Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is all about strategic interests
The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced ...
The 'degrowth' movement envisions global climate justice, but must adapt to global south realities
It is widely accepted that human activities are the primary drivers of global warming and environmental crises, including the ...
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Amid growing global challenges, ECOSOC to convene the 2025 Coordination Segment at UN Headquarters
With only five years remaining until 2030, less than one-fifth of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets are on track—further exacerbated by a $4 trillion annual financing gap. The world ...
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Belgians’ well-being at lowest level in 20 years
The well-being of Belgians has reached its lowest level in nearly 20 years, according to the annual report of the Belgian ...
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Evolving Citizen Policy Priorities: A Guide to People-Centered Development
eople-centered development is at the core of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The pledge to pursue inclusive growth, sustainable development, and “leave no one ...
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Understanding the SDGs and their role in shaping dev’t
By Hilda Aku ASIEDUThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become a global buzzword, but how much do we understand them? Adopted in 2015 by 193 United Nations member states, the SDGs aim to end ...
Brazil to push social diversity as criteria for sustainable investments at COP30
Brazil plans to propose social diversity as a global criteria for labeling sustainable investments at the U.N. climate summit it will host this year, a senior official said on Wednesday, despite ...
Income inequality's link to health and education disparities could drive support for economic reform
New research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that when people understand how income ...
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What’s cooking in PV?
Scientists have conducted an analysis of 20 years of academic publications about PV-powered electric cooking and have found interest in the field peaked in 2021-2022 in both developing and developed ...
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India Shines in Green Building: Third Globally in LEED Certification
India ranks third globally in LEED green building certifications in 2024, with 370 projects and 8.50 million GSM certified. Led by GBCI, this achievement underscores India's commitment to sustainable ...
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Ocean Wise wins CAN 850,000 to assess understudied indigenous fisheries' sustainability
Though small fisheries account for forty percent of seafood harvested globally and employ 90 percent of the workers in the ...
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“Partnering as equals in co-creating a better future”
We will not be able to make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals without […] a full sense of partnership,” said ECOSOC President Ambassador Bob Rae, as we spoke with him ahead of the 2025 ...