For cities in the Global South, energy policy must reduce energy use without further punishing urban poor communities. Field trials have established that economic insufficiency-driven restrained ...

This resource introduces students to an overview of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By learning about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, students will understand in a tangible ...

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization was quite clear in the release of its nutrition flagship report earlier this week that it is far off from reaching the organization’s goal of ...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were put in place 10 years ago to guarantee peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and in the future. However, it’s looking less and less likely ...

The United Nations’ ambitious development agenda aims to protect people and the planet via seventeen goals. But experts say governments aren’t doing enough to implement them ahead of the 2030 deadline ...

This week world leaders are gathering at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York to review progress against the Sustainable Development Goals. We’re halfway between when the goals were set in ...

This article was written by Olivia Marín Álvarez for Periodismo de Barrio and published on January, 22. An edited version is republished on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement. In 2015, ...

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 ...

Learn about the formation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and review the opportunities and challenges for meeting them. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon stands ...

As China’s cities grow, getting around town must keep pace. This study finds wide disparities in public transport accessibility in villages near and within major Chinese cities, suggesting the ...

Health—as a key input to sustainable development and human well-being—is fundamental to the spirit and pursuit of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SDG 3 specifically prioritizes ...