![]() The act’s passage in 1968 also marked a watershed moment when the nation acknowledged the importance of complementing efforts to manipulate, control, and harness the power of rivers with a focus on perpetually protecting and enhancing select free-flowing rivers for their range of natural, cultural, and recreational values in a manner that crossed political boundaries. Wild and scenic rivers represent our nation’s strongest form of protection for free-flowing rivers and streams. Other groundbreaking legislation will be commemorated with golden anniversaries in the next several years – the National Environmental Policy Act (1970), the Endangered Species Act (1973), and the Clean Air (1970) and Clean Water (1972) Acts, to name a few.Īmong conservation legislation and national designations of natural areas, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act may have the largest chip on its shoulder. The National Historic Preservation Act was in 1966, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 was signed into law on the same day as the National Trails System Act. The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. The Civil Rights Act, the Wilderness Act, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act were all enacted in 1964. Specifically, the wave consists of 50th anniversaries for legislative milestones in the United because the 1960s were a time of profound social and environmental change. Watch it live or on demand at UN Web TV.We are in the midst of a wave of 50th anniversaries. ![]() The event, titled “Partnering for Action: Implementation of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions”, will take place from 11:15 a.m. The Secretary-General launched the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions in September 2021 to respond to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Transforming Education: An urgent political imperative for our collective futureĢ3 September 2022 Accelerating Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions World leaders together with Heads of International Financial Institutions, Heads of United Nations agencies and other partners will convene at a high-level meeting organized by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 23 September to strengthen the collective response needed to address the global job crisis and support the billions of people that continue to be excluded from social protection. (Closing Press Release) Over 130 countries heed call to reboot education systems, offering new hope to world’s children for a better future World Leaders to Make Ambitious Commitments to Transform Education at UN SummitĮducation Summit offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance to recover learning losses, advance badly off-track goals and rethink education systems Watch the meeting live or on demand at UN Web TV. The event will be preceded by a two-day segment focused on youth and solutions on Friday, 16 and Saturday, 17 September to scale up global support and action. on 19 September – a major highlight of the General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session. World leaders will join “Leaders Day” discussions, taking place from 10:00 a.m. Scaling up global efforts to invest in the Sustainable Development Goals and address world’s mounting crises at the heart of the SDG Momentġ6, 17 & 19 September 2022 Transforming Education summit Amid an education crisis, the UN Secretary-General is convening the Transforming Education Summit to mobilize solidarity and solutions to recover pandemic-related learning losses, reimagine education for the future and reignite global efforts to deliver the education-related Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. ![]() To urgently address world’s most pressing challenges, SDG Moment to call for stronger commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals Watch the meeting live or on demand on UN Web TV. in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, will set the scene and lead into the Transforming Education Summit, featuring the SDG “To-Do List” for the world presented by the Secretary-General’s SDG Advocates Co-Chairs, a stocktaking moment and SDG Dialogues focused on solutions for inequalities and climate and environmental challenges. This 90-minute event, to be held from 8:30 a.m. It takes place as the world faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis that carries huge implications for the advancement of the SDGs, especially in developing countries. ![]() The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on the Sustainable Development Goals and will be held in person at the beginning of the United Nation’s General Assembly’s High-Level Week. ![]()
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