UN REDD Programme
Is the ”United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) supporting 65 partner developing countries. It is a joint initiative of the UN Food and...
UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
A global framework for the insurance industry to address environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. It strives is the vision of a "risk-aware world, where the insurance industry is...
UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
It involves business schools committed to integrating six core principles to "transform business and management education and develop tomorrow's responsible leaders." More than 800 signatory business schools submit progress reports...
UN Principles for Responsible Investment
An investor initiative “in partnership with UNEP FI and the UN Global Compact.” Supported by the United Nations, the PRI has become a “leading network for investors demonstrating their commitment...
UN Population Fund
Thee UNFPA's vision is "a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled." Focuses especially on women's reproductive rights and gender...
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Works at the intersection between understanding risk and risk impact to reduce disaster loss and prevent the emergence of new risk. It focuses on exposure to hazards, vulnerability and capacity,...
UN Institute for Training and Research
Education, Global Challenges, Training for Green Development, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
The Institute was established following the UN Economic and Social Council's recommendation. It works to "develop the individual, institutional and organizational capacities of countries and other United Nations stakeholders." It...
UN High-Level Climate Champions
The High-Level Climate Champions, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin and H.E Razan Al Mubarak collaborate with governments, businesses, and other stakeholders to increase awareness, support climate action plans, highlight benefits, and facilitate...
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The treaty supports the "global response to the threat of climate change" and binds "member states to act in the interests of human safety even in the face of scientific...
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Climate Change Communication, Environment, Environment Outlook|Overviews, Environment Policy, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Education, Environmental Governance, Environmental Law, Environmental Policy, Sustainability Assessment, Sustainability Communication, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
It sets the global environmental agenda, promoting the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system. It aims "to provide leadership and encourage partnership...
UN Environment Assembly
Sets priorities for global environmental policies and develops international environmental law; providing "leadership, catalyzes intergovernmental action on the environment, and contributing to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for...
UN Development Programme
It works in "170 countries to end poverty and reduce inequality." In September 2015, "world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to end poverty, protect the planet and...
UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
It plays "a central role in United Nations efforts to prevent deadly conflict and build sustainable peace around the world";working to monitor and assess "global political developments with an eye...
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Oceans, Science, Sustainable Development, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
A global platform focused "on action and the shared development of solutions. Its mandate is unparalleled and aims to support resource mobilisation for ocean science in all its manifestations to...
UN Council to Combat Desertification
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects, United Nations Support
It is aimed at restoring and managing the world's land for the long-term use of humans and the planet. As a multilateral effort brings together governments, scientists, and communities around...
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
A legally binding framework whose purpose is to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries, particularly Africa. The Convention aims to protect and restore land to ensure...
UN Committee for Coordination of Statistical Activities
A UN inter-agency forum composed of international and supranational organisations commissioned to gather statistical data. It aims to "contribute actively to the development of a coordinated global statistical system producing...
UN Climate Technology Centre & Network
It's hosted by the UN Environmental Programme and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. It aims to promote the "accelerated transfer of environmentally sound technologies for low carbon and climate...
UN Climate Resilience Initiative A2R
“Anticipate, Absorb, Reshape (A2R) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative that strengthens climate resilience for vulnerable countries and people.“ It promotes the focus on the three name-giving key capacities: “Anticipate: Capacity...
UN CC: Learn
Climate Change, Climate Change Education, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects, United Nations Support
It collaborates with over 30 organizations that support countries in designing and implementing effective climate change learning. Through its activities, the partnership promotes the exchange of knowledge and the development...