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Whereas over a third of children in rich countries complete university, in much of sub-Saharan Africa, a smaller share completes primary education – and just 5% attend university level. More
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UNWTO initiates Hotel Energy Solutions (HES) in partnership with leading tourism and energy agencies
To help encourage the European hotel sector to access and utilise energy efficiency and renewable energies, UNWTO has developed a specific initiative in partnership with a number of leading international tourism and energy agencies, co-funded by the European Agency for Competitiveness and... More
UNWTO, in collaboration with Global Compact, launched TOURpact.GC to promote coporate social responsibility in the international tourism industry
TOURpact.GC was launched by the UN Global Compact and UNWTO, on the occasion of the official World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations in Lima, Peru. It was welcomed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as a leadership initiative with a potential for other sectors. It is a voluntary mechanism to provide... More
The “Eco Go Beyond” Project for Sustainable Education in Sri Lanka
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and MAS Holdings, a South Asian apparel company, have jointly recognized an opportunity to expand, replicate and showcase their existing sustainability education initiative “Eco Go Beyond” in Sri Lanka, a project which... More
MDG Carbon Facility, joint project between UNDP and Fortis, aims to reduce greenhouse gases
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Dutch-Belgian finance group Fortis announced on Feb 21, 2008 that the first project agreements of the new MDG Carbon Facility, a joint effort to support greenhouse-gas-reducing development projects through the carbon-trading mechanisms of the... More
Sindicatum Carbon Capital gives large donation to WFP for rural development in Indonesia
WFP welcomed a significant donation from Sindicatum Carbon Capital of US$100,000 to support food-for-work projects in East Indonesia. More
DHL and UNEP deliver help for the great apes of tropical Africa
DHL has responded to an appeal by the United Nations Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP) and is making vital, free delivery of office equipment purchased by its UK partner, The Born Free Foundation (BFF) from the United Kingdom, to conservation authorities in west and central Africa. This gesture... More
UNIDO and Microsoft: Electronic Waste (e-Waste) Initiative
The objective of this initiative to foster the development of an environmentally sound e-waste recycling industry in developing countries. With the active support of UNIDO’s 35 National Cleaner Production Centres, it focuses on promoting an environmental service industry in developing countries,... More
UNIDO and BASF: Eco-efficiency for SMEs
UNIDO, UNEP and BASF, a member of the UN Global Compact, have conducted a pilot Eco-Efficiency Programme for SMEs in the Moroccan dyeing industry. More
IRU and UNECE release report on indicators of sustainable development
"Indicators of Sustainable Development: Guidelines and Methodologies" represents the outcome of a work programme on indicators of sustainable development approved by the Commission on Sustainable Development at its Third Session in 1995. The successful completion of the work programme is the result... More
UNEP Advertising and Communication Forum partners advertising and marketing sectors with UN to promote sustainability
The UNEP Advertising and Communication Forum was created so that the media, advertising and marketing sectors and the UN could work together to raise general awareness on sustainable consumption, use communication skills and techniques to promote sustainable consumption patterns, promote products,... More