, with severe consequences on both individuals and nations. Learn about how United Nations agencies are working to safeguard healthy diets for a growing world population in sustainable ways: https://lnkd.in/eDf9Wkm9
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Inclusive urban planning is key to a #sustainable future, and when young people take the lead in planning and managing our cities – magic happens. #YoungGamechangers in #Jatni, #Odisha are using #Minecraft to help #design two sites in the city: Mundia Sahi Park and Ground and Maa Uttarayanee Youth Club Ground. Learn more about how UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) uses Minecraft to encourage #community participation in #urban #design and #governance: https://lnkd.in/dWXfkNxM
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What happens when a farming community decides to tackle plastic pollution? In Koraput, Odisha, the young and the old work side by side to keep their village free of plastic. Watch: ‘Voice of Courage and Action,’ one of the winners of the UNESCO-Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) Community Radio Video Challenge: https://lnkd.in/d9bGVrSe
A Small Step: Voice of Courage and Action | Community Radio Video Challenge 2023
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“Vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and two or three-wheelers constitute 66% of all reported road traffic deaths in our Region”: Saima Wazed, Regional Director, World Health Organization South-East Asia, said in her address at the 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2024), underway in New Delhi. The new WHO South-East Asia Regional status report on road safety outlines strategies to reduce road traffic fatalities and injuries in the region, which contributes to about 28% of the WHO estimated total global burden of road traffic deaths. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gBGfUKan
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