Eight years ago, the world signed up to an unprecedented project. At a United Nations summit in September 2015, 193 countries agreed to work towards 17 goals with the aim of improving the lives of all ...

In 2015, the seventieth UN General Assembly adopted an ambitious set of development goals for improving economic, environmental, and social conditions worldwide by 2030. The seventeen Sustainable ...

Sustainable Development Goal 17 is about revitalizing the global partnership, including increased financing, for sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is universal and ...

What Are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? In 2015 the United Nations created a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and ...

In 2015, the United Nations created an agenda for achieving sustainable development by 2030. Comprised of 17 goals, known as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), they outlined values in the ...

Sweden's work on the implementation and follow-up of the UN's sustainable development goals, Agenda 2030, has "several shortcomings," a report by a government oversight agency said Tuesday. The Barron ...

This Handbook aims at promoting a better understanding of the LDC category and the benefits derived from membership therein. It contains a comprehensive explanation of the criteria, procedures and ...

Encouraging development has been on the agenda of the United Nations for decades. Pointing to the United Nations Charter, which expresses the determination to “promote social progress and better ...

A return to the "basics" of human rights would help achieve the U.N.'s Millennial Development Goals in a way that respects human life and the family, according to a seminar at the organization held ...

Nelson Duenas receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Nelson Duenas is a researcher associated to l'Observatoire canadien sur les crises et l'action ...

The Sustainable Development Goals are embedded in the 2030 Agenda, a framework developed by the UN and officially launched during the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015. The 2030 Agenda sets out ...