With the 2030 Agenda at midpoint, world leaders will carry out a comprehensive review of the state of the 17 Goals. At the UNGA-78 SDG Media Zone, we will highlight the tireless efforts of the global community and aim to reach and inspire audiences everywhere through collaborations with international media organizations.
Accelerating progress towards ending the TB pandemic
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187,000 HIV-positive people), according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report. The UN General Assembly is holding the second high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis on 22 September 2023. It aims to advance science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, by ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.
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New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
22 September 2023 — Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday as world leaders, civil society representatives and other stakeholders approved a declaration...
Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’
21 September 2023 — World leaders on Thursday agreed to boost efforts to provide universal health coverage for all by 2030.
Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres
21 September 2023 — The President of the UN General Assembly told foreign ministers gathered in New York on Thursday that forecasts predicting the death of effective diplomacy are premature. ...