It is increasingly evident that environmental challenges have an impact on human health, reinforcing existing risks. For instance, it is estimated that climate change will cause around 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050 – linked to issues ranging from malnutrition to heat stress, with direct costs to health expected to be between USD 2-4 billion/year by 20301.

Gli infortuni da incidente stradale provocano 1,35 milioni di vittime ogni anno con un impatto enorme sulla salute e sullo sviluppo.

This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) was developed by the Division for Sustainable Development Goals and the Division of Public Institutions and Digital Governance of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Do you want to find out what ships can do to reduce GHG emissions?  

This e-learning course is a self-paced course with individual 10 modules developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (UNSIAP), and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

El año 2015 fue marcado por la adopción de cuatro acuerdos históricos de las Naciones unidas: el Marco de Sendái para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres 2015-2030, la Agenda de Acción de Addis Abeba, la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y el Acuerdo de Paris.

2015 was marked by the adoption of four landmark UN agreements: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement.

The e-course aims to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of data producers and data users - from within and outside of Government – on selected issues related to official statistics, data governance, communities and partnerships and data value chain needed to ensure an effective monitoring for the SDGs.

El mundo está atravesando la pandemia de COVID-19. Los países están compitiendo para desarrollar e implementar vacunas seguras y efectivas en todo el mundo.

The world is in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. Countries are racing to develop and deploy safe and effective vaccines across the world.