Ending hunger and other goals where FAO plays an active role are part of a globally agreed agenda for the next 15 years. It was only natural, then, for FAO’s representative in Kazakhstan to take part in a recent tree-planting ceremony designed to draw public attention to those goals.

To raise public awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and contribute to the greening of Astana city, the United Nations in partnership with the Sustainable Development Earth Foundation planted poplar trees at the Kazakhstan State University of Humanities and Law here on 6 May. Seventy trees were planted, as a nod to the UN’s 70th anniversary.