The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark demonstration that risk is more systemic than ever in a connected globalized world: what was initially a health disaster quickly became a socio-economic disaster with ...

For the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, their inclusion and mainstreaming into national policies, plans and strategies will be crucial. Without a doubt, the fulfilment ...

"Sustainability Literacy" is the knowledge, skills and mindsets that allow individuals to become deeply committed to building a sustainable future and assisting in making informed and effective ...

A Sub-Group of the IATT on Gender and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) was formed in 2018 with the purpose of increasing synergies and collaboration among the UN, its agencies, funds and ...

Policy briefs by 50 organizations provide tools for achieving sustainable energy for all Without urgent action, the world will fall short of its 2030 energy targets and, consequently, fail to achieve ...

UNOPS, Republic of Slovenia and UN-ECE Background The United Nations 2030 Agenda emphasizes the role that innovation plays in support of sustainable development. An important emerging innovation that ...

While transport plays a critical role in economic and social development, the transport sector, as one of the top consumers of fossil fuels, is a major contributor to air pollution and generates a ...

The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative aims to get institutions of higher education to commit to teach sustainable development concepts, encourage research on sustainable development issues, ...

United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform - dedicated to improving the well being of present and future generations through the promotion of sustainable development.

1. An assessment of the situation regarding the principle of “ensuring that no one is left behind” at the global level: The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer adopted in 1985 and ...

In September 2015, the Member States of the United Nations committed themselves to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (herein the 2030 Agenda) containing 17 Goals and 169 Targets, most of ...

1. The Rio+20 outcome document, The future we want, inter alia, set out a mandate to establish an Open Working Group to develop a set of sustainable development goals for consideration and appropriate ...