by World Development Foundation | May 10, 2024 | Events, News
Nairobi/New York, May 10, 2024 – The annual UN Civil Society Conference was held for the first time in Africa, in the capital of Kenya, with the participation of thousands of participants representing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities involved... 
by World Development Foundation | Dec 12, 2023 | News
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, known as COP28 from November 30 to December 12, 2023 ended with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era. But the UN said the deal for “transitioning away from... 
by World Development Foundation | Nov 2, 2023 | News
London/New York, November 2 – Calling the threats posed by artificial intelligence “insidious” and “dangerous,” the UN chief urged the AI Safety Summit in the United Kingdom to base governance of the technology on the principles of the UN Charter and the Universal... 
by World Development Foundation | Sep 20, 2023 | News
Responding to cascading global crises, the Sustainable Development Goals Summit launches a new phase of accelerated action on the Goals. Following is a press release from the U.N. Department of Global Communications on SDG Summit and Political Declaration New... 
by World Development Foundation | Sep 1, 2023 | News
Heads of states and governments will attend a series of high-level annual meetings of the 78th U.N. General Assembly session in September. The tasks facing them are enormous: massive floodings, wildfires, record high temperatures, the on-going wars in Ukraine and...