United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN)

1 United Nations Plaza

New York, NY

United States http://un.org

Phone

+1 212-963-8687

Latest update: 06/26/2013

Actions towards sustainability for this organisation

News for this organisation

Transforming Education Youth Declaration 2022 & TES follow up
Read the Youth Declaration launched on 19 September for the UN Transforming Education Summit in NYC and explore the Transforming Education Hub Read more
Calling Students to take part in Unesco Transforming Education Survey
Contribute to the discussion and make your voice heard for transforming education for a sustainable future! Share and support students if you are a teacher. Read more
UN Ocean Conference 2022
From 27th of June 27 to 1st of July, governments, academia and other stakeholders will get together for the UN Ocean Conference. IAU and UiB will advocate for Higher Education and SDG 14 Read more
UN Transforming Education Summit
September 2022 Read more
HESI+10 Global Forum
Role of higher education in building back better from COVID-19 and advancing the 2030 Agenda Read more
Generation Equality Forum 2021 taking place in Paris
Accelerating Progress for Gender Equality by 2030 Read more
Higher Education at COP26
Higher Education at COP26 : 1 – 12 November 2021. Read more
Launch of UN's Ocean Decade and World Ocean Day
The ocean we need for the future we want ! Read more
Climate Action & Quality Education Research Featured in new UNU Publication and Video
Higher Education is a driving force leading 53% of RCE projects for Climate Action! UNU-IAS just published a video on the RCE network and inspiring examples of projects for SDGs & quality education during the GAP programme (2015-19)! Read more
International Women’s Day 2021 – “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”
International Women’s Day takes place on 8 March 2021 (IWD 2021) under the theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” declared by UN Women Read more
IAU and Members at the UNODC E4J dialogue series
From 2-4 December 2020, IAU and Members took an active part in the UNODC E4J dialogue series. Recordings of sessions are now available. Read more
UN General Assembly taking place from 15-30 September 2020
The 75th UN General Assembly led by Mr. Volkan Bozkir is held from 15-30 September 2020 and provides a unique forum for multilateral negotiation. An SDG Action Zone will take place virtually. Read more
United Nations launches online platform to promote science, technology and innovation for sustainable development.
2030 Connect aims to be a “one-stop-shop” for policy makers, practitioners, students, members of civil society and other stakeholders seeking to tap into the expertise and networks of the United Nations system and its partners. Read more
Read the UN World Water Development Report (WWDR 2020)
The 2020 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2020) titled ‘Water and Climate Change’ from UNESCO, aims at informing community and experts on the challenges related to water and climate change, as well as showing opportunities that imp Read more
Apply for SDG Action Awards 2020 !
UN Sustainable Development Goals Awards are back ! New categories and a Spotlights solidarity on global solidarity ! Read more
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020
The UN Inter-agency Task Force, coordinated with UN Department of Economic and Social Affair,s has just published a new Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR 2020) that highlights both immediate and long-term actions, including arresting Read more
Resource Guide for Higher Education Institutions UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) + Media Content
The United Nations Media Office and IAU developed a brochure targeted at universities to help them get further engaged with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Read more
Campus 2030 Challenge - 2nd Edition
This year's call for applications has started: Help build the university environment of the future. The challenge is open to students, professors and researchers worldwide. Read more
Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019
The year 2030 is just over a decade away, and we must ask ourselves if our actions today are laying the right foundation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more
GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2019
"The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development" - Report by an independent group of schientists for the UN Read more
Letter from Peter Thomson To Leaders of Universities and other Higher Education Institutions around the World
The Former President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, reached out to the IAU to jointly call on leaders of all higher education institutions to embrace the SDGs and embed them in their institutional strategy. Read more
Contribute to UN report on Higher Education for Sustainable Urban Development
IAU as partner network to the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) (a partnership between UN-DESA, UNESCO, UNEP, UN Global Compact's Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative, UNU and UN-Habitat) is please Read more
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Call for contribution Read more
Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of ECOSOC
The Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of ECOSOC brought together key figures and stakeholders from ECOSOC’s past and present to mark 70 years of the Council’s efforts in support of sustainable development Read more
Higher Education for Climate Change Action
IAU is pleased to draw your attention to this Conference organised by HESI and supported by the IAU. Read more
E-Discussion: Have accountability and monitoring systems improved access to water and sanitation for marginalized groups or individuals? What are effective awareness-raising and advocacy strategies?
Weeks 5 and 6 (24 February – 10 March 2014) Read more

Events for this organisation

07/12/2021 : UNITAR Workshop with IAU at the HLPF2021: Filling the gaps in further education for the 2030 Agenda and inspiring action towards the SDGs
09/14/2021 to 09/27/2021 : UN General Assembly 2021
09/22/2021 : HESI Webinar: SDG Publishers Compact: Aligning Scholarly Activity with the Sustainable Development Goals
10/05/2021 to 10/10/2021 : COP 15 - 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference
10/14/2021 to 10/16/2021 : Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference
11/01/2021 to 11/12/2021 : The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
06/27/2022 to 07/01/2022 : UN Ocean Conference 2022 Lisbon
07/05/2022 to 07/15/2022 : UN High Level Political Forum 2022
10/05/2022 to 10/07/2022 : Ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, Cyprus
07/10/2023 to 07/19/2023 : UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

Publications of this organization