The eleventh global goal is to make cities sustainable and safe and encourage responsible urbanization. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community can still achieve its goal set out until 2030. Reducing the environmental impact of cities and making urban habit more accessible and enjoyable will prepare our cities for the future.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
The tenth global goal is to reduce inequalities within and among countries. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to reduce economic inequalities and allow higher incomes for the lowest income classes of society. There is still hope that SDG 10 will be realised until the SDGs are due in 2030 and that by then, our world will be significantly more equal.
Model United Nations: 10 skills to put on your CV
Taking part in a Model United Nations conference is an ideal way to boost your extra-curricular activities in order to make your CV stand out when applying for universities, internships or jobs. We've put together a list of the top 10 CV building skills you will learn at a MUN conference to help you succeed later on in life.
Top 5 Podcasts About International Relations
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
The ninth global goal is to build resilient infrastructure and promote sustainable industrialization. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to improve communication infrastructure and reduce CO2 emissions in the course of industrial production. There is still hope that SDG 9 will be realized until the SDGs are due in 2030
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
The seventh global goal is to provide affordable and reliable access to clean energy sources worldwide once the SDGs are due in 2030. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to increase the share of renewable energy sources, increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions caused by energy production.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
The sixth global goal is to provide safe and secure access to clean water and sanitation worldwide once the SDGs are due in 2030. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to improve water quality and availability and ensure access and sustainable management of water sources through many different programs.
Top 10 Books About International Relations
As part of your preparation for a MUN conference, it is a good idea to learn a bit more about the United Nations itself. We have compiled a list of books that have been recommended by Oxford University students about global politics and the UN. We have included a mixture of books that will inspire you to consider diplomacy as a career and books that will force you to think more critically about the structural deficiencies of the UN.
SDG 5: Gender Equality
SDG 4: Education for all
The fourth global goal is to ensure equitable quality education worldwide once the SDGs are due in 2030. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to improving learning opportunities around the world and enabling a large part of humanity to enjoy high standards of eduction.
Understanding the UN: how to tell your GA from your ICJ
With its complicated acronyms, technical vocabulary and confusing internal procedures, understanding the structure of the UN can seem like a daunting task. This article aims to shed some light on the various agencies of the UN, examine the roles they each perform and explain how they all fit together.
SDG 3: good health and well-being
The third global goal is to ensure good health and well-being worldwide once the SDGs are due in 2030. While reaching this goal includes overcoming numerous challenges, the global community is on a good path to improving collective health and fighting the most important physical and mental health issues of our times.
SDG 2: eradicate hunger worldwide
The UN in 2020: what's on its agenda?
'Anniversaries are not about celebrating the past; they are about looking ahead'.
With these words, Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, began his speech outlining the UN's agenda for 2020. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the organisation has committed to making it a 'year of urgency' for international development.
SDG 1: eradicate poverty globally
The Future We Want: an introduction to the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals were announced by the UN General Assembly in 2015 and will define the upcoming decade until their completion in 2030. Here is an introduction the main aims set out by the global community and an overview of the 17 SDGs. Stay put for more in-depth information about the SDGs over the upcoming weeks.