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This past week in New York was filled with activity. It was New York City Climate Week and the beginning of the SDG Climate Action Zone at the UN. It was filled with hope and beauty.  I got to walk all around the grounds inside the UN campus. It was exquisite.  I enjoyed every inch. […]

Before the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly is the SDG Summit 2023. These days are so important for the completion of the 17 Development Goals. It is the midterm.  The decisions and promises made here will determine the fulfillment of these goals or not.  We know the pandemic interrupted lives and programs globally.  […]

At the UN, one of the programs that NGO’s like ours participates in, is the Working Group on Girls. Each year in October we celebrate the International Day of the Girl.  It is an opportunity to raise the voice and input of girls around the world on various topics e.g. Decision Making, Girls Leadership, Gender […]

The Secretary General of the UN has called for a Sustainable Development Goal Summit this coming fall. It is the halfway point of the fulfillment of the SDG’s.  It’s time to look at all the possible ways to rescue the SDGs and bring them to a successful conclusion. We know that Covid set back many […]

The month of June is a perfect month to highlight SDG 14: Life below Water as we spotlight two important upcoming ecological dates: World Environment Day, June 5th and Oceans Day, June 8th. World Environment Day was established in 1972 at the UN General Assembly.   The theme for 2023 World Environment Day is challenging: “Beat Plastic […]

Each month the UN highlights one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). In May, Goal 15 looks at Life on Land.  “Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss”.  There are 12 targets and 14 indicators for SDG 15.  […]

We are preparing for the UN Forest Forum this week, May 8-11, 2023. The saying goes Water is Life. We can say the same thing about Forests.  Forests are as essential to life as water is essential to life. Our forests contain over 80% of our biodiversity. Forests are our carbon storage banks. Forests support […]

It has been a magical week at the UN.  We opened the Indigenous Peoples Forum on April 17th in the General Assembly Hall, with an incredible Indigenous Prayer.   As I entered the General Assembly Hall with the Achuar people who traveled from the Amazon River Basin in Ecuador to attend this important Indigenous we met […]

This month at the United Nations is the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples. The Forum runs from April 17-28th and will be in person, the first one since 2019. The theme is: “indigenous peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”. Although the forum will be in […]