United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, a UN-supported programme is reaching households and small businesses with affordable green financing, opening the door to lower electricity bills, fewer health risks and a less polluted climate.

Ahead of the upcoming Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), DCO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Gwi-Yeop Son

Through scientific assessments, multi-stakeholder partnerships, and policy development, the UN in Kyrgyzstan is supporting the government in implementing an integrated strategy for cleaner air and a healthier future.

UN Resident Coordinators (RCs) have emerged as vital agents of change, driving systemic shifts to help countries identify and use mechanisms to finance their development priorities and ensure that national budgets are aligned with the SDGs.

At the 2024 Europe and Central Asia Regional Collaborative Platform (RCP) meeting, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed recognized the steady progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) taking place across the region.

In the newly launched UN Forests Podcast, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh is joined by Prof. Almut Arneth, Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Special Report on land and climate change and Roman Michalak from the UN Economic Commission for Europe to unpack the unique relationship between climate change and forests. 

The COVID-19 pandemic continues its deadly march around the world. How will countries be able to “build back better” from this calamity? We know, in this respect, that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are key.