The United Nations proclaims the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
<p>The year will be celebrated in 2019, 150 years after the discovery of the Periodic System by Dmitry Mendeleev in 1869.</p>
10.01.2018
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SDG Interactions, gender, science-policy interface: ICSU at the High Level Political Forum
<p>This year’s High Level Political Forum at the United Nations was the first-ever in-depth review of selected Sustainable Development Goals: poverty, food and agriculture, health, gender, oceans, resilient infrastructure, and means of implementation.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
17.07.2017
ICSU at the HLPF this week: Spotlight on SDGs Interactions
<p>As the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) opens in New York from 10 – 19 July, the Council will be hosting a side event to present our new report “<a href="https://www.icsu.org/publications/a-guide-to-sdg-interactions-from-science-to-implementation">A Guide to SDG Interactions: From Science to Implementation</a>,” which looks at which clusters of goals and targets work together- and which do not.</p>
10.07.2017
First UN Oceans conference highlights urgency to address marine pollution, warming and over-fishing
<p>The United Nations Ocean Conference which took place in New York from June 5-9 was the first international conference dedicated to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and maritime resources for sustainable development.</p>
15.06.2017
ICSU participation in this week’s UN Ocean Conference
<p>ICSU will play an active role in the Ocean Conference at the United Nations in New York this week, as part of its commitment to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, and to ensure a robust voice for science as an advisor and convenor in the process.</p>
05.06.2017
Want to protect the oceans? Don’t get stuck underwater
<p>Next week thousands of leaders and ocean experts will descend upon New York City to wrestle with an urgent problem: How can we protect the world’s oceans?</p>
02.06.2017
International Council for Science calls on United States to support international efforts to combat dangerous climate change
<p>Following the announcement of the United States today of its intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the International Council for Science (ICSU) expresses its concern about the decision, warning that climate change is a problem that can only be tackled through international cooperation.</p>
01.06.2017
ICSU President to receive International Meterological Prize from WMO
<p>ICSU President Professor Gordon McBean of Canada has been announced the winner of the 62nd International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize by the World Meteorological Organization.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
30.05.2017
New report from scientific experts provides a unique guide to translate Sustainable Development Goals into reality
<p>Supporting positive interactions, minimizing tradeoffs, increasing cross-sector cooperation should be priorities for policymakers</p>
12.05.2017
ICSU at the U.N. Ocean Conference
<p>ICSU will play an active role in next months’s Ocean Conference at the United Nations in New York as part of its commitment to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, and ensure a robust voice for science as an advisor and convenor in the process.</p>
12.05.2017
